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Buses replace late night / early morning services between London Liverpool Street / Hackney Downs and Chingford from Monday 6 to Thursday 9 July  

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Engineering work details

Starts Monday 06 July 2026 to Thursday 09 July 2026

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Train operators affected

Route(s) affected

Between London Liverpool Street and Chingford

Description

Engineering work is taking place overnight between Hackney Down and Chingford, closing some lines.

Due to an event at Tottenham Stadium and engineering work in the Hackney Downs area, an amended service will operate.

On Tuesday, from 00:30 there will be no trains between London Liverpool Street and Chingford.

On Wednesday, from 23:20 there will be no trains between Hackney Downs and Chingford.

Rail replacement buses will operate between London Liverpool Street / Hackney Downs and Chingford.

If you have a National Rail paper ticket or e-ticket, you can use your ticket at no extra cost on the following operators’ services:

Central line for Bethnal Green.

Local bus 254 from Bethnal Green Central Line station to Cambridge Heath, London Fields and Hackney Downs.

Mildmay line to Hackney Central and local bus 253 for Clapton.

Victoria line to Walthamstow Central and local buses:

W11 / 275 for St James Street.

230 or W15 and W16 to Wood Street.

Local bus 212 from Chingford to Highams Park.

Local buses 97 / 212 from Chingford to Walthamstow Central.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner.

You can plan your journey on London Buses / Underground by using the Transport for London Journey Planner.

Replacement bus travel advice:

For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use our Rail Replacement Services page.

You can find the pick-up and set-down location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page.

Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.

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