Passengers who use Woolwich and Abbey Wood station are being warned to plan ahead because the Elizabeth Line will be closed for a whole weekend later this month.
TfL says the closure is needed for “a range of vital work including rail and crossing renewals, and maintenance of overhead line equipment” on the UK’s busiest mainline route.
Almost the entire line will be closed over the weekend of November 28-29, save for a shuttle between Maidenhead and Reading.
No replacement buses will be provided for Woolwich and Abbey Wood, and rail services in SE London will be further disrupted on Sunday November 29 by engineering works between Slade Green and Gravesend.
Thameslink will cut its service to an hourly train between Plumstead and Kentish Town that day, meaning only two trains per hour will run from Abbey Wood and three from Woolwich Arsenal. Services are also reduced on the Bexleyheath and Sidcup lines, with no Southeastern Metro trains into Victoria either.
Elsewhere in SE London, there will be no London Overground service between Highbury & Islington to Clapham Junction, New Cross and New Cross Gate on the Windrush Line across the weekend of November 28-29, further reducing options for crossing the river.
DLR and Jubilee Line trains are scheduled to run as normal that weekend.
Trish Ashton, TfL’s director of rail, said: “We understand that these closures can impact customers’ journeys and would like to thank them for their patience while this essential work takes place. The work we’re carrying out is essential to maintaining the safety and reliability of the Elizabeth line for the millions of customers who rely it on every year.
“We encourage customers to plan ahead, allow extra time for their journeys and check before they travel on TfL’s Journey Planner or the TfL Go app.”
Other engineering works taking place this month include:
November 14/15: No Southeastern Metro trains to Charing Cross, Waterloo East or Cannon Street (all weekend), buses replacing trains Lewisham-Sidcup/Orpington (Sunday only), Thameslink only running Plumstead-Rainham (Sunday only), no Elizabeth Line before 10.15 at Woolwich/Abbey Wood (Sunday only)
November 21/22: No Southeastern Metro trains via Lewisham (all weekend), buses replace trains on Bexleyheath line (all weekend); no between DLR Stratford International and Canning Town (all weekend)
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