Transport for London (TfL) has confirmed the place and when a serious Underground line shall be shut for the testing of its new trains later this yr. It’s a part of a £2.9 billion improve of the Piccadilly line.
There shall be weekend half closures in July and August, adopted by a 16-day half closure from Saturday, August 17, to Sunday, September 1 (Wooden Inexperienced to Cockfosters and Rayners Lane to Uxbridge). A decreased service anticipated on different components of the Piccadilly line because of the unavailability of trains presently.
As well as, between 12.30am and 6am on Saturday, August 17, (Friday Evening Tube service), the Piccadilly line shall be half closed between King’s Cross St Pancras and Cockfosters Tube stations. From 6am, the closure shall be decreased from Wooden Inexperienced to Cockfosters Tube stations.
Engineers shall be renewing monitor, factors and crossings within the Arnos Grove space, and work round Cockfosters station, Cockfosters Depot and the Arnos Grove prepare sidings to organize for the brand new Piccadilly line trains.
Full breakdown of journey recommendation
TfL has launched the under recommendation to prospects to assist navigate the disruption. This consists of details about substitute buses and which Tube stations to journey to and from as a substitute.
- Rail substitute buses will serve all stations between Wooden Inexperienced and Cockfosters, though bosses have suggested prospects travelling to Central London that they could discover it faster to make use of native bus providers to connect with close by different Tube and rail stations. Clients who use Piccadilly line providers to Uxbridge have been urged to alter at Rayners Lane for the Metropolitan line
- Clients travelling to central London from Bounds Inexperienced, Arnos Grove, Southgate, Oakwood and Cockfosters Tube stations, are suggested to think about using native bus providers to different close by stations akin to Northern line stations between Excessive Barnet and East Finchley, London Overground providers between Enfield City and Bruce Grove, or Nationwide rail stations
- Clients making native journeys between Wooden Inexperienced and Cockfosters Tube stations are suggested to re-plan their journey forward of travelling, and to think about using native buses, substitute bus providers, or strolling and biking the place attainable. Clients travelling between Wooden Inexperienced and central London on the Piccadilly line ought to enable extra time for his or her journeys
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