Londoners have been warned to check their journeys before they travel as huge crowds are expected to descend on the capital for the four-day Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
TFL will be hoping the new Elizabeth Line - named in the Queen’s honour - will be able to take some of the strain and it will run on a Sunday for the first time to help carry partygoers across London.
Julie Dixon, TfL’s Interim Customer and Revenue Director, said: “There will be lots to see and do in the capital over this historic weekend and we expect the celebrations will be popular.
“To help people make the most of everything that’s happening, we’re planning to run a normal service with no planned works or closures, including services all weekend on the newly opened Elizabeth line.
“Services will be particularly busy on Saturday night and during the daytime on Sunday. Public transport, walking and cycling will be the best ways of getting around and we’d encourage people to check their journeys before they travel in case of any disruption, either on our website or by using the TfL Go app.”
TfL have confirmed all of their Tube and rail services will be running as usual over the bank holiday weekend but some stations may be closed to cope with the huge numbers of people expected in the capital for major events including the BBC concert at Buckingham Palace on Saturday night.
Plans in place already mean Charing Cross and St James’s Park station will be closed after 3pm on the day while Hyde Park station will be exit only after 4pm and is planned to close after 9pm.
St James’s Park station, which is just a short walk from the palace, will close from 1pm on Sunday while Westminster will be closed from 10am, though travellers can still change between the Circle, District and Jubilee lines.
Revellers taking advantage of the special late licensing hours can use the Night Tube on the Central, Jubilee and Victoria lines on Friday and Saturday and the cancellation of planned strike action on the Friday means Green Park and Euston will be open though further industrial action may take place on Monday after the end of the four-day weekend.
TFL expects its buses to run as usual but Arriva is advising customers to check their routes while FirstGroup is running a Sunday service on Thursday and Friday.
It also warned that interchanges at Bond Street, Kings Cross St Pancras and Green Park stations will be much busier than usual, and particularly on Saturday night.
Services in general will be busier on Saturday and Sunday night though TFL are advising people to avoid driving in central London with many streets packed with partygoers and official events.
Some cycle routes are also likely to be closed or diverted so cyclists are warned it check their routes before setting off.
