What is happening?

To provide a smoother more comfortable ride and to improve track drainage, which prevents signal failures caused by flooding, we are carrying out track replacement at Stamford Brook and Ealing Common and drainage improvement at Hammersmith as part of the Tube Improvement Plan. This means there is no Piccadilly line service between Barons Court and Northfields/Rayners Lane and no District line service between West Kensington and Ealing Broadway/Richmond.

What travel options are available?

To get to Heathrow Airport:

• Use the Central line to Ealing Broadway and change for replacement bus

• Buses connect Ealing Broadway to the Piccadilly line Boston Manor

• Continue by Piccadilly line to the airport.

London Underground tickets / passes valid to Heathrow or Zone 6 are accepted.

Using Heathrow Express/Connect

Heathrow Express services run between Paddington the airport and Heathrow Connect services run between Paddington/Ealing Broadway and the airport. London Underground tickets and Oyster cards are not valid on these routes. You will need to purchase a special ticket if you wish to use either of these routes. This can be done via their website or stations, or at an Underground station before starting your journey. For more details visit: https://www.heathrowexpress.com/ or https://www.heathrowconnect.com 

Replacement buses

With the exception of route B, these buses are for local journeys and are not recommended if you are travelling with luggage between central London and Heathrow

Service A: for local journeys  Earl’s Court – Hammersmith – Ravenscourt Park – Stamford Brook – Turnham Green – Chiswick Park – Gunnersbury – Acton Town – Ealing Common – Ealing Broadway – Northfields

Service B:  Ealing Broadway - Boston Manor. For travel between central London and Heathrow. This route is operated by single-deck, low-floor buses with luggage space.

Service D: for local journeys  Earl’s Court – West Kensington – Hammersmith – Ravenscourt Park – Stamford Brook – Turnham Green – Chiswick Park – Gunnersbury [on Sunday this service also stops at Kew Gardens and Richmond]

Service E: for local journeys  Acton Town – Ealing Common – North Ealing – Hanger Lane (for Park Royal and the Central line) – Alperton – Sudbury Town – Sudbury Hill – South Harrow – Rayners Lane

Useful links

To plan your journey, use the TfL Journey Planner.

Get advance warning of weekend closures on Tube, DLR and Overground services by subscribing to our free weekly email, or check for future closures using the Planned Works Calendar or six-month look ahead.

Find out more about the Tube Upgrade Plan for the Piccadilly line or watch the short videos on the TfL You Tube Channel.