Train cancellations, points failures, and planned engineering works across multiple lines have meant severe delays for tube passengers across the network today.
Circle, Docklands Light Railway, Hammersmith and City, Metropolitan, Piccadilly, Suffragette, Waterloo and City line, Weaver line, Windrush line, and Elizabeth line have all been affected.
Here's what you need to know.
Delays on Sunday (July 19)
There are severe delays due to cancellations on the Circle Line.
The Metropolitan Line is experiencing severe delays between Harrow-on-the-Hill and Uxbridge, and minor delays between Moor Park and Watford.
The Hammersmith and City Line has minor delays due to train cancellations.
The Piccadilly Line has experienced significant disruptions, with no service between King's Cross St Pancras and Cockfosters and further severe delays between Acton Town and Rayners Lane.
There are also issues with the Suffragette Line, which has been suspended between Gospel Oak and Upper Holloway due to a faulty train.
Planned closures
The Waterloo & City line will not operate over the entire weekend, as per its usual schedule.
Similarly, the Weaver Line will remain closed until 10.15am today, with no service between Liverpool Street and Cheshunt/Chingford/Enfield Town.
Replacement buses will be operational on these routes.
The Windrush Line will also be closed between West Croydon and Sydenham on Sunday.
Engineering work at Lewisham has closed the station and the Bexleyheath line, affecting all routes via Lewisham and causing several services to be diverted or skip the station.
Replacement buses are running between New Cross and Dartford via Bexleyheath, while passengers can use the DLR between Lewisham and Greenwich at no extra cost.
There will be no Southeastern trains calling at Charing Cross or Waterloo East this weekend due to engineering works, with services instead running to and from Cannon Street, London Bridge and, on Saturday only, Blackfriars.
Passengers can use London Underground services between central London stations at no extra cost while the disruption is in place.
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Delayed routes
The Docklands Light Railway has also partially closed its route between West India Quay and Poplar, and between West India Quay and Bank, and further to Poplar – Tower Gateway.
There is no service between Stratford and Whitechapel from 11:00pm on Saturday 18 July until 11:00am on Sunday 19 July on the Elizabeth Line.
Services to and from Shenfield are starting and terminating at London Liverpool Street instead of London Paddington.
Passengers travelling between Abbey Wood and Paddington who need to continue to Shenfield should change at Liverpool Street, where Shenfield services are departing from platforms 15 to 17.
Travellers heading to Heathrow Airport from Shenfield or Stratford are advised to change at Liverpool Street and board a Heathrow Terminal 4 service.
Alternatively, passengers can use the Piccadilly line from central London to Heathrow Airport.
Commuters and travellers are advised to bear these disruptions in mind and plan their journeys accordingly, allowing more time for their commutes.
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