Easter travel chaos: Full list of TfL Tube closures and disruption with Heathrow and Gatwick trains affected

Londoners are being asked to “check before they travel” over the Easter bank holiday weekend as a number of London Underground lines are due to shut.

The disruption comes amid warnings that Brits are grappling with cancelled flights and severe disruption to their Easter break plans.

The bulk of the closures on Transport for London (TfL) services will be on the Northern, Piccadilly and Hammersmith & City lines.

Overall four Tube lines as well as the DLR, London Overground and Southern Rail are affected.

Trains services to both Heathrow and Gatwick airports have been cancelled - so Easter holidaymakers will have to use different routes, which could be busier.

The Metropolitan line will run a full service this weekend - before going back to a reduced timetable during the week.

Here is the full list of closures and disruptions over the Easter long weekend, Friday April 15 to Monday April 18.

Piccadilly Line

TfL has warned that there will be no Piccadilly line to Heathrow for the entire weekend, for anyone hoping to fly for their Easter break.

Anyone hoping to get to the airport should use TfL Rail or the Heathrow Express from Paddington station.

The Piccadilly line will also be closed between Rayners Lane and Uxbridge for track works, so engineers can install new track and drainage as part of the Piccadilly Line Upgrade.

Passengers are advised to use replacement buses.

Hammersmith & City line

The entire Hammersmith and City line will be shut from Friday to Monday.

Replacement buses will be in operation.

District line

There will be closures on the District line between Tower Hill and West Ham, as well as Earl’s Court to Kensington (Olympia) over the entire long weekend.

On Easter Sunday, the District line will be closed between Turnham Green and Richmond for Network Rail to carry out maintenance to the track.

Replacement buses will be in operation.

Northern line

In addition to the ongoing closure of the Bank branch of the Northern line between Moorgate and Kennington, there will be no service from Charing Cross to Stockwell and Battersea Power Station, or from Euston to Moorgate on Friday and Saturday.

Services will run northbound from Charing Cross, and between Stockwell and Morden.

DLR

The DLR will be closed between Prince Regent and Beckton from Friday 15 to Sunday April 17 to enable improvements to be made to the Beckton depot.

Replacement buses will operate between Custom House and Beckton.

London Overground

On the Overground, there will be no service from Euston to Kilburn High Road over the Easter weekend to allow work on HS2 to take place.

On Sunday, Willesden Junction to Richmond will be closed for engineering work.

There will be no trains between Liverpool Street and Enfield Town, Cheshunt and Chingford on the Overground on Sunday until 10.15am for Network Rail to carry out maintenance to the track, and no service between Hackney Downs and Enfield Town / Cheshunt after 10.45pm.

On Easter Monday, a Saturday service will operate on all other London Overground routes.

In addition, there is currently no service on London Trams between Wimbledon and Therapia Lane until April 14 for track renewal work to help ensure tram reliability is maintained.

Southern Rail

There will be no Gatwick Express or Southern Rail trains going to or from London Victoria over the whole Easter weekend due to engineering work between Victoria and East Croydon.

Customers travelling to Gatwick should use Southern or Thameslink services from London Bridge.

All day on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, no trains will run between Victoria and East Croydon and Streatham Hill.

An amended service will run to Balham on ​​​​​​​Friday, Saturday and Monday.

Replacement buses will operate between Clapham Junction and East Croydon on Sunday, and between Clapham Junction and Balham on Friday, Saturday and Monday.

Trains will run to an amended timetable between Streatham Hill and Sutton via West Croydon, and there will be a reduced service from London Bridge to Crystal Palace, Sutton, Epsom and Epsom Downs.

Trains will also run to an amended timetable between London Bridge to Caterham and Tattenham Corner via Streatham.

On Saturday, no Southern trains will operate between London and Brighton - Thameslink trains will still run.

There will be no trains between Victoria and London Bridge, and no trains will call at stations from London Bridge and East Croydon via Sydenham.

No trains will run between East Croydon and Clapham Junction to Watford Junction and Milton Keynes Central.

TfL’s advice over Easter weekend

Andy Lord, TfL’s chief operating officer, said: “Easter is a brilliant time to get out and explore London.

“I’d encourage customers to check before they travel as there are some closures, but the majority of the public transport network will be open over the Easter weekend, meaning people can enjoy everything the capital has to offer.

“We’re seeing more and more people using our network again, which is a great sign, and we’re pleased to welcome them back.”

Check the TfL status updates page for the latest on disruption and closures.