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No trains via Hackney Downs before 09:50, and amended services at Bethnal Green all day on Sunday 7 June 

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Engineering work details

Starts Sunday 07 June 2026 to Sunday 07 June 2026

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Route(s) affected

Greater Anglia between London Liverpool Street and Hertford East / Bishops Stortford / Stansted Airport / Cambridge / Cambridge North

London Overground between London Liverpool Street and Cheshunt / Chingford / Enfield Town

Stansted Express between London Liverpool Street and Stansted Airport

Description

Engineering work is taking place in the Hackney Downs area, closing all lines before 09:50 on Sunday.

Greater Anglia / Stansted Express:

Trains that usually run via Seven Sisters / Hackney Downs will be diverted to run via Tottenham Hale / Stratford (London), extending journey times by up to 10 minutes. These trains will be retimed to run up to 10 minutes earlier or later than usual.

London Overground:

Before 09:50:

No trains will run between London Liverpool Street and Enfield Town / Cheshunt / Chingford before 09:50.

Replacement buses will run between:

  • Hackney Downs and Chingford

  • Seven Sisters and Enfield Town / Cheshunt

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 between Bethnal Green Central Line station and Cambridge Heath, London Fields and Hackney

  • Local bus 276 for journeys between Hackney Downs and Rectory Road

  • Local buses 106 or 393 for journeys between Clapton and Stoke Newington

  • Local buses 243 and 254 for journeys between Seven Sisters and Stamford Hill

  • Victoria line to / from Seven Sisters

If you are using contactless payment / Oyster card, you can also use the above alternative travel options but you will be required to pay the normal tap in / tap out fares for your journey.

All day:

Trains to / from Chingford will not call at Bethnal Green. You can use other London Overground services for travel to / from Bethnal Green.

Check before you travel:

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

You can plan your journey on London Underground / London Buses 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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