Forthcoming Disruption on Public Transport
Tubes and train services affected by engineering works and strikes
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Sunday 19 April
No service between Willesden Junction and Richmond. Replacement bus service DL3 operates between Willesden Junction and Richmond via Acton Central (The Vale), South Acton, Turnham Green, Chiswick Park (Chiswick High Road), Gunnersbury and Kew Gardens (Royal Botanic Gardens)
A reduced service will operate between Stratford and Willesden Junction.
Sunday 19 April
Until 0745, no service between Paddington and Ealing Broadway. From 0745, a reduced service operates between Paddington and Maidenhead / Heathrow. Two trains an hour serve Heathrow Terminal 4, West Drayton, Langley, Slough, Burnham and Maidenhead. Four trains an hour serve Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3. Six trains an hour serve Ealing Broadway, Southall and Hayes & Harlington. No trains will call at Acton Main Line, West Ealing and Hanwell.
Saturday 19 (from 0130) and Sunday 20 April
Iincluding Friday and Saturday Night Tube, no service between Hyde Park Corner and Acton Town. If travelling between Central London and Heathrow.
Replacement buses operate:
Service DL1: Night Tube service: Green Park - Hyde Park Corner - Knightsbridge - South Kensington - Gloucester Road - Earls Court - Hammersmith (for Barons Court) - Turnham Green (Chiswick High Road) - Acton Town
Service DL1: Day service: Earls Court - Hammersmith (for Barons Court) - Ravenscourt Park - Stamford Brook - Turnham Green (Chiswick High Road) - Chiswick Park - Gunnersbury - Acton Town
Service DL3: Saturday early morning and late evening only: Earls Court - Hammersmith (for Barons Court) - Ravenscourt Park - Stamford Brook - Turnham Green (Chiswick High Road) - Chiswick Park - Gunnersbury - Kew Gardens (Royal Botanic Gardens) - Richmond
Service PL2: Day service: Earls Court - Hammersmith - Acton Town
Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 April
The lines in the Richmond area will be closed all weekend due to maintenance work.
Saturday
London Waterloo to Reading services will be diverted between Barnes and Feltham and will call additionally at Barnes.
London Waterloo to Windsor services will be revised. These services will be diverted between Barnes and Feltham and will make additional stops.
Buses will run between Barnes and Feltham via Richmond.
London Waterloo to London Waterloo via Richmond and Wimbledon services will start from Twickenham.
Buses will run between Barnes and Twickenham via Richmond.
Sunday
London Waterloo to Reading services will be diverted between Barnes and Feltham and will call additionally at Barnes.
London Waterloo to Windsor services will be revised. These services will be diverted between Barnes and Feltham and will make additional stops.
Buses will run between Barnes and Feltham via Richmond.
The afternoon and evening London Waterloo to Kingston via Hounslow services will not run.
London Waterloo to London Waterloo via Richmond and Wimbledon services will start from Shepperton.
Buses will run between Barnes and Teddington via Richmond.
Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 April
Engineering work is taking place between Shepherd's Bush and Watford Junction, closing various lines.
From approximately 20:00 on Saturday until 12:00 on Sunday, and again from approximately 20:00 on Sunday evening until the end of service, no Southern trains will run between Shepherd's Bush and Watford Junction.
No planned engineering works
No planned engineering works
No planned engineering works
No planned engineering works
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