The bank holidays are bringing about Tube disruption
A number of Tube services are affected between Good Friday and Easter Monday(Image: Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images)
An entire London Underground line will be closed over the Easter weekend, Transport for London has confirmed. The Hammersmith & City line is not running from Good Friday (April 3) until Easter Monday (April 6) due to track work.
Passengers are encouraged to use alternative Tube or rail services, or make use of local and replacement bus routes. Elsewhere, a programme of Network Rail maintenance is affecting sections of the Bakerloo and Lioness lines in North and West London.
The works are part of a £400m project to boost reliability on the West Coast Main Line, including a £22.2m investment in Willesden, Wembley and Harrow & Wealdstone. The stations will receive new tracks, overhead power equipment, and platform upgrades, respectively. Here’s everything you need to know:
London Underground closuresBakerloo lineFriday, April 3: No service between Stonebridge Park and Harrow & Wealdstone due to Network Rail maintenance workSaturday, April 4 – Sunday, April 5: No service between Queen’s Park and Harrow & Wealdstone due to Network Rail maintenance workMonday, April 6: No service between Stonebridge Park and Harrow & Wealdstone due to Network Rail maintenance work.District lineFriday, April 3 – Monday, April 6: No service between Whitechapel and Upminster due to track work. Rail replacement buses will runFriday, April 3 – Monday, April 6: No service between Earl’s Court and Kensington (Olympia) due to track work.Hammersmith & City lineFriday, April 3 – Monday, April 6: No service on the entire line due to track work. Rail replacement buses will run.London Overground closuresLioness lineFriday, April 3: No service between Willesden Junction and Watford Junction due to track workSaturday, April 4 – Sunday, April 5:No service between Euston and Watford JunctionMonday, April 6: No service between Willesden Junction and Watford Junction due to track work.Mildmay lineSunday, April 5: No service between Willesden Junction and Richmond due to Network Rail maintenance work. Rail replacement buses will run.DLR, Elizabeth line & Tram closuresDLRFriday, April 3 – Wednesday, April 8: No service between Bank/Tower Gateway and Poplar/West India Quay due to track maintenance and third party works.Elizabeth lineSunday, April 5: No service between Paddington and Ealing Broadway until 7.45am due to Network Rail maintenance work. Trains will not call at Acton Main Line, Hanwell or West EalingMonday, April 6: Trains will not call at Acton Main Line, Hanwell or West Ealing after 10.30pm due to Network Rail maintenance work.TramFriday, April 3 – and Saturday, April 4: No service between Wimbledon and Therapia Lane from 10.30pm on Friday and all-day Saturday due to engineering works. Tram replacement buses will run between Wimbledon and Waddon Marsh.Disruption at Euston station
Trains will terminate at Milton Keynes over the Bank Holiday weekend(Image: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)
London train passengers are also facing major disruption this Easter amid a six-day shutdown at Euston station. Engineering work means no intercity services will run between the busy interchange and Milton Keynes from Good Friday to Wednesday, April 8.
Jake Kelly, Network Rail regional director for North West and Central, said: “We know how important Bank Holidays are – particularly at Easter, when families and friends come together – and that’s why we work hard to keep as much of the network open as possible while carrying out these vital upgrades.
“However, Bank Holidays are also among the least busy times on the railway, and the four-day period at Easter gives us a valuable opportunity to complete projects that simply can’t be delivered during a normal weekend. This ensures we maximise the time our teams are out working on the tracks.”
Services between Scotland, the north-west of England, the west Midlands and London will terminate at Milton Keynes Central. Rail replacement buses are running between Milton Keynes Central and Bedford or Potters Bar, where passengers can catch a train to Central London.
London Northwestern Railway is accepting tickets on Thameslink and East Midlands Railway services. Operator Avanti expects trains to be fuller than usual today (April 2) and has lifted peak restrictions.
See all the London Underground and TfL lines that will be shut in April 2026 on MyLondon
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