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No evening / morning service between Shepherds Bush and Willesden Junction / Watford Junction on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 July 

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Engineering work details

Starts Saturday 04 July 2026 to Sunday 05 July 2026

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Train operators affected

Route(s) affected

London Overground between Clapham Junction and Stratford

Southern between East Croydon and Watford Junction

Description

Engineering work is taking place from 20:00 Saturday, until 12:00 Sunday in the Shepherds Bush area, closing some lines.

London Overground:

No service between Shepherds Bush and Willesden Junction and reduced service on rest of the Mildmay line after 20:05 Saturday until 1200 Sunday.

Last through service Saturday:

18:51 Stratford to Clapham Junction.

First through services Sunday:

11:23 Stratford to Clapham Junction.

11:59 Clapham Junction to Stratford.

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:

Local bus 220 for journeys between Shepherds Bush and Willesden Junction.

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.

Southern:

From approximately 20:00 on Saturday evening until the end of service and from the start of service until 12:00 on Sunday morning, no Southern trains will run between Shepherds Bush and Watford Junction.

Please use alternative London Overground trains between Clapham Junction and Willesden Junction. Or alternatively, Southern trains between Clapham Junction and London Victoria, London Underground between Victoria and Euston and London Northwestern Railway or London Overground trains between London Euston and Watford Junction.

Your ticket will be accepted at no extra cost on the following services:

London Euston and Watford Junction (London Northwestern Railway)

Paper ticket acceptance will be in place on London Underground / Overground trains after 19:00 on Saturday and until 13:00 on Sunday:

  • Victoria – Euston (Victoria line)

  • Victoria – Shepherds Bush (Circle and Central line)

  • Victoria – West Brompton (District line)

  • Oxford Circus – Harrow & Wealdstone (Bakerloo line)

  • Clapham Junction – Willesden Junction (Mildmay line)

  • Euston – Watford Junction (Lioness line)

Paper ticket acceptance will be in place on London Bus routes after 19:00 on Saturday and until 13:00 on Sunday:

  • Route 718 between Queens Park and Harrow & Wealdstone

Journey times will be increased when using alternative routes.

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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