Northern Line to partially shut for 4 weekends over summer

Trains will not run on the Northern Line between Golders Green and Edgware over these weekends to allow for Colindale station to be upgraded.

This will impact the Brent Cross, Hendon Central, Colindale, Burnt Oak and Edgware stations.

Southbound services from Golders Green are not affected and are expected to continue as normal.

#Transport for #London press release:
Colindale Tube station to close from Friday 7 June until December 2024 as part of its major upgrade, which includes making the station step-free for the first timehttps://t.co/L3tkHPrvpR pic.twitter.com/g9I6Fklvvc

— CLondoner92 (@CLondoner92) February 7, 2024

Works on Colindale station will involve getting a new building that replaces the current entrance along with a more spacious ticket hall.

Alongside that, a lift is being added, along with more cycle parking and retail space within the station.

Colindale station will be closed from Friday, June 7 and is expected to reopen in December 2024, according to the TfL website.

What weekends will the Northern Line be partially shut?

The first closure between Golders Green and Edgware will take place on the weekend of June 8-9.

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It will also shut over June 15-16 and on the final weekend of the month of June 29-30.

After that, the section of the line will run as normal before a four-day closure from Thursday, July 25 until Sunday, July 28.

TfL has told passengers it may be quickest to take local bus services to Jubilee line or Thameslink stations for journeys into Central London during these periods.