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Due to planned maintenance on the mornings of Tuesday 7th to Friday 10th July 2026, the 04:52 Tottenham Hale to Stansted Airport train will no longer stop at Tottenham Hale Station, instead this train will be diverted to stop at Seven Sisters Station.

Please check train times and allow additional time for your journey.
Due to planned maintenance works, on the evenings of Wednesday 8th to Thursday 9th July 2026, the 22:58, 23:09, 23:28 and 23:41 Stansted Airport to London Liverpool Street, and 23:21 Liverpool Street to Stansted Airport trains will no longer stop at Tottenham Hale Station, instead these trains will be diverted to stop at Seven Sisters Station.

Please check train times and allow additional time for your journey.
Tap, Tap & Away. Pay as you go contactless ticketing is now available at Stansted Airport.

The Stansted Express just got even faster as you can now use pay as you go contactless ticketing for any train - including Apple Pay and Google Pay - just like the London Underground, making your journey to and from Stansted Airport even quicker and easier.

Please note, Oyster cards are not valid to or from Stansted Airport
If you travel without a valid train ticket or contactless payment, you may be issued a £100 Penalty Fare plus the full single fare for your journey.

For more information, visit our pay as you go with contactless page.
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