London Tube closures for weekend of 7-8 June 2014; taxi strike 11 June

Here are this weekend’s Tube closures.

Circle line – Gloucester Road to Edgware Rd

Jubilee line – Waterloo to Finchley Road late opening at 11.00 on Sunday

District line – Earl’s Court to Edgware Rd

Metropolitan line – Moor Park to Amersham/Chesham

Northern line – Camden Town to Kennington via Bank

DLR – Westferry/Poplar to Island Gardens and Canning Town to Beckton

London Tramlink – Addiscombe to Beckenham Junction/Elmers End

London Overground disruptions are Sunday only –  Camden Road to Richmond;  Shepherd’s Bush to Willesden Junction; Surrey Quays to Clapham Junction. The line between South Tottenham and Barking opens late on Sunday, beginning at noon.

Bus schedules and road use affected by closures on the Hammersmith flyover, a road race between Greenwich and the Mall and more headaches on Sunday afternoon around Kensington, Marylebone, Hyde Park corner, Marble Arch, Oxford Circus, Piccadilly Circus, Tottenham Court Road, Trafalgar Square, County Hall, Westminster and Victoria areas. TfL’s info regarding the flyover says – “The Hammersmith flyover is closed eastbound this weekend. It is closed in one direction for the next nine weekends to allow for resurfacing and waterproofing work. This is part of the final phase of the strengthening work. Each weekend closure is from 22:30 Friday until 05:00 Monday. These closures are eastbound until Monday 30 June and westbound from Friday 4 July until Monday 4 August. Buses in the area may face some delays. Drivers who are able to do so are advised to plan their journeys and use the signed diversion route to avoid the A4 Great West Road through Hammersmith“.

A taxi strike is set for Weds., 11 June around Trafalgar Sq. Oy.

Road jams and closures can be looked up on this link.

Reminders –

Embankment – Bakerloo and Northern line trains not stopping until November 2014.

Covent Garden – Exit only until mid-November 2014. Also, on Saturdays and Sundays, westbound trains not stopping.

Bond Street – Central line trains not stopping until early June.

Gloucester Road – Piccadilly line trains not stopping until mid-December 2014

Rental bike issues at South Quay West and Hurlingham Park.

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