Thursday 18 February 2016

Transport for London - Weekend travel information 20/21 Feb 2016

weekly travel update to help you get around London this weekend, 20/21 February. Most of the network will be open with services running as normal, but please check if any of the following affect you.
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London Underground


We are undertaking a comprehensive improvement programme across London’s transport network, including the modernisation of the Tube.

For a map showing the planned line closures for this weekend and also bus replacement information, please click here


Metropolitan line
Trains will not run between Aldgate and Wembley Park while we carry out track and drainage replacement work between Baker Street and Finchley Road.




London Overground


Trains are not running between the following stations until Monday, due to Crossrail work at Whitechapel:
 Highbury & Islington and Shadwell
 Surrey Quays and New Cross
 
There will be no service between Romford and Upminster, due to Crossrail and Network Rail infrastructure work.
 
On Sunday, there will also be no service between the following stations:
 Gospel Oak and Barking until midday, to prepare the line for electrification
 Gospel Oak and Stratford due to Network Rail track work
 Clapham Junction and Willesden Junction due to Network Rail track work
 
After 23:00 on Monday and Tuesday, there will be no service between Sydenham and West Croydon due to Network Rail track work.

Please plan ahead and allow more time for your journey. For full details and to know your travel options, please visit tfl.gov.uk/east-london-line-closure





TfL Rail


Trains will not run between Liverpool Street and Shenfield. This is due to Network Rail overhead line and track upgrade work.

For the latest status update on London Underground, London Overground and TfL Rail this weekend, please click here

For an overview of planned track closures for the next six months, please click here





Buses


Bus users may be affected by the following this weekend. While we will try to maintain a good service, buses may be delayed or stop short of their normal destination:

North London - Until late February, there are road closures in place on Westbury Avenue at the junction of Green Lanes. This is for sewer repair works.

Blackwall Tunnel - From midnight on Thursday night until 05:00 on Friday and from 01:00 to 08:00 on Sunday, Blackwall Tunnel will be closed southbound. This is for a tunnel system upgrade.

Central London - From 08:00 on Saturday until 18:00 on Sunday, Fleet Street will be closed westbound between Ludgate Circus and Bride Lane. Ludgate Hill will also be closed westbound between Old Bailey and Ludgate Circus.

Hammersmith - From 08:00 on Saturday until 12:00 on Sunday, lane closures will be in place on Queen Caroline Street at the junction of Blacks Road for water main works.

North London - From 08:00 on Saturday until 18:00 on Sunday, a contraflow will be in place on Pentonville Road at the junction of Lorenzo Street. This is for Thames Water repair works. There will be no right turn onto Lorenzo Street.

West London - From 09:00 on Saturday until early March, temporary traffic lights will be in operation outside Wood Lane Tube station. This is for utility works.

To check whether your bus is affected this weekend, please click here





Roads


Road users may be affected by the following this weekend:

North London - Until late February, there are road closures in place on Westbury Avenue at the junction of Green Lanes. This is for sewer repair works.

Central London - Until mid-March, there are part closures on Constitution Hill and Great George Street due to Cycle Superhighway works.

Blackwall Tunnel - From midnight on Thursday night until 05:00 on Friday and from 01:00 to 08:00 on Sunday, Blackwall Tunnel will be closed southbound. This is for a tunnel system upgrade.

Hammersmith - From 08:00 on Saturday until 12:00 on Sunday, lane closures will be in place on Queen Caroline Street at the junction of Blacks Road for water main works.

Central London - From 08:00 on Saturday until 18:00 on Sunday, Fleet Street will be closed westbound between Ludgate Circus and Bride Lane. Ludgate Hill will also be closed westbound between Old Bailey and Ludgate Circus.

North London - From 08:00 on Saturday until 18:00 on Sunday, a contraflow will be in place on Pentonville Road at the junction of Lorenzo Street. This is for Thames Water repair works. There will be no right turn onto Lorenzo Street.

West London - From 09:00 on Saturday until early March, temporary traffic lights will be in operation outside Wood Lane Tube station. This is for utility works.

For the latest status update on road travel this weekend, please click here





Santander Cycles


The following docking stations will be out of service this weekend:
 Breams Buildings, for utility works
 Broadwick Street, for carriageway works
 Craven Street, for footway works
 Kingsway, for repair works
 South Quay West and Wansey Street, for building works
 Page Street, for tree works
 Queen's Gate North, for a site extension
 
For the latest update on docking station availability, please click here
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