Heading out in London this weekend? You may want to check before you travel. A wave of planned engineering works will hit large parts of the capital’s public transport network on Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 October 2026, with the Jubilee line, Victoria line, London Overground, DLR and trams all affected.
From daytime Tube shutdowns to overnight Overground changes, here is the full rundown of the closures and the alternatives on offer.
Jubilee line: no trains between Green Park and Canary Wharf
The Jubilee line faces the biggest disruption of the weekend. Track work means there will be no service between Green Park and Canary Wharf during the day, cutting off a key stretch of the line through central and east London.
The closure will also affect Night Tube services running between Finchley Road and Stratford.
TfL has pointed passengers towards alternative Tube lines, the Windrush line, the Elizabeth line, the DLR and local bus routes. There is one wrinkle, though: Windrush line trains will not be stopping at Canada Water on either day, so anyone using that route is being advised to get off at Surrey Quays instead, a short walk from Canada Water.
The shutdown is particularly bad news for anyone heading to the O2 Arena from central London. TfL’s advice is to take the Central or Elizabeth line to Stratford, or the District or Hammersmith & City line to West Ham, and change there for Jubilee line services on to North Greenwich.
Rail replacement buses will also be running, calling at North Greenwich, Canning Town and Stratford.
And if you are out late on Friday, take note: during the Friday Night Tube, trains will not stop at Waterloo between 2.45am and 4.15am. TfL says passengers should leave the Northern line at Embankment and walk across the Golden Jubilee Bridges, or stay on to Kennington and catch bus N155 from stop KB to Lower Marsh, which is a short walk from Waterloo.
Victoria line: no service to Brixton on Saturday evening
The Victoria line will shut between Victoria and Brixton from 7.30pm on Saturday until 10am on Sunday, with a reduced service running on the rest of the line.
The closure is for essential track crossing repair work. TfL has warned that trains will run under a speed restriction in the Brixton area until the work is complete, so some delays are likely even where services are running. A normal service is expected to be back by midday on Sunday.
Overground: Weaver and Windrush lines hit
On the London Overground, the Weaver line will have no service between Hackney Downs and Chingford after 10.45pm on Thursday 1 October.
Over the weekend itself, Windrush line trains will not stop at Canada Water on Saturday 3 or Sunday 4 October, including night Overground services. Passengers are advised to use Surrey Quays instead.
Then on Sunday, there will be no service at all between Surrey Quays and Clapham Junction, with rail replacement buses running between Canada Water and Clapham Junction to plug the gap. TfL says maintenance work is behind the Overground disruption.
It is not the first weekend of disruption for Overground passengers this autumn – travellers faced a full list of closures at the end of September too.
DLR and trams
DLR passengers are affected on Sunday, when services between Tower Gateway and Shadwell will be suspended all day.
The tram network faces the longest blockade of the weekend. There will be no service between Wandle Park and Reeves Corner from 10pm on Friday 2 October, all day on Saturday 3 October and continuing through to Thursday 8 October. On Sunday, there will additionally be no tram service to or from Elmers End.
Network Rail and third-party maintenance works are the cause, and weekend engineering has become a regular feature across the network – mid-September saw District, DLR, Piccadilly and Overground services hit, while the Central, Piccadilly and Elizabeth lines have also had their share of weekend works.
How to plan around the disruption
Check the live picture before you leave. Engineering works can overrun or be altered at short notice, so look at TfL’s live status pages or the TfL Go app on the day. This is especially worth doing on Friday night, when the first of the works – the Waterloo Night Tube closure and the tram shutdown from 10pm – get under way.
Build in extra time and a Plan B. Rail replacement buses add a big chunk to journey times, and interchanges such as Stratford, West Ham and Surrey Quays will be busier than usual. For shorter hops, a local bus route or a different Tube line may well be quicker than waiting for a replacement bus.
