Elizabeth line line: live status and updates
Elizabeth lineStatus: Service Closed
Service will resume later this morning.
Is the Elizabeth line line running today?
No, as of the morning of 18 March 2026, the Elizabeth line line is currently service closed.
Details: Service will resume later this morning.
This page shows the latest Elizabeth line line status, plus reliability trends based on observed service history. Set up free alerts on the homepage to get emailed when the status changes.
Elizabeth line Line Performance Summary
Last 24 hours
In the last 24 hours (), the Elizabeth line averaged 95.6% good service - very strong. That was noticeably above the weekly average of 60.0%.
Last 7 days
In the week ending , the Elizabeth line sat at 60.0% reliability across all hours - rather poor. During peak hours, reliability was slightly higher at 88.6%. Over the past 90 days, Mondays tend to perform best at 90.7%, and Sundays worst at 30.0%.
Last 30 days
Taking the 30-day window ending , the Elizabeth line came in at 78.8% - nothing special, and ranked 10th out of 20, in the upper half. During peak hours, reliability came in at 89.0%, edging slightly above the all-hours figure.
Last year
Over the last year ( to ), the Elizabeth line has ranked 11th out of 20 lines with 78.5% reliability, in the lower half.
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Detailed charts showing how the Elizabeth line line has performed over different time periods. All reliability figures are time-weighted and exclude normal overnight closures.
Elizabeth line line service status: last 24 hours
Every status change on the Elizabeth line line in the past 24 hours, from Good Service through to suspensions and closures.
Elizabeth line 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).
Elizabeth line line monthly reliability trend
Month-by-month reliability percentage showing long-term performance patterns and seasonal trends.
Elizabeth line 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.
Elizabeth line line reliability by day of week
Over the last 90 days, the Elizabeth line line has performed best on Mondays (90.7%) and worst on Sundays (30%).
Elizabeth line line typical station busyness
How busy stations on the Elizabeth line 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 —
- Part Suspended — No service between Maidenhead and Reading while we deal with trespassers on the track at Reading. GOOD SERVICE on the rest of the line.
- Good Service —
- Minor Delays —
- Good Service —
- Service Closed —
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 Elizabeth line line
The Elizabeth line is the big, shiny cross-London railway, built for speed, space, and fewer sweaty compromises. It's great for quick hops across central London, and it's the easiest way to pop up into the skyscraper world of Canary Wharf. It can get extremely crowded at peak, and services split to different branches, so check live updates and make sure you're boarding the right train.