Here’s all you need to know about travelling over the festive period from the Transport for London website.
Christmas Day – Thursday, 25 December
According to Transport for London, there are no public transport services on this day.
Essential maintenance and planned works will take place across the Tube and rail network. Maintenance is scheduled for this quieter time of year to minimise disruption to customers as we work to improve the reliability of the network.
Boxing Day – Friday, 26 December
Tube
Circle line
No service between Edgware Road and Aldgate (via Victoria).
The service between Hammersmith and Aldgate will operate 10:30-20:30.
Travel advice: Use alternative routes and lines.
District line
No service between Embankment and Ealing Common, Richmond, Wimbledon or Kensington (Olympia), or between Edgware Road and Wimbledon.
Travel advice:
· Use alternative routes and lines
· A shuttle service will operate between Ealing Broadway and Ealing Common
· Rail replacement bus services will operate between:
– Turnham Green and Richmond
– Hammersmith and Wimbledon
– Earl’s Court and Wimbledon
· Piccadilly line will stop at Ravenscourt Park, Stamford Brook, Turnham Green and Chiswick Park
Jubilee line
No service between Waterloo and Finchley Road.
Travel advice:
· Use Metropolitan line between Wembley Park and Baker Street
· Use local buses
· Rail replacement bus services will operate between Finchley Road and Baker Street
Metropolitan
Services to and from Amersham and Chesham will start later than usual, at 08:30.
Piccadilly line
A Sunday service will operate with first trains from around 08:30.
A reduced service will operate to Heathrow Terminal 4 – every 15 to 20 minutes.
Travel advice: Please allow more time to travel to Heathrow Airport.
Waterloo & City
No service
All other lines
A Sunday service will operate with first trains from around 08:30.
Heading to Stamford Bridge for Chelsea v West Ham?
Travel advice:
Walk to/from:
· Earl’s Court or South Kensington for the Piccadilly line
· Hammersmith for the Piccadilly line
· Hammersmith for Hammersmith & City services into central London
· Victoria (via King’s Road)
There is no service on National Rail or London Overground.
London Overground
Richmond/Clapham Junction to Stratford
No service
Watford Junction to Euston
No service
Gospel Oak to Barking
No service
Highbury & Islington to West Croydon/Clapham Junction
No service
Travel advice: Use alternative routes and lines. Use local buses.
Buses
Marylebone and Euston Roads
Essential improvement works on Marylebone Road and Euston Road from the 26 December to 4 January will result in road and buses lane closures between the Westway flyover (A40) and King’s Cross.
Buses will be diverted or will terminate earlier than usual to avoid the closures. Some stops will also be temporarily relocated or suspended during this time.
The following bus routes will be affected: 2, 10, 17, 18, 27, 30, 45, 46, 59, 63, 73, 74, 91, 205, 214, 259, 390, 453, 476, N18, N63, N73, N74, N91, N205.
South Tottenham
From 08:00 Tuesday 23 December 2014 until 10:00 Sunday 28 December 2014, High Road South Tottenham will be closed to all traffic and buses will be diverted.
All routes
In addition to the changes above, a Sunday service will operate on all routes except:
· 24-hour bus routes will operate from 06:00
· 24-hour and Night buses will operate a Sunday night service
· 96 will operate a Saturday service
New Year’s Eve – Wednesday, 31 December
As always, between 23:45 and 04:30 public transport will be free, thanks to TfL. This includes the bus, Tube, tram, DLR and London Overground.
This year you need a ticket to see the fireworks with no screens in Trafalgar and Parliament Square. However, you can still catch the action live on BBC1 from the comfort of your living room.
There will be a number of road closures, meaning many buses will be diverted from 2pm.
Bus routes affected include: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 15H, 16, 17, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 36, 38, 45, 52, 53, 55, 59, 63, 68, 73, 76, 77, 82, 87, 88, 91, 94, 98, 100, 134, 139, 148, 159, 168, 170, 171, 172, 176, 185, 188, 211, 242, 243, 341, 344, 360, 381, 388, 390, 436, 453, 507, 521, C2, C10, N1, N2, N3, N5, N7, N8, N9, N11, N13, N15, N18, N19, N20, N21, N22, N26, N29, N35, N38, N41, N44, N47, N55, N63, N68, N73, N76, N87, N89, N91, N97, N98, N109, N113, N136, N155, N171, N207, N253, N279, N343, N381, N550, N551, RV1.
From 19:30, once the road closures are all in place, buses will run from the following hub areas:
- Lambeth North – for buses towards South East, South and South West London
- Holborn Station – for buses towards North East and East London
- Oxford Circus – for buses towards East, West and North West London
- Goodge Street- for buses towards North and North East London
- Green Park – for buses towards West and South West London
- Victoria – for buses towards South, South West and North West London
Marylebone and Euston Roads
In addition to the changes above, essential improvement works on Marylebone Road and Euston Road from the 26 December to 4 January will result in road and buses lane closures between the Westway flyover (A40) and King’s Cross.
