District line: live status and updates
DistrictStatus: Service Closed
District Line: Service will resume later this morning.
Is the District line running today?
No, as of the morning of 18 March 2026, the District line is currently service closed.
Details: District Line: Service will resume later this morning.
This page shows the latest District line status, plus reliability trends based on observed service history. Set up free alerts on the homepage to get emailed when the status changes.
District Line Performance Summary
Last 24 hours
In the last 24 hours (), the District line came in at 65.0% good service - below average. That matches the recent weekly average closely.
Last 7 days
Over the seven days to , the District line worked out at 56.8% reliability across all hours - quite poor indeed. During peak hours, reliability was slightly higher at 75.6%. Based on the last 90 days, Mondays have been the strongest day (77.8%), with Sundays typically the worst (44.9%).
Last 30 days
Across the past month, from to , the District line averaged 70.6% - rather poor, and ranked 16th out of 20, near the bottom. During peak hours, reliability came in at 88.6%, edging slightly above the all-hours figure.
Last year
Over the last year ( to ), the District line has ranked 17th out of 20 lines with 67.8% reliability, near the bottom.
How we calculate these figures Get free District line delay alerts →District Line Performance and Reliability Data
Detailed charts showing how the District line has performed over different time periods. All reliability figures are time-weighted and exclude normal overnight closures.
District line service status: last 24 hours
Every status change on the District line in the past 24 hours, from Good Service through to suspensions and closures.
District line status distribution: last 7 days
How operational time was split between service statuses over the past week. This shows status distribution, not the reliability figure (which excludes planned closures and overnight closures).
District line monthly reliability trend
Month-by-month reliability percentage showing long-term performance patterns and seasonal trends.
District line reliability by hour of day
Average reliability for each hour of the day, based on 60 days of monitoring. Helps identify the best and worst travel times.
District line reliability by day of week
Over the last 90 days, the District line has performed best on Mondays (77.8%) and worst on Sundays (44.9%).
District line typical station busyness
How busy stations on the District line typically are throughout the day, based on TfL crowding data. 100% = the single busiest hour of the week.
Recent status changes
- Service Closed —
- Good Service —
- Minor Delays —
- Severe Delays — District Line: Severe delays due to an earlier points failure at Gloucester Road. Tickets are being accepted on London Buses, Elizabeth line…
- Part Suspended — District Line: No service between Earl's Court and Wimbledon while we fix a points failure at Parsons Green. SEVERE DELAYS on the rest of th…
- Severe Delays — District Line: Severe delays while we fix a points failure at Gloucester Road. Tickets are being accepted on London Buses, Elizabeth line an…
- Part Suspended — District Line: No service between Earl's Court and White Chapel eastbound only while we fix a points failure at Gloucester Road. Tickets are…
How we calculate reliability
- Time-weighted: Reliability is the percentage of operational time with “Good Service”, not a count of incidents. A 23-hour good day with a 1-hour delay scores ~96%, not 50%.
- Operational hours only: Normal overnight closures (“Service Closed”) and planned closures are excluded so they don’t deflate scores.
- Status change tracking: We record every status change from the TfL API (polled every 60 seconds), then calculate the duration of each status period.
- Peak hours: Peak-hour figures cover weekday mornings (07:00-09:30) and evenings (16:30-19:00) only. All-hours figures include the full operational day.
- Refresh frequency: Statistics on this page are recalculated every 5 minutes. Day-of-week patterns are based on the last 90 days of data.
- Data source: All data comes from the Transport for London Unified API.
- New lines: DLR, Elizabeth line, and Tram were recently added to our monitoring. Annual statistics for these lines will become available once a full year of data has been collected.
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About the District line
The District line is the green octopus, branching all over the place, and connecting a huge chunk of west and east London. It's essential, but the sheer sprawl means one issue can ripple into a lot of the timetable. It's also your go-to for Wimbledon, Richmond riverside, and Kew Gardens days out. Check live updates, especially at weekends.