A huge section of the Northern line will shut early for four months at the start of 2026

Are you a regular late-night user of the Northern line’s Bank branch? Here’s some news you’ll want to know about. The middle fork of the black tube line will shut early for four whole months at the start of 2026.

If you’re looking to get the Northern line into or out of King’s Cross St Pancras, Angel, Old Street, Moorgate, Bank, London Bridge, Borough or Elephant & Castle after 10pm, you’ll need to find a different route. The early closure will be in place Monday-Thursday, with services running on a revised timetable from 9.30pm each night.

The early shutting of the route will start on January 12 and run through to late May. The closure will allow for TfL to undertake essential track replacement work, which the operator says will improve reliability on the line.

From Friday to Sunday, the Northern line’s Bank branch will operate a normal service, while the Charing Cross branch will run as usual throughout the four months. During the closure, the Charing Cross branch will get an additional four trains per hour.

Commenting on the temporary part-closure, TfL’s Director of Asset Performance Delivery Richard Jones said: ‘We apologise to Northern line customers and local businesses for the disruption that the early closure of the Bank branch will cause. This is to enable us to carry out essential track replacement work to improve the reliability of the line in future and would be very challenging to complete within normal engineering hours.

‘Customers are advised to check before they travel, using TfL’s real-time travel information tools to find the quickest alternative for their specific journey.’

Which stations are affected by the Northern line closure?

The early shutting of the line between Camden Town and Kennington will impact the following Northern line tube stops.

• King’s Cross St Pancras
• Angel
• Old Street
• Moorgate
• Bank
• London Bridge
• Borough
• Elephant & Castle

Northern line timetable during the closure

• Kennington-Morden: 18 trains per hour (3-4 minute service, two fewer than usual)
• Kennington-Battersea Power Station: six trains per hour (10-minute service, four fewer than usual)
• Camden Town-Edgware: 12 trains per hour (5-minute service, eight fewer than usual)
• Camden Town – High Barnet: 12 trains per hour (5-minute service, four fewer than usual)
• Finchley Central – Mill Hill East four trains per hour (15-minute shuttle service, no through service from central London after 10pm)

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