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London travel disruption this weekend: full list of tube and train closures for December 12-14 2025

Watch out for major service changes on the Northern line and DLR this weekend

Ed Cunningham
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Ed Cunningham
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If you’re planning on getting out and about in London this weekend, naturally you’ll want to know about planned travel disruption in the city. Thankfully, there isn’t a massive amount of line closures and service alternations planned for the coming days – though there are still some tweaks to the Northern and Elizabeth lines, the DLR and various Overground services.

You can find all the tube and train service closures and alterations to know about in London this weekend below.

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London travel disruption and tube closures, December 12-14

Northern line

  • On Saturday December 13, no service between Hampstead and Edgware between 1.45am and 5.30am.
  • From 5.30am on Saturday and all day Sunday, no service between Golders Green and Edgware.

DLR

  • On Sat Dec 13, no service between Prince Regent and Beckton.
  • On Sun Dec 14, no trains between Shadwell and Tower Gateway, and no service between Shadwell and Tower Gateway
  • Cutty Sark station is closed until next spring. Find out more here.

Elizabeth line

  • On Sun Dec 14, no service between Paddington and Ealing Broadway until 7.40am.

Mildmay line (Overground)

  • On Fri Dec 12, the 9.59pm train from Stratford to Richmond will terminate at Camden Road at 10.19pm, and the 11.17pm Richmond to Willesden Junction train will not run.

Suffragette line (Overground)

  • On Fri Dec 12, the 11.03pm Barking Riverside to Gospel Oak train will terminate at Upper Holloway at 11.38pm.
  • On Sun Dec 14, the 11.01pm Barking Riverside to Gospel Oak train will not run

Windrush line (Overground)

  • On Sun Dec 14, no trains between Sydenham and West Croydon, and no service between Wandsworth Road and Clapham Junction.

Piccadilly line

  • On Sat Dec 13, Holloway Road station will be shut eastbound from 7pm to 8pm, then closed again from 9.40pm to 11.10pm.

Waterloo and City line

  • Closed on weekends.

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