No Overground trains will run between Willesden Junction and Clapham Junction this weekend, with parts of the network shut on Saturday and Sunday.
The closure affects the Mildmay line, with no services at all between Willesden Junction and Clapham Junction on Saturday, November 7, and Sunday, November 8. Passengers travelling between the two stations will need to find another route.
The Windrush line is also hit on Sunday. No service will run between Surrey Quays and Clapham Junction on November 8, with rail replacement buses running between Canada Water and Clapham Junction instead.
Windrush passengers face disruption on Friday night as well. No service will run between New Cross Gate and Crystal Palace or West Croydon on Friday, November 6, after 11.30pm.
The works continue into next week on the Weaver line, with no service between Hackney Downs and Chingford from Monday, November 9, to Thursday, November 12, after 10.45pm each evening.
Tram services were also affected by engineering works on Thursday, with no trams running between East Croydon and Beckenham Junction, Elmers End and New Addington, but no tram closures are listed for the weekend itself.
The names may be unfamiliar to some passengers. Mildmay, Weaver and Windrush are the individual names given to the Overground’s lines when Transport for London renamed the network’s six lines in November 2024, replacing the single “London Overground” label with separate identities for each route. The Mildmay line runs between Stratford and Clapham Junction via Willesden Junction, the Windrush line links Highbury & Islington with Clapham Junction, Crystal Palace and West Croydon, and the Weaver line runs between Liverpool Street, Cheshunt, Enfield Town and Chingford.
Clapham Junction sits at the heart of the closures. It is one of the busiest stations in the country, and the weekend shutdown cuts one of its Overground links for two full days, at a time when the station is also handling crowds heading into central London and out to the south.
Passengers are advised to check before they travel, as times and replacement services can change. Transport for London’s journey planner shows live service information, and station staff can advise on the best alternative route. Allow extra time for journeys across the affected areas, and expect replacement buses to take longer than the trains they replace, particularly on Sunday when the Windrush closure takes effect as well.
It is the latest travel disruption in the capital, following a building fire that shut Seven Sisters Road and major delays at King’s Cross after an emergency services incident.
