IMPORTANT TRAVEL INFO for all Open Data users relating to the August Bank Holiday weekend:
Event closures:
Over the Bank Holiday weekend of 26 to 28 August, London is hosting several major events right across London including the annual Notting Hill Carnival
Notting Hill Carnival is always very popular, and with plenty of other big events happening across London, our services and roads especially in west, central and north London may be busier than normal particularly at certain times and locations
To support the events all our transport networks will be running, with planned closures kept to a minimum and some changes to bus service routes and times, especially in west London, as road closures will be in place.
Tower Bridge closure:
Tower Bridge is also closed for maintenance work over the Bank Holiday weekend.
From 22:00 on Friday 25 to 05:00 on Tuesday 29 August, Tower bridge will be closed to all users including people walking.
Full, current information relating to closures can be found on our Status Updates page.
@SarahLS
Rather like at New Year, the relevant web page has a lot of detail about changes to tube services etc. for the Notting Hill Carnival but only vague details of what is happening to buses. Is there any single source which details the diversions, curtailments and extra bus services that should be running?
Route 7: From 2100 Saturday 26 until 0600 Tuesday 29 August, buses will be diverted westbound, towards East Acton, from Praed Street to Du Cane Road via Sussex Gardens, Bayswater Road, Holland Park Avenue, Shepherd’s Bush Station and Wood Lane. Buses are diverted eastbound, towards Oxford Circus, from Du Cane Road to Bishops Bridge Road via Wood Lane, Shepherd’s Bush Station, Holland Park Avenue, Bayswater Road and Westbourne Terrace
Route 23: From 2100 Saturday 26 until 0600 Tuesday 29 August, buses operate normal route between Aldwych and Bishops Bridge Road in both directions. Buses are diverted to/from Harrow Road, Elgin Avenue via Royal Oak and Harrow Road. No service on the Bishops Bridge Road to Westbourne Park section.
Route 27: From 2100 Saturday 26 until 0600 Tuesday 29 August, buses will be diverted westbound, towards Hammersmith Grove, from Praed Street to Notting Hill Gate (Palace Gardens Terrace) via Sussex Gardens and Bayswater Road. Buses are diverted eastbound, towards Chalk Farm, from Notting Hill Gate (Kensington Church Street) to Bishops Bridge Road via Bayswater Road and Westbourne Terrace
Route 28: From 2100 Saturday 26 until 0600 Sunday 27 August buses will be diverted in both directions between Notting Hill Gate and Harrow Road, Elgin Avenue via Bayswater Road, Bishops Bridge Road, Royal Oak and Harrow Road. From 0500 Sunday 27 until 0600 Tuesday 29 August, buses operate between Fulham, Sands End and Notting Hill Gate only. No service on the Notting Hill Gate to Kensal Rise section
Route 31: From 2100 Saturday 26 until 0600 Tuesday 29 August, buses will be diverted in both directions between Elgin Avenue and White City, Bus Station via Harrow Road, Scrubs Lane and Wood Lane
Route 36X: Saturday and Sunday, a special service operates in this direction only from Peckham to Harrow Road, Elgin Avenue via all 36 stops to Vauxhall, then non-stop.
Route 52: From 2100 Saturday 26 until 0600 Sunday 27 August, and on Monday 28 and Tuesday 29 August, between 0100 and 0500 each night, buses will be diverted in both directions between Notting Hill Gate and Kilburn Lane (Harrow Road) via Bayswater Road, Bishops Bridge Road, Royal Oak and Harrow Road. From 0500 Sunday 27 until 0100 Monday 28, and from 0500 Monday 28 until 0100 Tuesday 29, a shuttle service will operate between Victoria and Notting Hill Gate via the normal route. The through Victoria to Willesden, Bus Garage service will be diverted in both directions between Hyde Park Corner and Kilburn Lane via Park Lane, Edgware Road and Harrow Road. There will be no service at any time on the Notting Hill Gate to Kilburn Lane section of the route through Ladbroke Grove
Route 70: From 2100 Saturday 26 until 0600 Tuesday 29 August, buses will be diverted in both directions between Notting Hill Gate and Du Cane Road via Bayswater Road, Holland Park Avenue, Shepherd’s Bush Station and Wood Lane
Route 228: From 2100 Saturday 26 until 0600 Tuesday 29 August, buses operate between Central Middlesex Hospital and White City, Bus Station only. No service on the White City, Bus Station to Maida Hill, The Chippenham section. Please use diverted Routes 7 70 and N7 for Shepherd’s Bush Station and Holland Park Avenue.
Route 295: From 2100 Saturday 26 until 0600 Tuesday 29 August, buses operate between Wandsworth Bridge Road and Shepherd’s Bush Green only. No service on the Shepherd’s Bush Green to Ladbroke Grove, Sainsbury’s section.
Route 316: From 2100 Saturday 26 until 0600 Tuesday 29 August, buses operate normal route between Cricklewood, Bus Garage and Kilburn Lane in both directions. Buses are diverted to/from Harrow Road, Elgin Avenue via Harrow Road. No service on the Kilburn Lane to White City section.
Route 328: From 2100 Saturday 26 until 0600 Tuesday 29 August, buses are diverted in both directions between Notting Hill Gate and Harrow Road, Elgin Avenue via Bayswater Road, Bishops Bridge Road, Royal Oak and Harrow Road.
Route 452: From 2100 Saturday 26 until 0600 Tuesday 29 August, buses operate between Vauxhall and Notting Hill Gate only. No service on the Notting Hill Gate to Ladbroke Grove, Sainsbury’s section.
Night Buses
Route N7: From 2100 Saturday 26 until 0600 Tuesday 29 August, buses will be diverted westbound, towards East Acton, from Praed Street to Du Cane Road via Sussex Gardens, Bayswater Road, Holland Park Avenue, Shepherd’s Bush Station and Wood Lane. Buses are diverted eastbound, towards Oxford Circus, from Du Cane Road to Bishops Bridge Road via Wood Lane, Shepherd’s Bush Station, Holland Park Avenue, Bayswater Road and Westbourne Terrace
Route N27: From 2100 Saturday 26 until 0500 Tuesday 29 August, buses will be diverted westbound, towards Hammersmith, Bus Station from Praed Street to Notting Hill Gate (Palace Gardens Terrace) via Sussex Gardens and Bayswater Road. Buses are diverted eastbound, towards Chalk Farm, from Notting Hill Gate (Kensington Church Street) to Bishops Bridge Road via Bayswater Road and Westbourne Terrace
Route N28: From 2200 Saturday 26 until 0500 Tuesday 29 August, buses are diverted in both directions between Notting Hill Gate and Harrow Road, Elgin Avenue via Bayswater Road, Bishops Bridge Road, Royal Oak and Harrow Road.
Route N31: From 2200 Saturday 26 until 0500 Tuesday 29 August, buses are diverted in both directions between Notting Hill Gate and Harrow Road, Elgin Avenue via Bayswater Road, Bishops Bridge Road, Royal Oak and Harrow Road.
How about frequency enhancements? I am aware from contacts that 7, 31 and 328 have extra buses over parts of the routes for this purpose but there may be others; the 18 springs to mind.
It would also be nice if such info were to be made available in one place on the website. I mentioned New Year because it has often proved difficult to get an overview of what is running overnight on New Year’s Eve. That actually matters more because it is “service or no service” rather than being pleasantly surprised to find extra buses on the route you are using.