Operator: London Overground
Routes affected:London Overground between London Euston and Watford Junction
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Engineering work is taking place between London Euston and Watford Junction, closing all of the London Overground lines.
Lioness line:
No London Overground trains will run between London Euston and Watford Junction.
Replacement buses will run between:
- Queens Park (London) and Harrow & Wealdstone
- Harrow Bus Station and Watford Junction
Ticket acceptance:
If you have a National Rail paper ticket or e-ticket, you can use your ticket at no extra cost on the following operators’ services:
- London Northwestern Railway services between Watford Junction, Bushey, Harrow & Wealdstone and London Euston
- London Bus routes 346 and R17 between Bushey and Carpenders Park
- London Bus routes 182 and H14 between Harrow & Wealdstone Hatch End and Headstone Lane
- Metropolitan line to / from Northwick Park for Kenton and South Kenton
- Chiltern Railway services to / from Wembley Stadium, then London Bus route 483 for Wembley Central, North Wembley, and London Bus route 440 to / from Stonebridge Park
- London Bus routes 487 and 228 between Harlesden and Willesden Junction
- Mildmay line to / from Willesden Junction
- London Bus route 18 between Willesden Junction and Kensal Green
- Bakerloo line to / from Queens Park (London)
- Bakerloo line to / from Kilburn Park for Kilburn High Road
- Jubilee line to / from Swiss Cottage for South Hampstead
If you are using contactless payment / Oyster card, you can also use the above alternative travel options but you will be required to pay the normal tap in / tap out fares for your journey.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
You can plan your journey on London Buses / London Underground by using the Transport for London Journey Planner
Replacement bus travel advice:
For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use our Rail Replacement Services page.
You can find the pick-up and set-down location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page.
Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.
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