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Partial closure of District and Piccadilly lines 29/30 March

This weekend (29/30 March) the District line train service will be suspended between West Kensington and Richmond/Acton Town on Saturday 29 March and between West Kensington and Richmond/Ealing Broadway on Sunday 30 March. The Piccadilly line train service will be suspended all weekend between Hammersmith and Acton Town/Ealing Common.Rail Replacement Bus Services will operate as follows:Service A: Hammersmith – Ravenscourt Park – Stamford Brook – Turnham Green – Chiswick Park – Gunnersbury – Acton Town (extending to Ealing Common & Ealing Broadway on Sunday).Service B: Hammersmith – Ravenscourt Park – Stamford Brook – Turnham Green – Chiswick Park – Gunnersbury – Kew Gardens  – Richmond.Service C: Hammersmith – Acton Town, non stop.Service D: Ealing Common – Ealing Broadway – Northfields – South Ealing – Ealing Common (Sunday 30th March only)London Overground is suspended on Saturday Richmond to Willesden Junction and on Sunday Richmond to Camden Road.

Patrick Green ● 4554d3 Comments

I don't understand why LOROL/TfL or whoever close BOTH The Piccadilly Line AND the Overground (and District Line just to ensure we don't go anywhere)on the same weekends.The Rail replacement services are terribly slow and seem to wind round west London.So how to effect the post-Arsenal match dinner in Finsbury Park on Saturday evening eh? Drive all the way? That's so good for the congestion, the environment and my temper. Drive to Hammersmith and park near M & S? Any other ideas?

Sara Nathan ● 4554d

It's to prevent seperate closures on different weekends. The main bulk of the work is between Turnham Green and Gunnersbury. Also work at Acton Town, Ealing Common and Willesden Junction. There is a non stop bus Hammersmith to Acton Town scheduled to run every 4 minutes

Patrick Green ● 4554d

All the way through till late at night?Actually it's better for local residents (or at least Arsenal fans)to separate them - then at least you can use alternatives: Acton Central to Highbury & Islington replacing Acton Town to Finsbury Park for instance. Neither available this weekend.

Sara Nathan ● 4554d