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Victoria line shuts between Brixton and Victoria on Saturday night for points repair
Brixton, Stockwell, Vauxhall and Pimlico lose their Victoria line trains from 7.30pm on 3 October until 10am on Sunday.
Key facts
- No Victoria line trains between Victoria and Brixton from 7.30pm on Saturday 3 October
- Service between Victoria and Brixton resumes at 10am on Sunday 4 October
- Brixton, Stockwell, Vauxhall and Pimlico have no Victoria line trains during the closure
- The points fault at Brixton has cut peak service from 40 to 24 trains an hour
Victoria line trains will not run between Victoria and Brixton from 7.30pm on Saturday 3 October until 10am on Sunday 4 October. TfL is closing that stretch to repair a faulty junction just outside Brixton station.
Four stations will have no Victoria line service while the work goes on: Brixton, Stockwell, Vauxhall and Pimlico. Southbound trains will finish their journeys at Victoria.
Why the Victoria line is closing at Brixton
The fault is a set of points at the junction outside Brixton, which was found about a week ago. Since then trains have had to cross the junction more slowly than normal. That has cut the service to 24 trains an hour, compared with the usual 40 at peak times, and passengers travelling south of Victoria have faced delays.
The repair has taken longer than planned, so TfL has decided to shut the junction and carry out a full repair. The whole damaged junction is understood to need replacing. Work on that scale cannot be finished in the few hours the line is closed overnight, which is why a longer weekend shutdown is needed.
How trains will turn back at Victoria
A TfL spokesperson confirmed that southbound trains will run on past the platforms at Victoria into two sidings just south of the station. There they will reverse and head back into Victoria to pick up passengers going north.
Those sidings date from the line’s early years, when Victoria was its southern end between 1969 and 1971. Victoria is the last station where southbound trains can stop and turn round, which is why the closure takes in every station beyond it.
Passengers can check the latest service on TfL’s Tube status page before setting out.
Key questions
When is the Victoria line closed between Victoria and Brixton?
From 7.30pm on Saturday 3 October until 10am on Sunday 4 October.
Which Victoria line stations are affected?
Brixton, Stockwell, Vauxhall and Pimlico will have no Victoria line trains during the closure.
Why is the Victoria line closing?
TfL is repairing a faulty set of points at the junction outside Brixton station, which has forced trains to slow down and cut the service.
Where will southbound trains terminate?
At Victoria. They will reverse in two sidings just south of the station and return north.
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