Circle and Hammersmith & City part closure starts today

From today (24 July) until 15 August, the Circle and Hammersmith & City lines are closed between Edgware Road and Hammersmith due to upgrade works at Paddington (Hammersmith & City line) station.

At Paddington station, there is a disused taxi rank and canopy above the Hammersmith & City line platforms that need to be demolished and because it is so close to the line, it means the section between Hammersmith and Edgware Road will have to be closed for these works to be carried out.

As well as this, London Underground will be carrying out additional work on this section including platform extension works on some of the stations to allow the forthcoming S stock trains to operate, the installation of energy efficient conductor rails and track replacement and drainage works.

As a result of this closure, train services will run as follows:

On the Hammersmith & City line, trains will run between Edgware Road and Whitechapel
On the Circle line, trains will be running the old route i.e. operate as the original Circle line

Replacement bus services between Hammersmith and Paddington will be operating during the closure calling at all stations except Wood Lane where passengers are advised to use White City station on the Central line instead.