London travel disruption this weekend: full list of tube and train closures for November 14-16 2025

Ready to get into the festive spirit this weekend? There’s plenty in London to help you do just that. You could go and see Hyde Park’s Winter Wonderland on its opening night, see a T-rex in a Christmas jumper at the Natural History Museum, or head to the Southbank Centre winter market to browse handmade goodies with a hot chocolate in hand.

If it’s still a bit early for festive stuff, what about a trip to the theatre (Othello is currently on if you’re a Shakespeare nut, otherwise we recommend indie musical ‘Gwenda’s Garage’)? Whatever you’re up to in the capital this weekend, the likelihood is you’ll need to use public transport to get there. 

However, the coming days will also see London’s transport network hit by a lot of planned closures. If you’re due to take off from Heathrow, make sure to plan your route ahead of time, as both the Elizabeth line and Heathrow Express are facing major disruption this weekend.

Here’s everything you need to know about travel disruption in London over the next few days, November 14-16.

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London travel disruption and tube closures, November 14-16

Heathrow Express

• The Heathrow Express will not run on Saturday November 15 or Sunday November 16. To get to Heathrow, you can instead use the Piccadilly line, or London bus connections, although be aware that these will likely be very busy. Don’t use the Elizabeth line – more on that below. 

Elizabeth line

• On Saturday November 15 and Sunday November 16, there will be no service between Hayes & Harlington and Heathrow.
• On Saturday and Sunday, no trains will run between Stratford or Abbey Wood and Paddington.
• On Saturday and Sunday, there will be a reduced service between Paddington and Hayes & Harlington. There will be two trains an hour serving Acton Main Line and Hanwell, four trains an hour serving West Ealing, and six trains per hour will stop at Ealing Broadway, Southall and Hayes & Harlington.

Piccadilly line

• On Friday November 14, no trains will run between Rayners Lane and Uxbridge.
• The entire Uxbridge branch will be shut on Saturday November 15 and Sunday November 16. All trains bound for Uxbridge will instead terminate at Acton Town. A replacement bus service will be in operation.

Metropolitan line

• The Uxbridge branch line will be closed on Saturday November 15 and Sunday November 16. Trains on the Uxbridge line will instead terminate at Harrow-on-the-Hill. A replacement bus service will operate on the same route.

DLR

• On Saturday November 15 and Sunday November 16 there will be no service between Canning Town and Stratford International. You can use the Jubilee line or bus services instead.
• Cutty Sark station is closed until next spring – you find out why here.

Mildmay line (Overground)

• On Saturday November 15 and Sunday November 16, the Mildmay line will be closed between Richmond/Shepherd’s Bush and Gospel Oak. This means the entire Richmond branch line will be out of service.
• On Saturday and Sunday, there will also be a reduced service between Shepherd’s Bush and Clapham Junction, with a combined TfL and Southern Railway service running every 15 minutes.

Suffragette line (Overground)

Certain trains will not run on the Suffragette line this weekend. These are:

Friday November 14

• 11.03pm from Barking Riverside to Gospel Oak to terminate at Upper Holloway

Saturday November 15

• 6.54pm, 8.39pm from Gospel Oak to Barking Riverside
• 7.48pm, 9.33pm from Barking Riverside to Gospel Oak

Sunday November 16

• 9.09am from Gospel Oak to Barking Riverside
• 10.03am from Barking Riverside to Gospel Oak

Windrush line (Overground)

• On Sunday November 16 there will be no service between Surrey Quays and Clapham Junction/Battersea Park, meaning the Clapham Junction branch line will be totally shut.
• On Sunday there will also be no service between Highbury & Islington and Dalston Junction after 10.15pm.

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