Tag Archives: London Tube

London Tube closures for weekend of 9-10 March 2013

Here are the scheduled Tube system repairs for this weekend. The notice says the Circle Line is out all weekend; the map says only part of it is closed. There are also partial shutdowns of the District Line, Bakerloo and … Continue reading

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London Tube closures for weekend of 2-3 March 2013

Here are the scheduled Tube system repairs for this weekend. With the exception of a bit of the Circle Line at Edgware Rd and another bit between Liverpool St and Aldgate East, all the disruptions are beyond the Circle Line … Continue reading

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London Tube closures for weekend of 23-24 February 2013

Tube system repairs continue this weekend. Cannon Street station will be closed Saturday, per usual. Once again, Circle Line is closed – possibly the entire line, though the map shows only the section between Aldgate and High St Ken. The … Continue reading

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London Tube closures for weekend of 16-17 February 2013

Tube system repairs continue this weekend. Cannon Street station will be closed Saturday, per usual. The list of lines that are fully functional is shorter than the list of lines affected by disruption. Still – partial line closures on District, … Continue reading

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London Tube closures for weekend of 9-10 February 2013

Tube system repairs continue this weekend. Cannon Street station will be closed Saturday, per usual. Partial line closures on District, Circle, Bakerloo, Northern, Piccadilly, Metropolitan and Hammersmith/City lines. Also some closures on DLR and London Overground. Bus alternates are listed … Continue reading

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London Tube closures for weekend of 2-3 February 2013

Tube system repairs continue this weekend. Cannon Street station will be closed Saturday, per usual. The entire Circle Line will be closed for the weekend, (glad I’m not in town for this; Circle is my lifeline!) though the map seems … Continue reading

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Wifi on the London Tube

From Transport for London (TfL). The London Tube now has WiFi at more than 100 of their stations thanks to Virgin Media. Depending on your service provider (boy does that sound like commercial-speak or what?), you will be able to use the … Continue reading

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London Tube closures for weekend of 26-27 January 2013

Large chunks of the Tube will experience disruptions this weekend, especially on the Northern line. Cannon Street station will be closed Saturday only. Partial line closures on District, Metropolitan and Piccadilly lines beyond the Circle Line area. London Overground will … Continue reading

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London Tube closures for weekend of 19-20 January 2013

Tube system repairs are back in force this weekend. Cannon Street station will be closed Saturday, per usual. Partial line closures on District, Jubilee, Metropolitan, Northern and Piccadilly lines beyond the Circle Line area. Also some disruption on DLR and … Continue reading

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London Tube closures for weekend of 12-13 January 2013

This weekend has minimal disruption on the Tube. Cannon Street station will be closed Saturday only. Partial line closures on District (between Plaistow and Upminster), Hammersmith/City (a couple of sections Liverpool St and Barking on Saturday only),  the last few … Continue reading

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Fare hikes on UK trains for 2013

From the London Independent. New fares went into effect at the start of the year. British trains are the priciest in Europe. I find this article helpful because it cites sample fares that illustrate just how costly train tickets can … Continue reading

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London Tube closures for weekend of 5-6 January 2013

The holidays are more or less over – January month-end sales still to come – and this weekend has minimal disruption on the Tube. Cannon Street station will be closed Saturday only. Partial line closures on District, Jubilee, Metropolitan and … Continue reading

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London Tube update on strike action on 26 December 2012

Information on the strike planned for Boxing Day on the London Tube. Even with a list of expected services, Transport for London is not making any hard and fast promises. A good day to stay home if you can?

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London Tube closures for Dec 2012 holidays

The Christmas and New Years holiday periods typically include greatly reduced public transportation. Here is what Transport for London says about service for the days between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day. There is also the possibility of a strike on … Continue reading

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London Tube closures for weekend of 15-16 December 2012

There are hardly any planned disruptions to the London Tube system this weekend. Only one station closure, Cannon Street and only one partial closure in the early hours of Sunday on the Northern line from Camden Town north to Edgware. TfL … Continue reading

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London Tube closures for weekend of 8-9 December 2012

This weekend’s Tube closures in London are again minimal. Cannon Street station is closed on Saturday only, the Northern line north from Camden Town is shut on Sunday and there is some disruption to London Overground and DLR.

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London Tube closures for weekend of 1-2 December 2012

My apologies for skipping last weekend. I managed to stay off the computer for the entire Thanksgiving holiday weekend. No mall or big box store shopping either but I don’t do much of that at any time of year. This … Continue reading

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London Tube closures for weekend of 17-18 November 2012

This weekend’s Tube closures in London will mean big headaches all over. All of the Northern Line from Charing X north, the Central line (Sunday only) west from North Acton and large sections of several other lines all weekend. Disruptions … Continue reading

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London Tube closures for weekend of 10-11 November 2012

This weekend’s Tube closures in London are similar to last weekend’s – pretty light. Paddington is closed for Circle and Hammersmith/City, the northern reaches of a few other lines are shut and London Overground between Islington and W Croydon. Disruptions … Continue reading

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London Tube closures for weekend of 3-4 November 2012

This weekend’s Tube closures in London are some of the least disruptive I’ve seen. Mostly station closures and a few partial line closures that begin beyond the Circle Line area.

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London tube outages for weekend of 27-28 October 2012

Here are this weekend’s London Tube outage updates. Lotsa work. Lotsa disruption.

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London Tube closures for weekend of 13-14 October 2012

This weekend’s Tube closures in London include partial closures on several lines, including most of the Victoria line and all of the Circle line, although the color-coded map doesn’t show this. The double closure between Earls Court and Edgware Rd … Continue reading

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London Tube closures for weekend of 13-14 October 2012

This weekend’s Tube closures in London include partial closures on several lines, including most of the Victoria line. It’ll be a pain inna neck getting between Earls Court and Edgware Rd, since both lines serving that path are shut. Folks … Continue reading

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Your London Paralympics transport website

The “regular” Olympic Games are over, but the Paralympics start in a few days. If you want to make sure you don’t get caught in a traffic mess, check this website. By 9 September, it’ll be over and done, but … Continue reading

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Heading into the home stretch – Olympic traffic updates for Friday, 10 August

Here is the TfL disruption link for Friday, 10 August. From TfL… 3 days to go: There are only 3 more days before the Olympic Games finish on Sunday evening. Thank you for your support so far; this has helped us get … Continue reading

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Let’s try this again – Olympic traffic updates for Wednesday, 8 August

Here is the TfL disruption map for Wednesday, 8 August. There are a few tabs, depending on whether you’re interested in road, rail or Tube info and the maps are very helpful.

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Olympics in London – traffic updates for Sunday, 5 August

This is the last blog post regarding traffic updates for the Olympics. I have been posting links to my emails from TfL (Transport for London) but the links don’t work. The link below leads to the generic getaheadofthegames website and, … Continue reading

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Olympics in London – traffic updates for Saturday, 4 August

The latest updates on Olympics-related traffic issues for Saturday, 4 August, mostly in and around London. I’m not paying close attention, but it seems as though the same venues are listed every day, as well as the same slow spots … Continue reading

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Olympic traffic and travel updates for Tuesday and Wednesday, 31 July and 1 August

Sorry I skipped posting the Tuesday, 31 July bulletin in a timely fashion. Here’s the one for Wednesday, 1 August.

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The latest traffic updates and tips for 2012 summer Olympics

According to London Transport, Monday will be one of the busiest for the Games. There getaheadofthegames website will have all the latest. The next few days have the following hotspots, according

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