24 Jul Transport Update: Piccadilly line
If you are a retail or hospitality business operating in Hammersmith, or if you are travelling to the area by train for weekend shopping, entertainment or dining out, please be aware of the planned closures ahead of the Piccadilly line upgrade.
Transport for London (TfL) is advising Piccadilly line customers to plan their journeys to allow more time as a series of vital track and platform upgrades mean sections of the line will temporarily close this year. These upgrades are essential to ensure the line is ready for the first new Piccadilly line trains which will arrive in London later this year for testing, and then be introduced as a fleet of 94 new trains from 2025.
The new trains are part of a £2.9bn investment to modernise the line, to help it run more reliably, safely, inclusively and sustainably. The scale of the upgrade, which will take place on one of London’s deepest Tube lines with some of the oldest track and signalling infrastructure, means closures are required.
Some of the planned closures impacting both weekday and weekend travel include:
- Weekend part closures on the Piccadilly line in July and August
- 16-day part closure from Saturday 17 August to Sunday 1 September (Wood Green to Cockfosters and Rayners Lane to Uxbridge), with rail replacement buses available to help customers
You can find more detailed travel advice here on the TfL website.