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Email received from TFL warning of the following part closures on London Overground:

"This is advance notice of part closures on London Overground services. These are to enable Crossrail to carry out construction work around Whitechapel.
Service changes

• Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 July: Whitechapel station will be closed. In addition, trains will not run between Highbury & Islington and New Cross/Crystal Palace/Clapham Junction/West Croydon

• Monday 27 and Tuesday 28 July: No service between Highbury & Islington and Shadwell, as well as between Surrey Quays and New Cross. Four trains an hour will run between Shadwell and Clapham Junction/West Croydon/Crystal Palace"


• Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 August: Trains will not run between Highbury & Islington and Shadwell, as well as between Surrey Quays and New Cross. Four trains an hour will run between Shadwell and Clapham Junction/West Croydon/Crystal Palace
Travel information

During these times, alternative routes will be available to customers and replacement bus services will operate. Other areas of the network may be busier than usual, especially during peak hours, while customers take alternative routes. "

Thanks ChrisR

• Monday 27 and Tuesday 28 July: No service between Highbury & Islington and Shadwell, as well as between Surrey Quays and New Cross. Four trains an hour will run between Shadwell and Clapham Junction/West Croydon/Crystal Palace"

With regards to above - its closed all week, with the 1st train going through clapham
to canada water being at 0922 and s*d all from FH

Lets hope the jubilee line is ok if you need to get over that way in that week

Great, just great. I'm doing the London Surrey 100 bike ride on Sunday 2 August and I was relying on the Overground to get me and my bike over to the Olympic park for the start.

So, is that now the Forest Hill London Surrey 120?

Looks like it...

AMFM - On August 2nd we're supposed to have 4 London Overground trains per hour from Forest Hill/Honor Oak Park to Canada Water as well as the usual Southern service to London Bridge service so you should be able to get to Stratford for the Olympic park ok.

Good luck with the ride!

I'd considered doing that last year for the Ride 100 but in the end, because you have to be there an hour before your start time, the timings just didn't work.

I cycled over instead... The Blackwall Tunnel is closed to traffic that day but you are allowed to cycle through it which is helpful. I think it took longer to find the right start colour than it did to cycle to Stratford.

Despite Hurricane Bertha blowing through it was an awesome day although took a good few junctions before remembering that you don't have to stop at traffic lights that day!

Cyclists stopping at traffic lights - thats a new one on - lol