If you’re heading to London during Christmas, be it for business or pleasure, you should know that public transport is severely disrupted during this time of the year. As such it becomes important to know how you’ll get around town if you don’t have a car and plan on using public transport. Following is the list of public transport closures across Travel for London or TfL services that are known so far. So, take note of these and plan your travel accordingly!
Full List Of Public Transport Closures In London For Christmas 2023
December 23, 2023
Docklands Light Railway (DLR): No services between Westferry/Poplar and Canary Wharf.
London Overground: No service available between Surrey Quays and the Clapham Junction.
Woolwich Ferry: No Service Available
December 24, 2023
Buses: 24-hour service on Sunday ending at midnight.
Docklands Light Railway (DLR): Services will finish earlier than usual.
Elizabeth Line: All services will finish earlier than usual; no services will be available between Ealing Broadway and Paddington; reduced services between Maidenhead and Ealing Broadway.
London Overground: Services will finish earlier than usual; no services available between Barking Riverside and Barking; Euston-Kilburn High Road services will not be available till 12 PM.
London Underground: Services will finish earlier than usual
London Trams: Services will finish earlier than usual.
December 25, 2023
Buses: No Service Available
Docklands Light Railway (DLR): No Service Available
Elizabeth Line: No Service Available
London Overground: No Service Available
London Underground: No Service Available
London Trams: No Service Available
December 26, 2023
Bakerloo Line: No Service Available
Buses And Trams: Sunday Service
Docklands Light Railway (DLR): No services between Westferry/Poplar and Canary Wharf.
Elizabeth Line: No Service Available
London Overground: Services between Euston and Watford Junction, Gospel Oak and Barking Riverside, Liverpool Street and Enfield Town, Cheshunt and Chingford, Romford and Upminster, Shepherd’s/Richmond Bush and Stratford, Sydenham and West Croydon, Highbury & Islington and New Cross Gate, Clapham Junction and Surrey Quays will not be available.
December 27, 2023
Buses and Trams: Saturday Service
Docklands Light Railway (DLR): No services between Canary Wharf/Poplar and Bank/Tower Gateway.
Elizabeth Line: No services will be available between Ealing Broadway and Paddington; reduced services between Maidenhead and Ealing Broadway.
London Overground: Services between Barking and Barking Riverside, Camden Road and Stratford, Sydenham and West Croydon, Highbury & Islington and New Cross Gate, Clapham Junction and Surrey Quays will not be available.
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December 28, 2023
Buses and Trams: Saturday Service
Docklands Light Railway (DLR): No services between Canary Wharf/Poplar and Bank/Tower Gateway.
London Overground: Services between Camden Road and Stratford, Sydenham and West Croydon, Highbury & Islington and New Cross Gate, Clapham Junction and Surrey Quays will not be available.
December 29, 2023
Buses: Saturday Service
Docklands Light Railway (DLR): No services between Canary Wharf/Poplar and Bank/Tower Gateway.
London Overground: Services between Highbury & Islington and New Cross Gate, Clapham Junction and Surrey Quays will not be available.
December 30, 2023
Docklands Light Railway (DLR): No services between Canary Wharf/Poplar and Bank/Tower Gateway.
London Overground: No service available between Surrey Quays and the Clapham Junction.
December 31, 2023
Buses and Trams: Sunday Service
London Overground: No service available between Surrey Quays and the Clapham Junction.
January 1, 2024
Buses and Trams: Sunday Service
London Overground: Services between Barking and Barking Riverside will not be available until 2:30 PM. Services between Highbury & Islington and New Cross Gate, Clapham Junction and Surrey Quays will not be available after 9:15 PM.
January 2, 2024
London Overground: Services between Highbury & Islington and New Cross Gate, Clapham Junction and Surrey Quays will not be available after 9:15 PM.
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