Check Before You Travel – Saturday and Sunday 8 & 9 March 2014

• To help passengers get around, a huge range of information is available online, via social media and many other resources

• For live road updates follow @TfLTrafficNews or go to www.tfl.gov.uk/trafficnews 

During the weekend of 8 and 9 March the vast majority of the network will be operating as there are no planned track works on the Central, Circle, District, Hammersmith & City, Victoria, Waterloo & City lines, and London Tramlink. 

Transport for London (TfL) works hard to keep the majority of the transport network open and to provide information and alternative travel options. Londoners and visitors to the city are urged to “check before you travel,” particularly at weekends, and to allow extra journey time where necessary.

TfL helps passengers to plan ahead, get travel information on the move and work out the best way home at www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/livetravelnews.   The website also provides full bus replacement service information during works. Passengers can check before travelling using the following tools: 

• Sign up for emails on our website tfl.gov.uk/emailupdates

• Go to www.tfl.gov.uk/check

• Information on posters, leaflets and “service information” boards at Tube stations

• The London Travel Info 24hrs telephone helpline: 0343 222 1234

• For live road updates follow @TfLTrafficNews or go to www.tfl.gov.uk/trafficnews

London Underground

The Bakerloo line will be suspended on Sunday between Stonebridge Park and Harrow & Wealdstone to allow for Network Rail engineering work.

The Jubilee line will be suspended all weekend Waterloo and Finchley Road while essential tunnel work is carried out.

The Metropolitan line will be suspended all weekend between Harrow-on-the-Hill and Uxbridge while track replacement and drainage improvement work is carried out at Ruislip.

The Northern line will be suspended all weekend between Camden Town and and Edgware while new signalling is tested.

The Piccadilly line will be suspended between South Harrow and Uxbridge while track replacement and drainage improvements works are carried out at Ruislip.

Westbound Piccadilly line trains will not stop at Covent Garden station all weekend, while two lifts are replaced. While the lifts are replaced this will occur every weekend and Covent Garden station will be exit only at all times. Customers will be able to use Leicester Square or Charing Cross stations, both of which are a short signposted walk away from Covent Garden.

Work on two of the four lifts started on 24 February 2014 and will last for approximately ten months.  The replacement work will require engineers to completely remove the existing lift cars as well as replace all of the structural, mechanical and electrical parts. Work to modify the steel structure work within the lift shaft is also required, adding to the complexity of the work.  Work on the remaining two lifts will take place from February 2015. 

London Overground 

Richmond – Camden Road

London Overground will be suspended all weekend between Richmond and Camden Road via Gunnersbury owing to Network Rail track work on Saturday. While on Sunday TfL is extending platforms at stations and carrying out associated signalling works to prepare London Overground for five car passenger service.

Shepherd’s Bush – Willesden Junction

London Overground will be suspended all weekend between Shepherd's Bush and Willesden Junction owing to Network Rail track work on Saturday. While on Sunday TfL is extending platforms at stations and carrying out associated signalling works to prepare London Overground for five car passenger service.

Watford Junction - Queen's Park

London Overground is suspended on Sunday between and Queen's Park owing to Network Rail track work.

Docklands Light Railway (DLR)

Stratford – Bow Church

DLR is suspended on Saturday evening from 11pm and all day Sunday between Stratford and Bow Church owing to Crossrail work at Pudding Mill Lane.