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London’s busiest train station will have major closures for an entire month

Network Rail has confirmed whole-station closures at Liverpool Street throughout March, impacting Elizabeth line, Overground, Greater Anglia and c2c trains

Ed Cunningham
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Ed Cunningham
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Regular users of Liverpool Street Station, heads up: Network Rail has revealed plans for an entire month’s worth of major disruption at the City of London travel hub. All routes and services to and from ’Pool Street will be impacted by works throughout March.

The good-ish news is that the works won’t impact weekday commuters, as the disruption is scheduled for weekends. Network Rail says the closures will enable ‘vital maintenance, renewals and repairs’ to be undertaken.

In total, Liverpool Street’s mainline station will shut for five days, during which its concourse will also be closed. The closures will impact Elizabeth line, London Overground and National Rail services, including Greater Anglia and c2c.

So, what specifically is being done to Liverpool Street during the closures? Well, at the station itself engineers will improve roof drainage. Elsewhere, works will focus on stuff like track drainage and maintenance, as well as vegetation management and litter clearance along railway lines. There will also be works at a bunch of stations served by Liverpool Street trains, including Stratford.  

London Liverpool Street station closures in March 2026

Disruption-wise, here are the weekends you need to watch out for at Liverpool Street next month.

March 15: whole station closure

  • London Overground services will instead run from London Fields
  • Elizabeth line services will be running, though no access to the main concourse

March 21-22: whole station closure

  • On March 21 Elizabeth line services will be running, no access to the main concourse
  • On March 22 no Elizabeth line trains
  • No Overground Weaver line trains on both days

March 28-29: whole station closure

  • Elizabeth line services will be running, no access to the main concourse
  • No Overground Weaver line trains on both days

Last year it was confirmed that ’Pool Street remains not just the busiest train station in London but the busiest in the entire UK. The City of London hub clocked a whopping 98 million entries and exits between April 2024 and March 2025.

Did you see that Elizabeth line services are being increased at three west London stations?

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