London Underground Tube Strikes to Bring Weekend Travel Chaos
Londoners are bracing for a rough weekend on the transport network, with strikes and planned closures set to hit Tube, Overground, and DLR services between Friday, 5 September, and Sunday, 7 September.
The dislocation comes as strike action collides with essential conservation workshop, forcing large corridor of the Underground to close and leaving commuters scrabbling for druthers.
Friday Delays
Friday’s late services are already on the chopping block. The 21:59 Stratford to Richmond train will stop early at Camden Road. The 23:17 Richmond to Willesden Junction is cancelled outright.
The 23:03 Barking Riverside to Gospel Oak service will also bypass Gospel Oak.
Adding to the misery, Cutty Sark station is shut until spring 2026 while all four of its escalators are replaced. Travellers are being told to head for Greenwich DLR instead.
Saturday Disruption
Saturday is n’t much better. Evening trains from Clapham Junction to Stratford and Willesden Junction won’t run, leaving gaps in the schedule.
The Waterloo & City line remains closed at weekends, with no service until Monday morning. Cutty Sark, formerly again, stays closed.
Sunday Strikes
Sunday brings the worst of it. Strike action will sweep across the Tube, forcing services to end early. Passengers are advised to finish their travel by 6pm.
The following Underground lines will be hit:
- Bakerloo
- Central
- Circle
- District
- Hammersmith & City
- Jubilee
- Metropolitan
- Northern
- Piccadilly
- Victoria
- Waterloo & City
Overground passengers aren’t spared. There’s no service at all between Willesden Junction and Richmond, and only a reduced service between Willesden Junction and Camden Road.
TfL Advice
A TfL spokesperson said: “We are advising all passengers to plan ahead and use the TfL Go app or our website for live updates before travelling. We’re working to minimise the impact, but strike action and essential works mean some routes will be heavily affected.”
The advice is clear: check before you travel. Trains will be fewer, busier, and in many cases won’t run at all.
With the London Underground tube strikes coinciding with engineering works, the weekend ahead looks set to be one of the most disruptive in recent months.
