Arsenal victory parade: information for customers travelling in north London today  

Route(s) affected

All routes in and around London, particularly north London

Description

Arsenal's victory parade is taking place this afternoon, services in north London and surrounding areas are extremely busy with fans attending the parade. Please plan ahead, and allow extra time for your journey.

Tube and rail services serving the area are extremely busy. Trains may be amended due to the overcrowding or delayed by up to 20 minutes.

Some stations may operate as exit only, have queuing systems in place or close temporarily due to overcrowding, particularly between 12:00 and approximately 18:00.

Highbury & Islington station is currently closed, Great Northern and London Overground services are unable to call in either direction.

If you are travelling to the parade on a Great Northern service, it is advised you continue your journey to Finsbury Park and alight from here for the parade. You can also travel to Essex Road and exit there.

An alternative Great Northern route guide is also available.

Drayton Park station is closed all day.

London Overground customers travelling on the Mildmay and Windrush lines can use London Buses via any reasonable route.

Further information on travel in and around north London today can be found on the TfL website.

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner.

Compensation:

You may be entitled to compensation if you experience a delay in completing your journey today. Please keep your train ticket and make a note of your journey, as both will be required to support any claim.