Bakerloo line: live status and updates
BakerlooStatus: Good Service
Is the Bakerloo line running today?
Yes, as of the evening of 17 March 2026, the Bakerloo line is running with good service.
This page shows the latest Bakerloo line status, plus reliability trends based on observed service history. Set up free alerts on the homepage to get emailed when the status changes.
Bakerloo Line Performance Summary
Last 24 hours
In the last 24 hours (), the Bakerloo line sat at 96.1% good service - excellent. The weekly figure of 72.5% tells a different story.
Last 7 days
During the past seven days up to , the Bakerloo line came in at 72.5% reliability across all hours - below average. During peak hours, reliability dropped noticeably to 60.3%. Over the past 90 days, Mondays have tended to be the best day at 80.0%, while Saturdays have been the weakest at 69.7%.
Last 30 days
Over the 30 days from to , the Bakerloo line worked out at 71.3% - quite poor, and ranked 14th out of 20, in the lower half. During peak hours, the figure sat at 55.2%, a touch below the all-hours average.
Last year
Over the last year ( to ), the Bakerloo line has ranked 15th out of 20 lines with 73.2% reliability, in the lower half.
How we calculate these figures Get free Bakerloo line delay alerts →Bakerloo Line Performance and Reliability Data
Detailed charts showing how the Bakerloo line has performed over different time periods. All reliability figures are time-weighted and exclude normal overnight closures.
Bakerloo line service status: last 24 hours
Every status change on the Bakerloo line in the past 24 hours, from Good Service through to suspensions and closures.
Bakerloo 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).
Bakerloo line monthly reliability trend
Month-by-month reliability percentage showing long-term performance patterns and seasonal trends.
Bakerloo 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.
Bakerloo line reliability by day of week
Over the last 90 days, the Bakerloo line has performed best on Mondays (80%) and worst on Saturdays (69.7%).
Bakerloo line typical station busyness
How busy stations on the Bakerloo line typically are throughout the day, based on TfL crowding data. 100% = the single busiest hour of the week.
Recent status changes
- Good Service —
- Minor Delays —
- Good Service —
- Service Closed —
- Good Service —
- Minor Delays —
- Good Service —
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 Bakerloo line
The Bakerloo line is the Tube's time capsule, running deep through central London in properly vintage trains (still 1972 Stock). It's got bags of character, but it can feel a bit creaky, and summer is not its strongest season. If you're doing a shop-till-you-drop mission via Oxford Circus, or heading to the South Bank from Waterloo, check live updates first so the nostalgia doesn't turn into a delay.