London travel disruption this weekend: full list of tube and train closures for December 5-7 2025

Christmas is just a few weeks away – and London is in full festive mode. Lights displays are a-sparkling, buzzy markets are a-flogging and ice rinks are a-skating. There are still plenty of non-festive things to indulge in across the city, too, from the newly opened Paddington musical to the acclaimed West End production of The Spy Who Came In From the Cold.

You can find a full guide to the best things to see and do in London this weekend here – but whatever you’re up to, you’ll almost certainly need public transport to get you there. Depending on your local transport link, you may need to plan ahead: partial closures are planned for the Piccadilly, Northern, Metropolitan and Elizabeth lines.

You can find all the tube and train service closures and alterations to know about in London this weekend below

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London travel disruption and tube closures, December 5-7

Northern line

• On Saturday December 6 and Sunday December 7, no service between Archway and High Barnet / Mill Hill East after 5.30am.
• On Sat Dec 6 and Sun Dec 7, no service between Charing Cross and Golders Green / High Barnet from 1.45am to 5.30am.

Piccadilly line

• On Sat Dec 6 and Sun Dec 7, no service between Acton Town and Uxbridge.
• On Sat Dec 6, Holloway Road station will be shut eastbound from 11.30am to 12.30pm, then shut again from 2.10pm to 3.40pm.

Metropolitan line

• On Sat Dec 6 and Sun Dec 7, no service between Harrow-on-the-Hill and Uxbridge.

Elizabeth line

• On Sun Dec 7, no service between Paddington and Ealing Broadway until 7.40am.

Lioness line (Overground)

• On Friday December 5, the 5.29am train from Watford Junction to Euston will start from Willesden Junction at 6.04am.

Mildmay line (Overground)

• On Fri Dec 5, no southbound service from Willesden Junction to Shepherds Bush until 6.15am.

Suffragette line (Overground)

• On Fri Dec 5, the 5.48am train from Barking Riverside to Gospel Oak and the 6.24am train from Gospel Oak to Barking Riverside will not run.
• On Sun Dec 7, no service between South Tottenham and Barking Riverside until 12.30pm. After 12.30pm, no trains between Barking and Barking Riverside.

DLR

• On Sunday Dec 7, no service between Shadwell and Tower Gateway.
• Cutty Sark station is closed until next spring. Find out more here.

Waterloo and City line

• Closed on weekends.