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Weekend Travel Advice

August 10, 2023
    Travel to/from Wembley Stadium on Saturday 12 August
    Saturday 12 August
    • Wembley Central station will be closed due to planned engineering work. There will also be no Chiltern Railways service to/from Wembley Stadium station due to industrial action.
    • If you are attending the Rugby Challenge Cup Finals, please use alternative routes via the Metropolitan and Jubilee lines to/from Wembley Park.
    London Underground

    Bakerloo line

    Friday 11 to Thursday 17 August

    • No service between Queen’s Park and Harrow & Wealdstone
    • Bus changes at Kenton
      • Due to a burst water main, buses on route 718 are being diverted and cannot serve Kenton station. Until the water works are completed, a special shuttle bus between Kenton and Harrow & Wealdstone will run every 30 minutes.For southbound journeys from Kenton towards central London, please use the Metropolitan line from Northwick Park station. For destinations along the Bakerloo line towards Queen’s Park, change at Preston Road for bus 718.

    Piccadilly line

    Friday 11 August during Night Tube

    • No service between Hammersmith and Heathrow from 00:45 until 04:30 (Friday night/Saturday morning)
    • No service between Acton Town and Heathrow, including Saturday Night Tube

     

    London Overground

    Friday 11 to Thursday 17 August

    • No service between Watford Junction and Euston

    Sunday 13 August

    • No service between Sydenham and Crystal Palace
    • Use London Overground services to West Croydon for stations between New Cross Gate and Sydenham. Use local bus routes between Anerley and Crystal Palace.

    Monday 14 to Thursday 17 August

    • No westbound service between Camden Road and Willesden Junction after 23:45 each night
    • The last two trains from Stratford (at 23:59 and 00:15) will terminate at Camden Road. The last westbound service will depart from Stratford at 23:44.

    Tuesday 15 to Friday 18 August

    • No southbound service between Willesden Junction and Shepherd’s Bush until 06:15 each day
    Elizabeth Line

    Sunday 13 August

    • No service between Gidea Park and Liverpool Street (westbound only) until 06:30

    Monday 14 to Thursday 17 August

    • Trains will not stop at Burnham or Taplow after 20:30 each night
    London Trams

    Until Sunday 13 August

    • No service between Wimbledon and Therapia Lane
    River

    Until Sunday 3 September

    • No service on the Woolwich Ferry

     

    National Rail

    Industrial action to affect National Rail services today and until Saturday 12 August

    ASLEF action short of a strike – from today until Saturday 12 August

    The following train operating companies are affected by the ASLEF action short of a strike and have indicated that they do not expect to be able to run their full timetable. Please check before you travel:

    • Chiltern Railways *

    • Gatwick Express (No service)

    • Great Northern

    • Greater Anglia

    • South Western Railway and Island Line

    • Southern

    • Thameslink

    • West Midlands Railway

    *On Saturday 12 August, there will be no Chiltern Railways service to / from Wembley Stadium. If you are travelling to the Rugby Challenge Cup Finals, please do not attempt to travel to Wembley Stadium station by train. Please consider travelling on London Underground from local stations.

    The following train operating companies may also be affected. They are currently expecting to be able to run their full timetable although they might experience short notice cancellations. Please check before you travel:

    • Avanti West Coast

    • CrossCountry

    • East Midlands Railway

    • Great Western Railway

    • London Northwestern Railway

    • Northern

    • TransPennine Express

     

    Source: TfL & National Rail

     

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