What is happening?To provide a smoother more comfortable ride and to improve track drainage, which prevents signal failures caused by flooding, we are carrying out track replacement at Stamford Brook and Ealing Common and drainage improvement at Hammersmith as part of the Tube Improvement Plan. This means there is no Piccadilly line service between Barons Court and Northfields/Rayners Lane and no District line service between West Kensington and Ealing Broadway/Richmond. What travel options are…See More

May 16

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Kathleen Duffy replied to London Underground's discussion New artwork at Bounds Green Station to celebrate 150 years of London Underground

"Thank you so very much for these links! I think I may have to spend more time in Newcastle than I anticipated - the Laing Gallery looks wonderful. They have some works by the ex-miner Norman Cornish! And lots of other paintings I…"

Apr 29

Dave Corcoran replied to London Underground's discussion New artwork at Bounds Green Station to celebrate 150 years of London Underground

"The Laing's collection (They have an extensive 18th-19thC collection, including major Holman-Hunt and Burne-Jones): http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/paintings/search/located_at/laing-art-gallery-3691_locationsThey have 11 John Martins…"

Apr 29

Kathleen Duffy replied to London Underground's discussion New artwork at Bounds Green Station to celebrate 150 years of London Underground

"Thanks very much Dave. Yes, I too love John Martin. I'm going to put an article on about him soon so will post a link here when it's on. Thanks for the information about the Laing Gallery. I'm planning to…"

Apr 28

Dave Corcoran replied to London Underground's discussion New artwork at Bounds Green Station to celebrate 150 years of London Underground

"Very entertaining read, Kathleen, and I like the fact that you are highlighting John Martin, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Martin_(painter) until recently a very underrated painter. (I've always been a fan; I've been…"

Apr 28

Kathleen Duffy replied to London Underground's discussion New artwork at Bounds Green Station to celebrate 150 years of London Underground

"I do like the Bounds Green artwork. I was wondering if anyone might like to read my article on the underground which does tie in a bit to the Bounds Green artwork? Not pushing my own stuff, but I thought it might amuse someone. Hope…"

Apr 27

Dave Corcoran replied to London Underground's discussion New artwork at Bounds Green Station to celebrate 150 years of London Underground

"Can't say it does much for me, sorry. Not a fan of conceptual art, and dismayed it gets most of the money. I vastly preferred Ross Ashmore's exhibition http://www.bowesandbounds.org/events/art-exhibition-ross-ashmore"

Apr 7

Kathleen Duffy replied to London Underground's discussion New artwork at Bounds Green Station to celebrate 150 years of London Underground

"I noticed this the other day and wondered what it was! It's great! I like the concept of the Labyrinth. Going down into the underground is often quite mythical! A few years ago I saw an exhibition of work by…"

Apr 4

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New artwork at Bounds Green Station to celebrate 150 years of London Underground

While the Piccadilly line may only have come to Bounds Green in 1932, the world’s first Underground trains ran in January 1863 making the London Underground system 150 years old this year.To mark this milestone London Underground’s ‘Art on the Underground’ team commissioned one of the UK’s leading contemporary artists, Mark Wallinger to create a 270 unique artworks, one for each station on the network.Mark’s ‘Labyrinth’ artwork was installed at Bounds Green this week and is a striking addition…See More

Apr 4

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Piccadilly line this weekend - travelling to Heathrow?

Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 FebruaryWhat is happening?To provide a smoother more comfortable ride and to improve track drainage, which prevents signal failures caused by flooding, we are replaceing track and ballast on the adjacent District and Piccadilly line tracks between Turnham Green and Stamford Brook. This means there is no Piccadilly line service between Hammersmith and Northfields/ Uxbridge and no District line service between West Kensington and Ealing Broadway/Richmond What travel…See More

Feb 4

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Piccadilly line this weekend - travelling to Heathrow?

Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 JanuaryWhat is happening?The next part of the bridge strengthening work which first took place on 5/6 January (see photos below) is taking place this weekend. There is no Piccadilly line service between Hammersmith and Ealing Common and between Rayners Lane and Uxbridge and no District line service between West Kensington and Acton Town/Richmond …See More

Jan 15

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Piccadilly line this weekend - travelling to Heathrow?

Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 JanuaryDue to bridge strengthening work there is no Piccadilly line service between Hammersmith and Ealing Common and between Rayners Lane and Uxbridge and no District line service between West Kensington and Acton Town/Richmond To travel to Heathrow Airport: Take the Piccadilly line to Holborn and then the Central line to Ealing Broadway. Change there for the District line to Acton Town to re-connect with the Piccadilly line. This journey is step-free between Ealing…See More

Jan 3

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5/6 November No Piccadilly line service between Acton Town and Heathrow Airport at Piccadilly line

November 5, 2011 at 1am to November 7, 2011 at 1am

Details Plan your journeyGet advance warning of weekend closures on Tube, DLR and Overground services by subscribing to our free weekly email See More

Oct 31, 2011

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Advance notice: travelling to Heathrow Airport on 5/6 November

Due to planned engineering work there will be no service on the Piccadilly line between Acton Town and Heathrow. Replacement buses will operate as follows:Acton Town – Heathrow T123 non stop (coach service)Acton Town – Heathrow T4 via Heathrow T5 (coach service)Ealing Common – Heathrow T123 via Ealing Broadway, South Ealing, Northfields, Boston Manor, Osterley, Hounslow East, Hounslow Central, Hounslow West, Hatton Cross Journey time between Acton - Heathrow is expected to be around 30 minutes,…See More

Oct 13, 2011

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Piccadilly line now stopping again at Earl's Court

Following the early completion of urgent escalator work, Piccadilly line trains are now stopping at Earl's Court. Thank you for your patience while we carried out this work. The lift service to the Piccadilly line platforms at Earl's Court will resume in March 2012 following extensive refurbishment works. tfl.gov.uk /…See More

Sep 18, 2011

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Piccadilly line not stopping at Earl's Court Wednesday 14 until Tuesday 20 September inclusive

Piccadilly line trains will not be stopping at Earl’s Court from Wednesday morning until the start of services on Wednesday 21 September while urgent escalator works are carried out.London Underground’s rigorous maintenance checks over the course of last week found that bearings in one of the escalators between the Piccadilly and District line platforms are likely to fail within the next few weeks. If the escalator fails it can not be used as a fixed staircase and, due to the limited space…See More

Sep 13, 2011

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