This is a weekly round-up of London’s rail transport news…
London Underground
There’s going to be a four-day closure of part of the Metropolitan line and Chiltern Railways next week, affecting services north of Harrow on the Hill. ianVisits
Hundreds of thousands of City commuters had their journeys disrupted in 2025 after Chancery Lane tube station was unexpectedly closed for a staggering one in six mornings, City AM
In Pictures: Farewell To Brixton Tube’s Newspaper Stand Londonist
Morden tube station’s former ticket office has been transformed into two new toilets, making it the first stop on a £15 million programme to increase toilets across London’s public transport. ianVisits
Strike threat alert on London Underground as RMT union ballots Tube drivers over four-day week Standard
TfL has fired the proverbial starting pistol for the Bakerloo line upgrade, issuing a call for suppliers to carry out the work. ianVisits
Elizabeth line
How the Elizabeth Line has changed Reading BBC News
Mainline / Overground
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has said it is satisfied with HS2’s response to the serious near-miss that led to a pause on its London tunnels work. Construction News
Passengers are being warned that several weekend closures of London Liverpool Street station will take place in March due to Network Rail engineering works. ianVisits
The government is to legislate to allow school leavers to become train drivers, lowering the legal age to become a train driver from 20 to 18 years old from 30 June. Personnel Today
A Spanish-Dutch joint venture working on the HS2 project has brought in Spanish and French consultants to design track work. Construction Index
The controversial plans to redevelop Liverpool Street station have been given the go-ahead by the City of London. ianVisits
No trains through key Kent rail routes this weekend amid Dartford engineering works Kent Online
DLR
Rush hour misery [on Monday] for London commuters after DLR part suspended Metro
London’s DLR cleaners strike for sick pay Socialist Worker
Miscellaneous
A “brazen” rail fare dodger has been fined more than £3,600 after failing to pay for a ticket on over a hundred journeys. BBC News
Campaign from Global encourages the public to upload photos and messages to feature on digital screens at London’s Tottenham Court Road Elizabeth line station Little Black Book
Transport for London placed Acton at the centre of its National Apprenticeship Week celebrations as senior government figures visited the organisation’s Railway Engineering Works Acton W3
A steam train featuring in the upcoming Harry Potter television series is scheduled to visit the Epping Ongar Railway this spring, including the Easter weekend. ianVisits
Commercial Partnerships at TfL: A balancing act Made by TfL
‘As a blind passenger, train travel can be scary’ BBC News
And finally: Guinness adverts on the London Underground Diamond Geezer
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The image is from a February 2023 article: Bank tube station’s new Cannon Street entrance has opened
