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No late night / early morning services via Seven Sisters from Monday 31 August to Friday 4 September 

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Engineering work details

Starts Monday 31 August 2026 to Friday 04 September 2026

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Route(s) affected

Greater Anglia between London Liverpool Street and Cheshunt / Enfield Town

London Overground between London Liverpool Street and Enfield Town / Cheshunt

Stansted Express between London Liverpool Street and Stansted Airport

Description

Engineering work is taking place between Hackney Downs and Cheshunt, closing all lines via Seven Sisters overnight from Monday evening until Friday morning.

Greater Anglia / Stansted Express:

Between 23:35 and 05:15 each night, trains which usually run via Seven Sisters will be diverted to run via Tottenham Hale instead.

Stations on the Tottenham Hale line are only a short distance from those on the Seven Sisters line. You can view maps that show routes between these stations on the Greater Anglia website.

London Overground:

Monday to Thursday:

No London Overground service to / from Enfield Town and Cheshunt after 23:35.

Last trains:

  • 22:13 London Liverpool Street to Cheshunt (Wednesday), 22:43 (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday)

  • 22:50 Enfield Town to London Liverpool Street

  • 22:58 London Liverpool Street to Enfield Town

  • 22:59 Cheshunt to London Liverpool Street

Rail Replacement buses between 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 from Bethnal Green Central line station to Cambridge Heath, London Fields and Hackney Downs

  • Mildmay line for Hackney Downs (Hackney Central)

  • 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 Seven Sisters

  • Local buses 149, 249, 279 and 349 for journeys between Seven Sisters, Bruce Grove, White Hart Lane, Silver Street and Edmonton Green

  • Local bus 192 for journeys between Edmonton Green, Bush Hill Park and Enfield Town

  • Local bus 349 for journeys between Edmonton Green and Southbury

  • Local bus 279 for journeys between Edmonton Green and Turkey Street

  • Local buses 279 and 251 for journeys between Turkey Street and Theobalds Grove

  • Local buses 251 / 310 for journeys between Theobalds Grove and Cheshunt

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.

Check before you travel:

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

You can plan your journey on London Buses / London 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 drop-off 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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