Forthcoming Disruption on Public Transport

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Tubes and train services affected by engineering works and strikes

Engineering works on London Underground taking place over next few months. Picture: BBC

September 15, 2025

RMT Announces Series of Rolling Tube Strikes
Industrial action could take place over a week in September

Key dates of disruption:

• Monday 8 to Thursday 11 September – Little to no Tube service expected. Any trains that run will start after 08:00.
• Tuesday 9 and Thursday 11 September – No Docklands Light Railway (DLR) service due to a separate dispute.
• Friday 12 September – No Tube service before 08:00, with a normal timetable expected later in the morning.
• Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 September – Some bus services in west, northwest and southwest London may be affected by separate strike action.

Months of Piccadilly Line Closures To Prepare for New Fleet
Regular weekend engineering work taking place until October

Level Crossing Upgrade to Disrupt Local Rail Services
Some Mildmay and Southern trains not running over October half-term

Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 September

No service between Turnham Green and Ealing Broadway. There will also be no PICCADILLY LINE service between Hammersmith and Osterley / Uxbridge.

Replacement buses operate:Service PL1: Hammersmith - Turnham Green - Chiswick Park - Gunnersbury - Acton Town - Ealing Common - Ealing Broadway (for Central and Elizabeth lines) - South Ealing - Northfields - Boston Manor - Osterley

Service PL4: Gunnersbury - Acton Town - Ealing Common - North Ealing - Hanger Lane (for Central line and Park Royal) - Alperton - Sudbury Town - Sudbury Hill - South Harrow - Rayners Lane

Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 September

Saturday 13 September, between 0045 and 0515, no service between Hammersmith and Heathrow.

Replacement buses operate: Service PL1 between Hammersmith and Osterley via Turnham Green, Acton Town, Ealing Common, Ealing Broadway (for Central line), South Ealing, Northfields and Boston Manor.

Service PL7 between Hammersmith and Heathrow Terminal 5 via Osterley, Hounslow East, Hounslow Central (Bell Corner), Hounslow West, Hatton Cross and Heathrow Central Bus Station (for Terminals 2 and 3)

Saturday 13 September, from 0515 and all day Sunday 14 September (including Saturday Night Tube), no service between Hammersmith and Osterley / Uxbridge. There will also be no DISTRICT LINE service between Turnham Green and Ealing Broadway.

Replacement buses operate: Service PL1: Hammersmith - Turnham Green - Chiswick Park (day services only) - Gunnersbury (day services only) - Acton Town - Ealing Common - Ealing Broadway (for Central and Elizabeth lines) - South Ealing - Northfields - Boston Manor - Osterley

Service PL2: Hammersmith - Osterley (non-stop)

Service PL4: Gunnersbury (for District line) - Acton Town - Ealing Common - North Ealing - Hanger Lane (for Central line and Park Royal) - Alperton - Sudbury Town (Whitton Avenue East) - Sudbury Hill - South Harrow - Rayners Lane;

Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 September

No service between Acton Town and Uxbridge.

Replacement buses operate: Service ML1: Harrow-on-the-Hill - West Harrow (Treve Avenue) - South Harrow - Rayners Lane - Eastcote - Ruislip Manor - Ruislip - West Ruislip (for Central line and Chiltern Railways) - Ickenham - Hillingdon - Uxbridge

Service PL4: Acton Town - Ealing Common - North Ealing - Hanger Lane (for Central line and Park Royal) - Alperton - Sudbury Town (Whitton Avenue East) - Sudbury Hill - South Harrow - Rayners Lane

Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 September

No service between Turnham Green and Ealing Broadway. There will also be no PICCADILLY LINE service between Kings Cross St Pancras and Osterley / Uxbridge.

Replacement buses operate: Service PL1: Hammersmith - Turnham Green - Chiswick Park - Gunnersbury - Acton Town - Ealing Common - Ealing Broadway (for Central and Elizabeth lines) - South Ealing - Northfields - Boston Manor - Osterley

Service PL4: Gunnersbury - Acton Town - Ealing Common - North Ealing - Hanger Lane (for Central line and Park Royal) - Alperton - Sudbury Town - Sudbury Hill - South Harrow - Rayners Lane

Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 September

All day on Saturday and Sunday, no Southern trains will run between Shepherd's Bush and Watford Junction.

Additionally on Saturday, trains that usually run between East Croydon and Clapham Junction will not run at all.

Trains will run between Clapham Junction and Shepherd's Bush.

Saturday 25 to Tuesday 28 October

Engineering work is taking place between Clapham Junction and Watford Junction, closing some lines.No Southern trains will run between Clapham Junction and Watford Junction.

You can use your ticket at no extra cost on:

• London Bus routes 220 and 337 for journeys between Willesden Junction and Clapham Junction via Shepherd's Bush
• London Bus routes C1 and 28 for journeys from Shepherd's Bush to Kensington Olympia
• London Bus route C3 for Clapham Junction to Imperial Wharf
• London Underground District line for West Brompton.

Saturday 25 to Tuesday 28 October

No service between Clapham Junction and Willesden Junction

Sunday 12 October

The lines between Clapham Junction and Barnes will be closed all day due to maintenance work.
Queenstown Road station will be closed all day.

Due to the diverted services, some services via Wimbledon will also be affected.

An hourly service will start from Barnes, calling at all stations.

London Waterloo to London Waterloo via Richmond and Kingston services will only run between Barnes and Kingston.

London Waterloo to Woking via Staines services will be revised and will start from Barnes.

The afternoon and evening London Waterloo to Kingston via Hounslow services will not run.

Buses will run between Clapham Junction and Barnes. In the morning and early afternoon, a revised service will run between Barnes and Twickenham. In the afternoon and evening, a revised service will run between Barnes and Barnes via Hounslow.

Sunday 2 November

The lines in the Hounslow area will be closed all day due to maintenance work.

London Waterloo to Woking via Staines services will be revised. These services will be diverted between Barnes and Feltham and will call additionally at Richmond and Twickenham.

Buses will run between Barnes and Feltham via Hounslow.

The afternoon and evening London Waterloo to Kingston via Hounslow services will not run.

Buses will run between Barnes and Twickenham via Hounslow (afternoon and evening only).

No planned engineering work

No planned engineering work

No planned engineering work

 

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