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The weekend has rolled back around and, as ever, London is packed with stuff going on. Charli XCX will be at Vicky Park for the second weekend of LIDO, Little Simz’ Meltdown festival at the Southbank Centre begins, the National History Museum has launched its first exhibition dedicated to outerspace and there’s a Clown Fest in town.
But this city is enormous. And if you’ve got any plans over the next few days, it’s likely you’re gonna need to take a train or two to get there. Often, though, TfL uses the weekends to carry out maintenance on lots of its lines and services. The last thing you want is to turn up at a station only to see the shutters down and have to completely rethink your journey. So, plan ahead. Here are all the cancellations, closures and reduced services and diversions happening across London’s train network this weekend.
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Central line
The Central line between Leytonstone and Epping will be shut for all of Sunday and the Saturday Night Tube.
Jubilee line
From 11pm on Friday and for the rest of the weekend, Jubilee trains won’t stop at Southwark station.
Elizabeth line
On Sunday, you won’t be able to get the Lizzie line from Paddington to Abbey Wood and Whitechapel until 9.50am.
DLR line
On Saturday and Sunday, there’ll be no DLR services between Bank / Tower Gateway and Canning Town / Lewisham or between Stratford and Canary Wharf. You’ll be able to get a replacement bus instead.
Overground
Mildmay
There’ll be less services on the Mildmay line between Shepherd’s Bush and Clapham Junction on Sunday – you can expect a Mildmay or Southeastern train every 15 minutes. There’ll also be no Mildmay trains running between Gospel Oak and Richmond / Shepherds Bush.
Suffragette
Trains will only start running along the Suffragette line between Gospel Oak and Barking Riverside at 10am on Sunday. Then, from 10am there will be no Suffragette services between Barking and Barking Riverside and reduced service between Gospel Oak and Barking, with trains running every 20 minutes.
Windrush
On Saturday and Sunday, there won’t be any Windrush trains between Surrey Quays and Crystal Palace / West Croydon.
If you’re travelling between Wandsworth Road and Clapham Junction on Sunday, you’ll have to use local buses or Southern trains as Windrush services will be diverted divert to/from Battersea Park after Wandsworth Road.
Southern Rail
There won’t be any Southern services between London Bridge and Crystal Palace / East Croydon (via Forest Hill) on Saturday or Sunday. You’ll have to hop on a replacement bus instead.
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