Plans have been announced by Network Rail to carry out track upgrades and bridge strengthening word on the Gospel Oak to Barking London Overground line.
Starting on Saturday 22nd August, the work will be carried out over ten weekends through to Sunday 25th October.
Two miles of track will be replaced during the work between Harringay Green lanes and Upper Holloway.
In addition, four bridges will be strengthened, two at Beaumont Road and Capworth Street between Leyton Midland Road and Walthamstow Queens Road and two at and Sebert Road and Balmoral Road between Woodgrange Park and Wanstead Park.
Between Gospel Oak and Seven Sisters, rail replacement bus services will be in operation while the line is closed at weekends. Buses will also replace trains between Barking and Walthamstow Central.
Passengers can use tfl.gov.uk to check how their journey will be affected.
Ellie Burrows, Network Rail's route director for Anglia, said: “We're carrying out as much work as possible during these closures to reduce the number of times we need to access the line for engineering work. This work is essential to improve reliability and maintain safe running of services. I'd like to thank both passengers and our railway neighbours for their patience while we carry out this work.”
Rory O'Neill, TfL's General Manager for London Overground, said: “Network Rail need to carry out this important work to replace track and strengthen bridges. Rail replacement buses will run each weekend to provide alternative routes for those who do need to travel, and staff will be available to assist customers.”
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When is London Overground due to start using the Class 710/1 AC unit on the Romford-Upminster branch line. Perhaps they could of keep 1 Class 317 for the branch line. Before the end of 2020. As most of the Class 710/1s AC units are now working on the Lea Valley Lines (Liverpool St-Chingford, Cheshunt and Enfield Town). And are replacing the Class 315 and Class 317 EMUs that are 30+ years old. And 5-Car Class 710/2s to be manufactured to work on the North London Line and West London Line freeing up the Class 378s to boost capacity on the East London Line routes.
Could Class 710/1s operate on the Gospel Oak-Barking Line and to be based at East Ham Depot or Willesden Depot. If London Overground are to order more Class 710/1s and Class 710/2 with the Class 710/2 5-Car to be manufactured and to be operated on the North London Line and West London Line services and some to operate on the Euston-Watford DC Line. As some of the Class 378s have been transferred to help boost more capacity on the East London Line services.