Transport for London Christmas and New Year travel information MAYOR Transport for London OF LONDON Contents Public transport in London Information for travelling on Tube, buses, If you’re travelling in London over the festive Docklands Light Railway (DLR), Tramlink, period, this booklet will guide you through the Riverboat and London Overground services. services available. Christmas Eve, Don’t forget, Tube, DLR and Tramlink services Thursday 24 December 2 will run all night on New Year’s Eve; Night and Christmas Day, 24 hour bus routes will run all night as normal. Friday 25 December 5 Travel will be free on all journeys from 2345 on New Year’s Eve until 0430 on New Year’s Boxing Day, Day, on bus, Tube, tram and DLR services. Saturday 26 December 7 Free travel will apply on London Overground Sunday 27 December 12 trains running after 2345. Bank Holiday, Full service information is also available at Monday 28 December 14 tfl.gov.uk or from London Travel Information 020 7222 1234. Tuesday 29 December 16 on Wednesday 30 December 18 To find your quickest way around London, visit tfl.gov.uk and use Journey Planner or New Year’s Eve, text TFL to 60835. Charged at your network Thursday 31 December 20 operator’s standard rate. New Year’s Day, Friday 1 January 2010 32 Travelling by coach this Christmas? 34 Taxi and private hire services 35 Useful information and contacts 37 Fares, tickets and Congestion Charging 39 New Year’s Eve special bus departure points map 41 1 Christmas Eve, Thursday 24 December Tube Docklands Light Railway A Saturday service will run until 1900, after A special service will operate starting at normal which time trains will run less frequently. Monday to Friday times with last trains at Last trains will run at Sunday times. Sunday times. The following exceptions apply: No service between Bank/Tower Gateway Bakerloo line: Marylebone closes at 2145. and West India Quay/Poplar. Replacement bus services will operate. Train services will operate Circle and District lines: Blackfriars closed. on all remaining routes. Cannon Street closes at 2100. Metropolitan line: Chiltern Railways will run London Overground a Saturday service with extra peak hour trains. A Monday to Friday service will operate with Last train will leave Marylebone at 2057. reduced services from early evening (1945 onwards) Waterloo & City line: trains will run every and last trains departing by about 2100. 6 minutes with first and last trains at Monday Bus ELW – a Saturday service will operate. to Friday times. Buses Tramlink A Saturday service will operate. A Saturday service will operate with the following exceptions: On routes 507 and 521, a reduced Monday to Friday service will operate; Routes 402, 477 and 614 will operate a Monday to Friday service; Route 931 will operate a Friday service; Route 972 will operate a normal Thursday service; There will be no service on routes 603 and X68. There will be no Night buses; On 24 hour routes buses will operate until just after midnight. continued 2 3 Christmas Eve, Thursday 24 December Christmas Day, Friday 25 December Riverboat Tube No services except: No services. All stations closed. Embankment/London Eye – QEII Pier: Buses service runs every 30 minutes from 0600-1900. no No service to Woolwich Arsenal. There will be daytime or Night buses Operator: Thames Clippers operated by London Buses. However, there will be a few services operating, where special fares Westminster – London Eye – Tower – will apply. Travelcards, Saver tickets, Bus Passes Greenwich: normal service. and concessionary permits may not be valid on London Showboat Dinner Cruise: these services (for details please contact normal service operators). These are as follows: Operator: City Cruises The Oxford Tube will operate a special service Lunch Cruise from between Oxford and London Victoria until 1900, Embankment Pier: calling at Heathrow Airport Central bus station normal service in both directions instead of Hillingdon station; Operator: Bateaux London National Express Heathrow Hotel Hoppa routes Woolwich Free Ferry: normal service. to Terminals 1, 2, 3 (H1-H9), Terminal 4 (H51, Operator: Serco Ltd. H53, H54, H56) and Terminal 5 (H51, H53-H58); Contact individual operators for full details. Purple Parking – Park & Ride between Southall See page 38 for contact details. and Heathrow (all terminals) will operate. Victoria Coach Station Docklands Light Railway Many operators will reduce UK services from No services. All stations closed. early evening, with last coaches departing around 2100. London Overground Last international departures will be mid morning. No services. All stations closed. Customers wishing to travel on Christmas Eve Tramlink are strongly advised to book in advance. Certain No service. overnight services