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No Piccadilly line

I went to Hammersmith this morning to pick up the Piccadilly line but it’s only running from Acton Town to Heathrow over the next couple of days and then not at all over the weekend. The district line was, to say the least, packed,  not helped by some long gaps in the service. The regular announcements to passengers to change for the Piccadilly line at Earl’s Court etc continued both on the district and the central line - would help if the drivers could provide an update.

David Turner ● 2d11 Comments

I never set off on the tube without checking TfL's Status page. The closure of the Piccadilly Line until next Monday has been on there for the past week.

Susan Kelly ● 2d

TfL Go is a smart app, and it takes seconds to see what's what. To be fair to TfL, there have been posters in the stations for more than a week with details of the engineering works. You can also join the Chiswick Reddit group for weekly look-aheads.

Mike Smith ● 2d

I was on the District Line at Gunnersbury going to TG.It was 10 mins at the station and didn't move, with no announcement from the driver. I then looked at the app, and it said District Line service suspended due to signal failure at Gunnersbury. I then new it would be ages before engineers turn up. Everyone on the train was in the dark. I got off and tapped on the driver's window; he got up and opened his door, and I told him, in so many words, how about letting people know what's going on. Since that day, I check the TFL live app status even before I set off to travel

Julian Pavey ● 1d

It's not just the Piccadilly line, it seems there are either major or minor delays on all the lines, plus part closure. It really is getting harder and harder to travel anywhere using public transport these days, despite the constant pushing to leave one's car at home...

Mark Edwards ● 1d

"Despite the constant pushing to leave one's car at home" Yeh, why go to Oxford Street, YAWN, by transport when Westfield has 5.5k parking spaces? Did they take into account Westfield The Bush and Westfield Stratford when Oxford Street gradually declined over time?

Julian Pavey ● 1d

The signalling problems on the Richmond/Ealing branch of the District line have been endemic for some time and appear to be getting worse. The Wimbledon branch passengers have similar issues and seem to be more proactive in making their views known. There was a demo outside a station earlier this month about the issue - council leader and MP in attendance.

Francis Rowe ● 1d

It's been dreadful trying to travel across London for the past year.  We have been waiting for the new Piccadilly line trains for so long now - how long will they be the excuse for the lack of attention everywhere?

Philippa Bond ● 1d

The SWR service from Chiswick station is a reliable alternative for accessing Waterloo, or Victoria if you change at Clapham Junction.

Richard Greenhough ● 1d

It so isn't - cancellations and delays galore ...

Davey Harris ● 19h

Ealing Broadway to Stratford and return ...Bliss!

Jim Lawes ● 14h

I haven't had a chance to look in detail but the devolved powers given to regional Mayors in the budget could allow Lord Khan to go directly to capital markets to fund projects like the Piccadilly line signalling (which would give us a Piccadilly line stop).

On that note we haven't heard about The Structures Fund for Hammersmith Bridge yet. I remember them saying Autumn, which technically it is but it does feel a bit late. There was  a question in the House of Commons about this ten days ago which got a very non-committal answer.

Francis Rowe ● 8h