Is the Elizabeth line down? London Underground status and strike updates for Paddington to Abbey Wood route

OPENED by the precocious Queen successful 2022, the Elizabeth Line connects Reading with Essex via London.

While it mostly gets commuters to their destinations successful a fraction of the time of different routes available, the enactment has been experiencing problems successful November 2024 — here's everything we know.

What is the Elizabeth Line?

The Elizabeth line is simply a high-frequency hybrid obstruction work serving London and its suburbs.

Born retired of the highly ambitious Crossrail project, it was renamed after Her Majesty, who opened the line in the build-up to her Platinum Jubilee.

Connecting towns successful Berkshire close done to Essex and southeast London, it runs from Reading and Heathrow successful the westbound to Shenfield and Abbey Wood successful the east, spanning implicit 100km and stopping astatine 41 stations.

The work was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II connected May 17, 2022, with rider services opening a week later.

Current work status

As of November 27, 2024, the Elizabeth enactment was experiencing important disruptions.

The cardinal conception betwixt Paddington and Abbey Wood has been affected the most.

At the clip of writing, determination is presently nary work connected this way owed to a responsibility with the signalling system, with the disruption expected to proceed until the extremity of the day.

On November 26, 2024, the Elizabeth line besides experienced issues.

The aforesaid conception was suspended owed to the aforesaid responsibility with the signalling system, causing terrible delays, including trains to Heathrow Airport.

Service alterations

• No trains are moving betwixt Abbey Wood and London Paddington
• Customers for Reading oregon Heathrow should usage Elizabeth enactment services from London Paddington High Level (platforms 1-14)
• Passengers traveling to Shenfield should committee Elizabeth enactment services from London Liverpool Street High Level (platforms 16 and 17)

Passengers are advised to show authoritative TfL communications for confirmed onslaught dates and imaginable work disruptions.

Alternative Travel Options

To accommodate affected passengers, summons acceptance has been arranged connected respective alternate routes astatine nary other cost, including:

• Any bid operated by c2c via immoderate tenable route
• Docklands Light Railway
• Greater Anglia betwixt Shenfield and London Liverpool Street
• Great Western Railway betwixt London Paddington and Reading
• Heathrow Express
• London Buses
• London Underground
• Southeastern betwixt Abbey Wood and London terminals
• Thameslink betwixt Abbey Wood and Farringdon

Passengers are advised to cheque the latest updates earlier traveling and let other clip for their journeys.

Possible caller twelvemonth strikes

Transport unions person indicated imaginable concern enactment successful aboriginal 2025, with discussions ongoing regarding wage disputes and moving conditions.

While nary definitive dates person been confirmed, RMT (Rail, Maritime and Transport) and Aslef (Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen) are successful negotiations with Transport for London (TfL) astir imaginable onslaught enactment that could interaction Elizabeth enactment services.

Key imaginable onslaught considerations include:

• Ongoing wage negotiations
• Working information improvements
• Staffing levels
• Pension and payment discussions