London travel disruption this weekend: full list of tube and train closures for July 18-19 2026

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The Piccadilly, Elizabeth, Weaver and Windrush lines are among the London tube and train services that will be impacted by closures this weekend. And that isn’t all: huge stretches of the DLR will also be shut, while the Overground’s Lioness line will only have a reduced service (not ideal for any Bruno Mars fans heading to Wembley).

Sound stressful? Worry not. Time Out’s weekend travel guide will help you navigate the closures. Whether you’re watching the final couple of games of the World Cup, seeing waiters race at the Soho Village Fête or going to the first dates of the 2026 Proms, we’ve got you covered.  

Here are all planned closures on London’s tubes and trains on July 18-19 – and how to plan ahead and avoid them.

London travel disruption and tube closures, July 18-19 2026

Piccadilly line

• On Saturday July 18 (from 4am) and all day Sunday July 19, no service between King’s Cross St Pancras and Cockfosters (includes Saturday-Sunday night tube)
  • On Sat Jul 18 from 12.30am to 4am, no trains between Hyde Park Corner and Cockfosters
• Westbound trains will not call at Barons Court until November. If travelling west, go one stop east to Earls Court and then change trains for westbound services.
• Finsbury Park station is closed all weekend (though National Rail services will still stop).

Photograph: starlings_images / Shutterstock.comPiccadilly line train in London

DLR

• On Sat Jul 18 and Sun Jul 19, no trains between Bank / Tower Gateway and Poplar / West India Quay.

Elizabeth line

• On Sat Jul 18, no trains between Hayes & Harlington and Heathrow after 11pm.
• On Sun Jul 19, no trains between Paddington and Heathrow until 7am. No services between Paddington and Ealing Broadway from 7am to 7.40am.

Photograph: Alex Segre / Shutterstock.comInterior of an Elizabeth line train in London

Windrush line (Overground)

• On Sun Jul 19, no service between Sydenham and West Croydon.
  • No trains between Surrey Quays and New Cross after 7.30pm.

Weaver line (Overground)

• On Sun Jul 19, the entire line is closed until 10.15am.

Victoria line

• Finsbury Park station is closed all weekend (though National Rail services will still stop).

District line

• 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.

Photograph: ShutterstockBarons Court, Underground station in west London

Lioness line (Overground)

• On Sat Jul 18 and Sun Jul 19, reduced service between Kilburn High Road and Euston.

Waterloo and City line

Closed on weekends and bank holidays, as always (but could that soon change?).

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