to Scotland will operate. continued 4 5 Christmas Day, Friday 25 December Boxing Day, Saturday 26 December Riverboat Tube No services except: Reduced Sunday services on all lines. Christmas Day Lunch Cruise: The first trains will run through central London Call 020 7740 0400 for details. at approximately 0830. Services finish at Sunday Operator: City Cruises times. The following exceptions apply: Bakerloo line: Taxis buses will replace trains between Stonebridge Park and Queen’s Park, Licensed taxis (black cabs) offer an accessible calling at all intermediate stations. Edgware Road service on Christmas Day (subject to local (Bakerloo), Kilburn Park, Lambeth North and availability). Hail them in the street, pick them Marylebone closed. up at ranks or call One Number Taxi Bookings Central line: on 0871 871 8710. There is a £4 extra charge no service between Hainault and on Christmas Day. Woodford. Buckhurst Hill, Chancery Lane, Chigwell, Fairlop, Grange Hill, Queensway, Private Hire Vehicles and minicabs Roding Valley, Ruislip Gardens and Snaresbrook closed. Licensed private hire vehicles provide a service on Christmas Day (subject to local availability). Circle line: Blackfriars, Cannon Street, All journeys must be booked through a licensed Farringdon, Goldhawk Road, Great Portland Street, private hire operator. To find an operator near Latimer Road and Royal Oak closed. CAB 60835 you, text to (see page 36 for more District line: no Kensington (Olympia) service. tfl.gov.uk/findaride information), visit or call Blackfriars, Bow Road, Cannon Street, 020 7222 1234 . Chiswick Park, Kensington (Olympia), Ravenscourt Park and Upminster Bridge closed. Hammersmith & City line: Bow Road, Farringdon, Goldhawk Road, Great Portland Street, Latimer Road and Royal Oak closed. continued 6 7 Boxing Day, Saturday 26 December Jubilee line: no service throughout the line Buses due to line upgrade work. Four rail replacement From about 0830 a Sunday service will operate bus services will run: on all routes. Bus C: between Stanmore and Wembley Park, Additionally on routes 81, 90, 105, 111, 140, calling at Canons Park, Queensbury and Kingsbury; 203, 222, 285, 350, 423, 482, 490, A10, H25, Bus D: between Wembley Park and Finchley Road, H26, U3 and X26 a Sunday service will calling at all intermediate stations; operate from about 0530 in order to serve Bus E: between Waterloo and Canada Water, Heathrow Airport. calling at Southwark, London Bridge and Route 84 will only operate between New Barnet Bermondsey; and Potters Bar stations. Bus F: between North Greenwich and Stratford, Route 477 will not operate. calling at Canning Town and West Ham. Metropolitan line: no service between Other services will be operating, where special Baker Street and Aldgate, Moor Park and fares will apply. Travelcards, Saver tickets, Watford or between Rickmansworth and Bus Passes and concessionary permits may Amersham/Chesham. not be valid on these services (for details please contact operators): For stations east of Baker Street, use the Circle and Hammersmith & City lines. Arriva The Shires (Green Line) route 724 between Heathrow Airport and Harlow Bus Station; Amersham, Chesham, Chalfont & Latimer, Chorleywood, Watford, Croxley, Moor Park, Arriva The Shires (Green Line) route 757 between Northwood Hills, Great Portland Street and Victoria and Luton Airport; Farringdon closed. First route 71 between Heathrow Terminal 5 Trains will stop additionally at Willesden Green. and Slough via Staines and Windsor; No Chiltern Railways service between First route 78 between Heathrow Terminal 5 Aylesbury – Marylebone. and Britwell via Slough; Northern line: no Mill Hill East service. Borough, Goodge Street, Mill Hill East, Mornington Crescent, Totteridge & Whetstone and West Finchley closed. Piccadilly line: Uxbridge branch customers should change at Acton Town before 1200. continued Waterloo & City line: no service. 8 9 Boxing Day, Saturday 26 December London General special service between London Overground Richmond Station and Kempton Park racecourse; No train services. National Express Heathrow Hotel Hoppa routes Bus ELW – a Sunday service will operate from to Terminals 1, 2, 3 (H1-H9), Terminal 4 (H51, about 0830, but buses will not serve Shoreditch. H53, H54, H56) and Terminal 5 (H51, H53-H58); National Express coach services, including Tramlink route 701 between Heathrow Airport and Woking; A Sunday service will operate commencing Oxford Espress route X90 between Oxford and at 0830. London Victoria; Riverboat Oxford Tube between Oxford and London Victoria No services except: until 2100; Westminster – London Eye – Tower – Purple Parking – Park & Ride between Southall Greenwich: normal service. and Heathrow (all terminals); London Showboat Dinner Cruise: Tourist bus