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Christmas Eve, Thursday 24 December -

Tube - A Saturday service will run until 1900, after which time trains will run less frequently. Last trains will run at Sunday times. The following exceptions apply: Bakerloo line: Marylebone closes at 2145. Circle and District lines: Blackfriars closed. Cannon Street closes at 2100. Metropolitan line: Chiltern Railways will run a Saturday service with extra peak hour trains. Last train will leave Marylebone at 2057. Waterloo & City line: trains will run every 6 minutes with first and last trains at Monday to Friday times.

Buses - A Saturday service will operate with the following exceptions: On routes 507 and 521, a reduced Monday to Friday service will operate; Routes 402, 477 and 614 will operate a Monday to Friday service; Route 931 will operate a Friday service; Route 972 will operate a normal Thursday service; There will be no service on routes 603 and X68. There will be no Night buses; On 24 hour routes buses will operate until just after midnight.

 

Christmas Day, Friday 25 December -

Tube - No services. All stations closed.

Buses - There will be no daytime or Night buses operated by London Buses. However, there will be a few services operating, where special fares will apply. Travelcards, Saver tickets, Bus Passes and concessionary permits may not be valid on these services (for details please contact operators). These are as follows: The Oxford Tube will operate a special service between Oxford and London Victoria until 1900, calling at Heathrow Airport Central bus station in both directions instead of Hillingdon station; National Express Heathrow Hotel Hoppa routes to Terminals 1, 2, 3 (H1-H9), Terminal 4 (H51, H53, H54, H56) and Terminal 5 (H51, H53-H58); Purple Parking – Park & Ride between Southall and Heathrow (all terminals) will operate.

Boxing Day, Saturday 26 December -

Tube - Reduced Sunday services on all lines. The first trains will run through central London at approximately 0830. Services finish at Sunday times. The following exceptions apply: Bakerloo line: buses will replace trains between Stonebridge Park and Queen’s Park, calling at all intermediate stations. Edgware Road (Bakerloo), Kilburn Park, Lambeth North and Marylebone closed. Central line: no service between Hainault and Woodford. Buckhurst Hill, Chancery Lane, Chigwell, Fairlop, Grange Hill, Queensway, Roding Valley, Ruislip Gardens and Snaresbrook closed. Circle line: Blackfriars, Cannon Street, Farringdon, Goldhawk Road, Great Portland Street, Latimer Road and Royal Oak closed. District line: no Kensington (Olympia) service. Blackfriars, Bow Road, Cannon Street, Chiswick Park, Kensington (Olympia), Ravenscourt Park and Upminster Bridge closed. Hammersmith & City line: Bow Road, Farringdon, Goldhawk Road, Great Portland Street, Latimer Road and Royal Oak closed. Jubilee line: no service throughout the line due to line upgrade work. Four rail replacement bus services will run: Bus C: between Stanmore and Wembley Park, calling at Canons Park, Queensbury and Kingsbury; Bus D: between Wembley Park and Finchley Road, calling at all intermediate stations; Bus E: between Waterloo and Canada Water, calling at Southwark, London Bridge and Bermondsey; Bus F: between North Greenwich and Stratford, calling at Canning Town and West Ham. Metropolitan line: no service between Baker Street and Aldgate, Moor Park and Watford or between Rickmansworth and Amersham/Chesham. For stations east of Baker Street, use the Circle and Hammersmith & City lines. Amersham, Chesham, Chalfont & Latimer, Chorleywood, Watford, Croxley, Moor Park, Northwood Hills, Great Portland Street and Farringdon closed. Trains will stop additionally at Willesden Green. Northern line: no Mill Hill East service. Borough, Goodge Street, Mill Hill East, Mornington Crescent, Totteridge & Whetstone and West Finchley closed. Piccadilly line: Uxbridge branch customers should change at Acton Town before 1200. Waterloo & City line: no service.

Buses - From about 0830 a Sunday service will operate on all routes. Additionally on routes 81, 90, 105, 111, 140, 203, 222, 285, 350, 423, 482, 490, A10, H25, H26, U3 and X26 a Sunday service will operate from about 0530 in order to serve Heathrow Airport. Route 84 will only operate between New Barnet and Potters Bar stations. Route 477 will not operate. Other services will be operating, where special fares will apply.

 

New Year’s Eve, Thursday 31 December -

Tube, DLR, tram and selected National Rail services in Greater London will run all night on New Year’s Eve. Night and 24 hour bus routes will run as normal, but there will be a reduction in bus services leaving central London from around 1900 to around 0300, because of road closures. There will be free travel on all journeys from 2345 until 0430 on the Tube, DLR, buses and trams.

 

New Year’s Day, Friday 1 January 2010 -

Tube - A reduced train service will run between 0500 and 1030, every 15 minutes in the central area and every 30 minutes on the branches. For the rest of the day a reduced service will operate with last trains at Monday to Friday times. The following exceptions apply: Bakerloo line: overnight and throughout the day, buses will replace trains between Stonebridge Park and Queen’s Park, calling at all intermediate stations. Circle and District lines: Blackfriars closed. Cannon Street open 0730-1930. Waterloo & City line: no service.

Buses - A Sunday service will operate on day routes except on route 477 which will operate a Public Holiday service. Route 965 will operate a normal Friday service. A Friday night service will operate on all 24 hour and Night bus routes

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