Transport for London (TfL) has announced a series of disruptive night-time closures on a key section of the Northern Line, set to last for four months and significantly impact the routines of City workers and late-shift staff.
Closure Details and Affected Stations
The engineering work, focused on essential track replacement, will affect the Bank branch of the line every weeknight from 12 January until the end of May 2025. On Mondays to Thursdays, normal service will run until 9:30pm, after which eight stations will close from 10pm.
There will be no service between Camden Town and Kennington via the Bank branch during these hours. The stations shutting early are:
- King’s Cross St Pancras
- Angel
- Old Street
- Moorgate
- Bank
- London Bridge
- Borough
- Elephant and Castle
To mitigate the impact, TfL will operate an additional four trains per hour on the Charing Cross branch during the closure period.
Impact on Commuters and Night Services
The Northern Line is the busiest on the Tube network and is particularly popular with workers heading to and from midweek social events. The closures are expected to disrupt the familiar after-work drinks culture on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Night Tube services via Charing Cross will not be affected. Furthermore, normal service on the Bank branch will resume for Friday evenings and throughout weekends, offering some respite.
Richard Jones, TfL’s director of asset performance delivery, apologised for the disruption. "We apologise to Northern line customers and local businesses for the disruption that the early closure of the Bank branch will cause," he said. "This is to enable us to carry out essential track replacement work to improve the reliability of the line in future and would be very challenging to complete within normal engineering hours."
Further Disruption at Bank Station
Passengers face additional complications at Bank Station itself, which is undergoing a major upgrade. The work includes replacing two escalators that connect the Northern line platforms to the District and Circle lines.
As a result, the direct walking route between these platforms will be closed until late 2026. Travellers are advised to allow extra time for their journeys and follow the signed alternative routes within the station.
This new round of closures follows significant disruption on the Northern Line in October, caused by a fault with signalling equipment around Stockwell.
TfL's consistent advice to all passengers is to check for live travel updates before setting out to avoid inconvenience.
