London Tube and Overground disruptions this weekend: 18 – 20 September
Key Points
- Passengers travelling on London Underground and Overground services this weekend can expect severe disruption on certain lines.
- While Friday sees only temporary delays, Saturday and Sunday will see several lines partly closed, including the District, DLR, and Piccadilly Underground lines.
- Weaver and Windrush Overground services will be disrupted on Saturday and Sunday, with the Lioness Overground line also partly closed on Sunday.
Passengers travelling on London Underground and Overground services can expect disruptions across several tube and train lines this weekend.
This is according to the latest travel status information published by Transport for London (TfL), which shows that while there are only temporary delays on Friday, several services are expected to be impacted by issues on Saturday and Sunday.
At the time of publication on Friday, there are temporary delays on the Central, Elizabeth, Hammersmith & City, and Jubilee Underground lines which. There is also a reduced service on the Mildmay and Suffragette Overground lines, with changes to schedules late in the evening.
Three Underground lines will be impacted by part closures on both Saturday and Sunday: the District, DLR, and Piccadilly services.
The DLR will not operate any service between Bank / Tower Gateway and Lewisham / Canning Town, or between Stratford and Canary Wharf. The District line will be closed between Earl’s Court and Ealing Broadway / Richmond.
From Saturday through Sunday, the Piccadilly line will not run any service between Hyde Park Corner and Acton Town.
The Weaver line will also be heavily disrupted this weekend, with no service between Hackney Downs and Cheshunt / Enfield Town on Saturday or Sunday.
Sunday will see additional services suffering disruptions, with the Lioness line partly closed between Watford Junction and Willesden Junction and the Windrush line not running any service between Wandsworth Road and Clapham Junction.
Replacement bus services are running throughout the weekend where necessary to address line closures. Note that Waterloo & City services do not operate on the weekend.
Underground and Overground disruptions this weekend
Below are the expected tube and train closures for this weekend in London:
Friday 18 September:
- Central – Minor Delays
- Elizabeth – Minor Delays
- Hammersmith & City – Minor Delays
- Jubilee – Severe Delays
- Mildmay – Reduced Service from 21:59pm
- Suffragette – Reduced Service from 23:03pm
Saturday 12 September:
- District – Part Closure (Earl’s Court ↔ Ealing Broadway / Richmond)
- DLR – Part Closure (Bank / Tower Gateway ↔ Lewisham / Canning Town and Stratford ↔ Canary Wharf)
- Piccadilly – Part Closure (Hyde Park ↔ Acton Town)
- Weaver – Part Closure (Hackney Downs ↔ Cheshunt / Enfield Town)
- Windrush – Part Closure (Wandsworth Road ↔ Clapham Junction) after 23:30pm
Sunday 13 September:
- District – Part Closure (Earl’s Court ↔ Ealing Broadway / Richmond)
- DLR – Part Closure (Bank / Tower Gateway ↔ Lewisham / Canning Town and Stratford ↔ Canary Wharf)
- Piccadilly – Part Closure (Hyde Park ↔ Acton Town)
- Lioness – Part Closure (Watford Junction ↔ Willesden Junction)
- Weaver – Part Closure (Hackney Downs ↔ Cheshunt / Enfield Town)
- Windrush – Part Closure (Wandsworth Road ↔ Clapham Junction)
This list reflects expected disruptions at the time of writing. For a full list of live travel status updates, please refer to the TfL website.
