Every London Overground station closing during strike as more could shut 'at short notice'

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Every London Overground station closing during strike as more could shut 'at short notice'

Transport for London (TfL) has told customers which London Overground stations are due to close as workers take strike action next week. RMT union members are due to walk out on March 4 and 5 which would impact services and some stations.

Customers have been urged to check before they travel. All Overground routes will run, officials say, but some will have 'reduced operating hours'.

Passengers requiring assisted travel are 'strongly advised' to pre-book assistance before travelling. London Underground, Elizabeth line, DLR, London Trams, London buses and National Rail services are scheduled to operate as normal.

READ MORE: £140m Elizabeth line upgrade plan to tackle disruption after delays and cancelled trains

TfL said yesterday (Tuesday, February 27) that talks to avert strike action are continuing between and RMT and Arriva Rail London.

Affected services

No service is expected before 8am or after 6pm on the following routes, with those that do operate expected to be busier than normal:

  • Gospel Oak - Barking Riverside (which will become the Suffragette line)
  • Stratford – Richmond/Clapham Junction (which will become the Mildmay line)
  • Highbury and Islington – Clapham Junction/West Croydon/Crystal Palace/New Cross (which will become the Windrush line)

Customers travelling on these lines are advised by TfL to consider alternative routes, allow extra time for their journey and to check before they travel.

Customers on an Overground platform at Walthamstow Central station
Passengers have been told to plan ahead of their journeys

If travelling on these days, customers have been advised that the following stations will be closed and London Overground services will not stop there.

  • Haggerston
  • Hoxton
  • Rotherhithe
  • Shadwell
  • Shoreditch High Street
  • Wapping

Additional stations may be closed at short notice and some stations will be open but may be unstaffed.

Trish Ashton, TfL’s Director of Rail and Sponsored services, said: “We urge the RMT and Arriva Rail London to continue to work together to find a resolution and call this strike off. Customers planning to use London Overground services are urged to check before they travel, allow extra time for their journeys, and check the TfL website or the TfL Go app for the latest travel information.”

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For the latest travel information, TfL says customers should check the TfL website or the TfL Go app.

This is the second of two 48-hour strikes announced by the RMT union over pay. The first on Monday 19 and Tuesday 20 February was suspended for further talks between the union and Arriva Rail London but, bosses say, to date no resolution has yet been found.

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