London travel disruption this weekend: train and tube closures for April 25-27
Over 50,000 people will be flocking to London this Sunday April 27 to take part in this year's London Marathon, and the streets will be packed with supporters with wry signs and energy-boosting snacks. We love to see the city alive with sporty people and their pals, but if your idea of a well-spent weekend doesn't involve watching other people get some serious Strava stats, there's plenty more to do: why not check out the Queer East film festival, or Lewisham's Books in the Park?
📍 The best things to do in London this weekend.
No matter what you get up to, all those extra bodies sprinting through the city are going to have an impact on your journey, with central London trains and tubes likely to be heaving. What are the closures and disruption affecting London's network this weekend? Let's get into it.
London April 25-27 tube and train closures – full list
Waterloo and City line
There will be minor delays on Friday April 25 due to train shortages, and the line will be closed as usual over the rest of the weekend (April 26 and 27).
Elizabeth line
On Sunday April 27, service will be reduced between Paddington and Heathrow Terminal 4 / Maidenhead, with no trains serving Acton Main Line, West Ealing or Hanwell.
There will be two trains per hour serving Heathrow Terminal 4, Heathrow Terminal 5, West Drayton, Langley, Slough, Burnham and Maidenhead, and four trains per hour serving Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3.
Six trains per hour will serve Ealing Broadway, Southall and Hayes & Harlington.
DLR
Thanks to the marathon, there'll be a modified service on the DLR on Sunday 27 until 4pm. Cutty Sark station will be entry only, so if you want to access Greenwich town centre you'll need to get off at Greenwich instead.
The first train from Tower Gateway to Lewisham will be earlier than usual, at 5.30am, and all other services on Sunday will start at 7am.
Trains to and from Beckton will terminate at Poplar.
Trains to and from Woolwich Arsenal will only go to and from Stratford International.
Other stations are likely to be busy throughout the day.
London Overground
Suffragette line
On Friday April 25, the 6.18am service from Barking Riverside to Gospel Oak will depart from platform 1 at Barking station at 6.24am instead.
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