Buses will be diverted or will terminate earlier than usual to avoid the closures. Some stops will also be temporarily relocated or suspended during this time.
The following bus routes will be affected: 2, 10, 17, 18, 27, 30, 45, 46, 59, 63, 73, 74, 91, 205, 214, 259, 390, 453, 476, N18, N63, N73, N74, N91, N205.
Tube
District line
No service between Kensington (Olympia) and Earl’s Court
Piccadilly line
No service between Uxbridge and Rayners Lane
Waterloo & City line
Last trains at 02:40 on Thursday 1 January
Tube stations
Some Tube stations will be closed completely or for periods at a time for crowd control and safety purposes.
London Overground
Richmond to Stratford
A Saturday service will operate until normal finish time, then additional trains will run between Camden Road and Stratford only every 15 minutes.
Last train times:
· 02:55 Camden Road to Stratford
· 03:00 Stratford to Camden Road
Highbury & Islington to West Croydon/Clapham Junction
A Saturday service will operate until normal finish time, then additional trains will run between Highbury & Islington and Crystal Palace/West Croydon every 20 minutes.
Last train times:
· 03:02 Highbury & Islington to Crystal Palace
· 02:52 Highbury & Islington to West Croydon
· 03:38 Crystal Palace to Highbury & Islington
· 03:56 West Croydon to Highbury & Islington
DLR
A normal weekday service will operate until 19:30. From 19:30 a ten minute frequency will operate.
Trams
A Saturday service will operate.
A special all-night service will operate into January 1 at the following times:
· Wimbledon to Beckenham Junction route 00:57 and every 30 minutes until 07:00
· Wimbledon to New Addington 01:12 and every 30 minutes until 06:42
· Beckenham Junction to Wi
mbledon 01:21 and every 30 minutes until 06:21, 06:50 & 07:20 (to West Croydon only)
· New Addington to Wimbledon 01:35 and every 30 minutes until 06:35
New Year’s Day – Thursday 1 January 2015
Stations are likely to be busier than normal so TfL is advising passengers to allow more time for the journey.
Buses
Marylebone and Euston Roads
Essential improvement works on Marylebone Road and Euston Road from the 26 December to 4 January will result in road and buses lane closures between the Westway flyover (A40) and King’s Cross.
Buses will be diverted or will terminate earlier than usual to avoid the closures. Some stops will also be temporarily relocated or suspended during this time.
The following bus routes will be affected: 2, 10, 17, 18, 27, 30, 45, 46, 59, 63, 73, 74, 91, 205, 214, 259, 390, 453, 476, N18, N63, N73, N74, N91, N205.
All routes
In addition to the changes above, a Sunday service will operate on all daytime routes except:
· 24-hour and Night buses – a normal Thursday night service
Tube
District line
No service between Kensington (Olympia) and Earl’s Court
Metropolitan line
Services to Amersham and Chesham will be reduced. There will be intervals of up to 40 to 60 minutes between trains.
Travel advice: Please check before you travel.
All other lines
A normal Saturday service will operate. (Service on the Waterloo & City line starts at 08:00.)
London Overground
Richmond/Clapham Junction to Stratford
A Saturday service will operate with – later first train times:
· 08:58 Richmond to Stratford
· 08:56 Willesden Junction to Richmond
· 09:15 Stratford to Richmond
· 08:31 Willesden Junction to Clapham Junction
· 08:31 Clapham Junction to Willesden Junction
· 09:30 Gospel Oak to Clapham Junction
· 09:35 Stratford to Clapham Junction
· 08:46 Clapham Junction to Stratford
Watford Junction to Euston
A Saturday service will operate – with later first train times:
· 05:11 Watford Junction to Euston
· 05:37 Euston to Watford Junction
Gospel Oak to Barking
A Saturday service will operate – with later first train times:
· 08:50 Gospel Oak to Barking
· 08:48 Barking to Gospel Oak
Highbury & Islington to West Croydon/Clapham Junction
A Saturday service will operate – with later first train times:
· 07:02 Highbury & Islington to Clapham Junction
· 07:14 Clapham Junction to Highbury & Islington
· 07:13 Crystal Palace to Highbury & Islington
· 06:55 Highbury & Islington to Crystal Palace
· 08:19 Dalston Junction to New Cross
· 08:52 New Cross to Dalston Junction
· 06:39 West Croydon to Dalston Junction
· 06:55 Dalston Junction to West Croydon
DLR
· A 15-minute frequency will operate until 10:00
· From 10:00 a Saturday service will operate
Rail
Southern and Thameslink
· Trains will not call at London Bridge
· Both operators will operate a revised service across the network – check before you travel
Trams
A Sunday service will operate.
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