August Disruption ahead in Wembley: High Road overnight works start on July 29th until August 16th and Bakerloo/Overground closed August 3rd to 8th.

 It has taken a bit of nagging to get Brent Council to issue details of works on Wembley High Road but details were published on their website yesterday:

Wembley High Road is being upgraded and different section will be closed at night during the following times whilst we make improvements to the road.

Works across Wembley High Road are expected from Monday, 29 July to Thursday, 15 August 2024.

The works will be completed in three separate phases:

Phase 1

High Road - Ealing Road to Park Lane – Works will begin at 8pm on Monday, 29 July and will be complete by 5am on Tuesday, 6 August. This will take place at night only (6 Nights). Access to properties in this area will be strictly limited and there will be a signed diversion in place for the duration of the works. Ealing Road, Lancelot Road, St Johns Road and London Road will also be closed at the junction with High Road whilst works are in progress.

Phase 2

High Road - Park Lane to Cecil Avenue – Works will commence at 8pm on Tuesday, 6 August and will be complete by 5am on Monday, 12 August. This will take place at night only (5 Nights). Access to properties in this area will be strictly limited and there will be a signed diversion in place for the duration of the works. Park Lane and Cecil Avenue will be closed at the junction of High Road whilst the works are in progress.

Phase 3

Park Lane – High Road to opposite 1 Park Court – Works will commence at 8pm on Monday, 12 August and will be complete by 5am on Thursday, 15 August. This will take place at night only (3 Nights). Access to properties in this area will be strictly limited and there will be a signed diversion in place for the duration of the works. Elm Road and Dukes way will be closed at the junction of Park Lane whilst the works are in progress. Please note – Taylor Swift returns to Wembley Stadium on Thursday, 15 August so the works will not continue past 5am on Thursday, 15 August so there will be no clash with the Stadium event.

Advanced warning signs have been deployed at key locations.

 

At the same time TfL have issued details of the closure of the Overground and Bakerloobetween Saturday 3rd August and Thursday 8th August.

Closure details

Between Saturday 3 and Thursday 8 August, these sections of line will be closed:

• London Overground: Euston to Watford Junction
• Tube - Bakerloo line: Queen's Park-Harrow & Wealdstone

London Overground stations

During the closure, there will be no London Overground service at these stations: Euston, South Hampstead, Kilburn High Road, Queen's Park, Kensal Green, Harlesden, Stonebridge Park, Wembley Central, North Wembley, South Kenton, Kenton, Harrow & Wealdstone, Headstone Lane, Hatch End, Carpenders Park, Bushey, Watford High Street and Watford Junction

Tube stations

During the closure, there will be no Bakerloo line service at these stations: Kensal Green, Willesden Junction, Harlesden, Stonebridge Park, Wembley Central, North Wembley, South Kenton, Kenton, and Harrow & Wealdstone

Travel advice

• Plan ahead
• Check your travel
• Use our travel tools
• Use buses to reach your destination or connect with alternative rail routes.

Alternative stations

There are connections to alternative Tube and rail lines. Stations with step-free access are indicated.

• Central line - North Acton station
• Metropolitan line: Wembley Park (step-free), Preston Road, Northwick Park and Harrow-on-the Hill (step-free)
• Jubilee line - Wembley Park (step-free) and stations towards central London
• London Overground - Willesden Junction (step-free)
• London Northwestern Railway (West Midlands Trains) - Watford Junction, Bushey, and Harrow & Wealdstone

Bus connections

Additional temporary bus routes 718, 719, and 720 will be available during the closure period:

• Route 718 will run between Queen's Park and Harrow & Wealdstone via Kensal Green, Willesden Junction, Harlesden Town Centre, Stonebridge Park, Wembley Central, North Wembley, Preston Road, Kenton (from first to last train times) 
• Route 719 will run between Queen's Park and Wembley Park (for the Jubilee and Metropolitan lines), via Kensal Green, Willesden Junction, Harlesden Town Centre, Stonebridge Park, Wembley Central (weekdays only, 07:30 to 20:30) 
• Route 720 will run between Watford Junction and Harrow-on-the-Hill (for the Metropolitan line and Chiltern Railways), via Harrow & Wealdstone, Headstone Lane, Hatch End, Carpenders Park, Bushey, Watford High Street (from first to last train times)

All bus services offer step-free access.

Standard TfL bus fares apply. Always touch in using Oyster or contactless, or show a valid ticket when boarding the bus.

 

Comment received after publication:

 If Wembley High Road and main roads off it (Ealing Road, Park Lane etc) are closed from 8pm each evening to allow the resurfacing work to take place then none of the usual bus routes (297, 83, 483, 79, 204, 182, 224, 223, 92) will be able to travel through Wembley High Road and Ealing Road.

So no trains to Wembley Central and no local buses either - Wembley Central and Alperton Residents will be badly affected by this - particularly those travelling to work really early, those working late, the elderly, and those who struggle to walk 😡

Let's hope the Piccadilly Line will be managed properly so that it runs efficiently during this time.

London Mayor supports plans for West London Orbital Rail that will run through Old Oak, Harlesden, Neasden and Cricklewood

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Years of campaiging, publicity and network building by local activist John Cox appears to have persuaded the Mayor of London, TfL, Network Rail and the London Alliance of Boroughs to consider a new Overground line linking Hounslow with Brent Cross, Hendon, Cricklewood and West Hampstead via Old Oak, Harlesden and Neasden.

The West London Orbital has now been incorporated into the revised Mayor''s Transport Strategy.

Congratulations John.

Brent Central MP and CLP oppose Overground ticket office closures

The proposed closure of Overground ticket offices on the Brent section of the line LINK has been opposed by Brent Central Constituency Labour Party:

Brent Central CLP calls on the London Mayoral Candidate, London Assembly Members and Brent Councillors to oppose Transport for London's proposed ticket office closures, and to ensure that they are properly staffed during opening hours. We congratulate the RMT on their campaign to oppose the proposed ticket office closures, and resolve to support their planned industrial action over the introduction of the Night Tube.

Brent Central MP Dawn Butler has put down an EDM (Early Day Motion) that has been supported by Gareth Thomas MP (Harrow West) and 15 others opposing the closures LINK.

That this House notes that London TravelWatch is required to consult on London Underground's [actually London Overground] proposal to close station ticket offices at Gunnersbury, Harlesden, Harrow and Wealdstone, Kensal Green, Kenton, Kew Gardens, North Wembley, Queen's Park, Stonebridge Park, South Kenton and Wembley Central; is concerned that the proposals are being bought forward despite many of these stations experiencing large increases in passenger numbers; opposes the closure of those stations on the basis that passengers, especially visitors and the elderly or disabled, would not be able to access the full range of tickets and services they need from a ticket machine, would find it harder to obtain advice on ticket and fare options, would suffer delays to their travel due to insufficient numbers of replacement ticket machines, would experience a more congested concourse, would be less confident using a ticket machine and could end up overspending, would be deterred from travel due to the lower staffing levels, and would be travelling on a network which is less safe with CCTV monitored less frequently; and therefore believes that these Tube ticket offices should be kept open.