District Line hit by severe delays after signal failure at Wimbledon
3 August 2026 · By Boroughly editorial — AI-assisted, human-reviewed.
Commuters and travellers on the District Line are facing significant disruption this morning after a signal failure at Wimbledon caused severe delays between Edgware Road and Wimbledon — the stretch that serves Gunnersbury, Chiswick Park, Stamford Brook, Turnham Green and Gunnersbury stations.
The fault was first reported at around 09:20 and, while TfL describes the problem as an "earlier" signal failure, delays were still being logged at the time of publication. The rest of the line is running a good service.
Passengers holding Tube tickets are being accepted on London Buses as an alternative, which is worth bearing in mind if you need to travel westbound. Routes 94, 272 and E3 serve parts of the Chiswick corridor and connect to the rest of the network.
If your journey is flexible, it may be worth waiting for conditions to improve before heading to the platform. You can check the latest status directly on the TfL service status page before you set off.