A burst water main on Tottenham Lane has taken six bus routes off their usual line through Hornsey, and they will stay off it until 6pm on Friday 2 October. The 41, 91 and their night versions are running both ways via Park Road, Priory Road and High Street, missing every stop between Crouch End Broadway and Harvey Road going north, and between Hornsey station and the Park Road stop coming back. The W5 towards Harringay is going round by the Broadway, Crouch Hill, Mount View Road, Ferme Park Road and Weston Park; the W3 towards Northumberland Park misses the YMCA and Palace Road stops.
That is a fortnight of walking to Hornsey station or up to Park Road for anyone who normally catches a bus outside the shops on Tottenham Lane — and a reminder that this stretch carries far more buses than its width suggests. The open question is whether the road surface is made good before the diversion lifts, or after.
- Routes 41, 91, N41 and N91 are on diversion in both directions until 18:00 on Friday 2 October because of a burst water main on Tottenham Lane, N8.
- The 41, 91, N41 and N91 are diverted via Park Road, Priory Road and High Street, missing stops from Crouch End Broadway to Harvey Road northbound and from Hornsey Station to Crouch End Broadway / Park Road southbound.
- The W5 towards Harringay is diverted via The Broadway, Crouch Hill, Mount View Road, Ferme Park Road and Weston Park, missing the Crouch End Broadway and Tottenham Lane YMCA stops.
- The W3 towards Northumberland Park is diverted via Tottenham Lane and High Street, missing the Tottenham Lane YMCA and Palace Road stops.
Every factual claim in this story is linked to the evidence behind it. Where the newsroom has added judgement or framing, it is listed separately. Sources accessed 22 September 2026.
- tfl.gov.uk/tube-dlr-overground/status/ (TfL official status)
Claim by claim (4 facts, 2 editorial judgements)
- Routes 41, 91, N41 and N91 are on diversion in both directions until 18:00 on Friday 2 October because of a burst water main on Tottenham Lane, N8. — TfL official status, 2026-09-20“TOTTENHAM LANE, N8: Routes 41 91 N41 N91 are on diversion in both directions until 18:00 on Friday 02 October due to a burst water main.”
- The 41, 91, N41 and N91 are diverted via Park Road, Priory Road and High Street, missing stops from Crouch End Broadway to Harvey Road northbound and from Hornsey Station to Crouch End Broadway / Park Road southbound. — TfL official status, 2026-09-20“Buses are diverted via Park Road, Priory Road and High Street, missing the stops from Crouch End Broadway 'CA' to Harvey Road 'T' northbound, and from Hornsey Station 'U' to Crouch End Broadway / Park”
- The W5 towards Harringay is diverted via The Broadway, Crouch Hill, Mount View Road, Ferme Park Road and Weston Park, missing the Crouch End Broadway and Tottenham Lane YMCA stops. — TfL official status, 2026-09-20“Route W5 is on diversion towards Harringay until 18:00 on Friday 02 October due to a burst water main. Buses are diverted via PThe Broadway, Crouch Hill, Mount View Road, Ferme Park Road and Weston Pa”
- The W3 towards Northumberland Park is diverted via Tottenham Lane and High Street, missing the Tottenham Lane YMCA and Palace Road stops. — TfL official status, 2026-09-20“Route W3 is on diversion towards Northumberland Park until 18:00 on Friday 02 October due to a burst water main. Buses are diverted via Tottenham Lane and High Street, missing the stops Tottenham Lane”
- Judgement: The diversions mean a fortnight of longer walks for passengers who use the Tottenham Lane stops.
- Judgement: Tottenham Lane carries more bus traffic than its width suggests, and the open question is whether the road surface is reinstated before or after the diversion lifts.
