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Heads up, Londoners – there’s set to be significant transport disruption on the city’s tubes and trains this weekend. The Circle, District, Metropolitan, Piccadilly and Hammersmith & City lines will all be hit by major closures on August 22-23.
But that’s no reason to stay at home. All Points East returns for 2026, there’s free outdoor theatre at Greenwich Fair and the Barbican is hosting open-air movie screenings. You can find a round-up of free activities in the city this weekend here.
Not sure how you’ll get around London over the coming days? Worry not – Time Out’s weekly travel guide is here to help. Read on for all the TfL train and tube closures on August 22-23 2026.
SKIP TO
🟩 District line
🟨 Circle line
🚇 Hammersmith & City line
🛤️ Metropolitan line
🟦 Piccadilly line
🟪 Elizabeth line
🔹 Mildmay line
♦️ Windrush line
London travel disruption and tube closures, August 22-23 2026
District line
- Saturday August 22:
- No trains on the entire line until 10.30am.
- From 10.30am to 2pm, no service between Edgware Road / Embankment and Ealing Broadway / Kensington (Olympia) / Richmond / Wimbledon.
- From 2pm, no service eastbound from Stamford Brook to Barons Court.
- From 2pm, no service westbound from Earl’s Court and Stamford Brook.
- From 2pm, no service between Earl’s Court and Kensington (Olympia)
- From 2pm, no service between Fulham Broadway and Wimbledon
- Sunday August 23:
- All day, no service eastbound from Stamford Brook to Barons Court
- All day, no service westbound from Earl’s Court and Stamford Brook
- All day, no service between Earl’s Court and Kensington (Olympia)
- All day, no service between Fulham Broadway and Wimbledon
- Westbound trains will not call at Barons Court until November. If travelling west, go one stop east to West Kensington and then change trains for westbound services.
Circle line
- Sat Aug 22, no trains on the entire line until 10.30am.
- No service between Edgware Road and Tower Hill from 10.30am to 2pm.
Hammersmith & City line
- Sat Aug 22, no trains on the entire line until 10.30am.
Metropolitan line
- Sat Aug 22, no trains between Harrow-on-the-Hill and Aldgate until 10.30am.
Piccadilly line
- Sat Aug 22, no night tube trains on the entire line between 1.45am and 4.45am.
- Sat Aug 22, no trains between Hyde Park Corner and Acton Town from 4.45am to 2pm.
- Westbound trains won’t call at Barons Court until November. If travelling west, go one stop east to Earl’s Court and change trains for westbound services.
- Eastbound trains will not call at Caledonian Road all weekend.
Elizabeth line
- On Sun Aug 23, no trains between West Drayton and Maidenhead until 8am.
Mildmay line (Overground)
- On Sun Aug 23, no trains between Clapham Junction and Willesden Junction until 9.30am. No service between Camden Road and Stratford after 10.15pm
Windrush line (Overground)
- On Sun Aug 23, no trains between New Cross Gate and Crystal Palace / West Croydon all day. No services between Highbury & Islington and Dalston Junction after 10.15pm.
Waterloo and City line
- Closed on weekends and bank holidays, as always (but could that soon change?).
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