The first May Bank Holiday weekend is upon us – and there’s no shortage of stuff to be seeing and doing in London over the three days. Summer parties in Hackney, lamb-feeding at city farms and the birthday of a beer mile are among the excellent things to do in the capital on May 2-4.
Whatever your plans for the long weekend, there’s a chance you’ll have to contend with planned disruption on London’s transport network. Closures will impact most of the DLR and parts of the Metropolitan line, while a series of knotty service changes will hit the Elizabeth line and Overground.
Will you need to get around London this bank holiday weekend? Here are all the planned TfL train and tube closures to know about on May 2-4 2026.
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London travel disruption and tube closures, May 2-4 2026
Metropolitan line
- On Saturday May 2, Sunday May 3 and Monday May 4, no trains between Harrow-on-the-Hill and Amersham, Chesham and Watford.
DLR
- On Sat May 2, Sun May 3 and Mon May 4, no trains between Shadwell and Bank, and no service between Popular/Stratford and Beckton/Woolwich Arsenal.
Lioness line
- On Sat May 2, Sun May 3 and Mon May 4, no trains between Euston and Kilburn High Road.
Elizabeth line
- On Sun May 3:
- No trains between Paddington and Ealing Broadway until 7.40am.
- Not trains between Stratford and Shenfield until 10.30am.
- On Mon May 4 a reduced service will operate between Paddington and Heathrow Terminal 4/Maidenhead after 10pm. No trains at Acton Main Line, West Ealing and Hanwell after 11pm.
Mildmay line
- On Sun May 3, no trains between Gospel Oak and Stratford until 11.30am.
- No services between Camden Road and Stratford after 10.15pm.
Windrush line
- On Sun May 3, no trains between Sydenham and West Croydon until 8am.
- After 7.15pm, no services between Highbury & Islington and Clapham Junction, Crystal Palace, New Cross and West Croydon.
Suffragette line
- On Sun May 3, reduced service on the entire line. Trains operate every 20 minutes.
Northern line
- On Mon May 4, the entire Bank branch will be closed after 10pm. Trains will still run on the Charing Cross branch.
Piccadilly line
- Eastbound trains will not call at Barons Court until June. When travelling east, go one stop west (to Hammersmith) and bounce back east.
District line
- As above, eastbound trains will not call at Barons Court until June. When travelling east, go one stop west (to Hammersmith) and bounce back east.
Liberty line
- On Sun Mar 3, no service on the entire line until 10.30am.
Waterloo and City line
- Closed on weekends and bank holidays (but for how much longer?).
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