A large number of visitors are expected in central London on April 29 for the royal wedding

A large number of visitors are expected in central London on April 29 and TfL is working with the government, Met police, Westminster Council and other agencies to ensure people travelling to and from the area can do so quickly and safely.

London’s Transport Commissioner, Peter Hendy, said: “There is a real sense of excitement surrounding the royal wedding, and a great many people will be coming to central London to be a part of the various celebrations taking place.

“All Tube lines will be running and our bus and streets teams will be working flat-out to make sure the closures and diversions needed are managed smoothly.”

Roads

The route of the wedding procession between Buckingham Palace and Westminster includes the Mall, Horse Guard’s Road, Horse Guard’s Arch, Whitehall and Parliament Square.

These roads and surrounding areas will be subject to road closures and parking restrictions from 6am on April 29.

For full details, visit met.police.uk/royal_wedding/index.html

Buses

A number of bus services will be subject to diversions or will finish before their usual destination if they are unable to travel their usual routes through the affected part of central London.

Diversions will begin at 5.30am.

Bus users are advised to check the TfL website before they travel.

Tube

All Tube lines will be running, with no planned engineering work during the day.

All of the stations close to the route of the procession will be open on the day, including Embankment, Charing Cross, Waterloo, Westminster, Hyde Park Corner and Green Park.

As normal, station closures will be used if necessary to prevent over-crowding.

The lifts at Green Park are currently being refurbished and will not be available on the day. The nearest station with a lift is Westminster.

Watford and Croxley stations will not have a train service after 10pm on the evening although replacement buses will operate.

A queuing system will be in place for access to London Underground station at Victoria. A similar system may be in place for access to the overland station at Charing Cross.

DLR / London Overground / Tramlink

The Dockland Light Railway, and London Tramlink will operate normal services throughout the day, with no planned engineering work.

London Overground will run full services on all branches, except for on the section between Watford and Willesden Junction, which will be suspended for engineering works.

Coaches

Coach parking sites have been agreed at three venues outside of the central area (O2, Wembley and Nine Elms).

Information can be found on the TfL website or by contacting the TfL coach helpline on 0845 604 0770 or by emailing coaches@tfl.gov.uk.

Passengers who are coming to central London on scheduled/express coach services should contact the operator or service provider for travel information.

Barclay’s Cycle Hire

A number of Barclay’s Cycle Hire docking stations that fall within the road closure area will be suspended on the day.

These include the following docking stations:

- Northumberland Avenue – Strand

- Whitehall Place – Strand

- Craven Street – Strand

- Horse Guards Avenue

- Waterloo Place – St James

The suspensions will commence at 8pm on April 28 and the docking stations will reopen at 8pm on April 29 should the road closures have been lifted and the crowds have sufficiently dispersed.

For more information, visit tfl.gov.uk/barclayscyclehire