Live travel information

Date:
18 January - 19 January 2025 11:59 PM

Routes affected:
All Southeastern services to / from London Charing Cross / London Cannon Street

Engineering work is taking place between London Charing Cross / Cannon Street and New Cross, closing all lines.

No trains will run to / from London Charing Cross, Waterloo East or London Cannon Street.

New Cross and St Johns will also be closed all weekend. Trains on most of these routes are diverted to run to / from London Victoria.

A significantly reduced service will run from London Bridge:

• 2 trains per hour running between London Bridge and Hastings via East Croydon / Redhill
• 2 trains per hour between London Bridge and Dartford via Greenwich.

Saturday:

Paddock Wood Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Ramsgate / Dover Priory via Tonbridge will be diverted to run to /from London Victoria.

Hastings Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Hastings will run to / from London Bridge and run non stop between London Bridge and Tonbridge by an alternative route. Trains which usually only run between London Charing Cross and Tunbridge Wells will not run.

Maidstone East line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Maidstone East will not run, but trains between London Victoria and Ashford International via Maidstone East and will be retimed. A reduced service of 1 train per hour will run between London and Maidstone East.

Bexleyheath Line: Services between London Cannon Street and Slade Green, and London Charing Cross and Dartford via Bexleyheath will not run. Services between London Victoria and Dartford via Bexleyheath will run normally. A reduced service of 2 trains per hour will run between London and Barnehurst via Bexleyheath.

Woolwich Arsenal Line: Trains between London Cannon Street and Dartford via Woolwich and trains between London Cannon Street and Slade Green via Greenwich will not run. Additional trains will run between London Bridge and Dartford via Greenwich. A reduced service of 2 trains per hour will run between London and Slade Green via Woolwich.

Grove Park Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Sevenoaks will be diverted to run to / from London Victoria. Services between London Cannon Street and Orpington will not run. A reduced service of 2 trains per hour will run between London and Orpington via Grove Park

Sidcup Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Gravesend will run to / from London Victoria. A reduced service of 2 trains each hour will run between London and Dartford via Sidcup.

Hayes Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Hayes will run to / from London Victoria. A reduced service of 2 trains each hour will run between London and Hayes.

The last three trains of the day from London Victoria to Hayes will be diverted after New Beckenham to run to Orpington calling additionally at Beckenham Junction. Change at Beckenham Junction for an accessible bus calling at all stations to Hayes.

Sunday

Paddock Wood Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Ramsgate / Dover Priory via Tonbridge will be diverted to run to / from London Victoria.

Hastings Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Hastings will run to / from London Bridge and run non stop between London Bridge and Tonbridge by an alternative route.

Sole Street line: Trains between London Victoria and Dover Priory via Demark Hill will be retimed and only run between London Victoria and Gillingham because of further engineering work.

Maidstone East line: Trains between London Victoria and Maidstone East will be retimed.

Bexleyheath Line: Services between London Cannon Street and Slade Green via Bexleyheath will not run. Services between London Victoria and Dartford via Bexleyheath will run normally.

Woolwich Line: Trains between London Cannon Street and Slade Green via Greenwich will not run. Additional trains will run between London Bridge and Dartford via Greenwich.

Grove Park Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Sevenoaks will be diverted to run to / from London Victoria

Sidcup Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Gravesend will run to / from London Victoria. A reduced service of 2 trains per hour will run between London and Dartford via Sidcup.

Hayes Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Hayes will run to / from London Victoria

Accessible replacement buses will run between Lewisham and Greenwich calling at St Johns and New Cross.

Ticket Acceptance

You can use London Underground between Victoria, Charing Cross, Embankment, Waterloo, Southwark, London Bridge, Cannon Street, Blackfriars and Elephant & Castle at no extra cost.

You can use Docklands Light Railway at no extra cost between Lewisham and Greenwich

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

You can plan your journey on London Underground / Docklands Light Railway by using the Transport for London Journey Planner

Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use our Rail Replacement Services page.

You can find the pick-up and set-down location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page.

Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.

Date:
7 January - 24 January 2025 11:59 PM

Routes affected:
Between London Charing Cross / London Victoria and Hayes (Kent)

Urgent repairs to the track in the Ladywell area mean that trains running through this station will be cancelled or revised.

What has happened?

Damage has been discovered to the track near Ladywell. Our partners at Network Rail advise that a specialist part is required which isn't immediately available as it needs to be specially produced and then delivered to where it needs to go.

How will this affect my journey?

Until the repairs have been completed, we need to make some temporary changes on the Hayes line in order that we can continue to run the same number of trains whilst minimising the impact of the speed restriction.

The following changes are in place until at least Friday 28 February.

Towards London:

Some trains are not stopping at Eden Park or New Beckenham, however during the weekday evening "peak" period, trains stop at all stations as usual.

From London:

Some trains are not stopping at Eden Park or New Beckenham, however during the weekday evening "peak" period, trains stop at all stations as usual.

What do I need to do?

If you're using one of the affected stations, please allow more time for your journey.

We're unfortunately only able to update journey planners 24 hours in advance of travel.

If you are delayed by 15 minutes or more, please be sure to claim delay repay by visiting the website.

I'd like more information:

You can find out more about the problem from Network Rail here.

Alternatively you can follow this incident on X (@SE_Railway) or Bluesky using #HayesLine, or follow the Southeastern WhatsApp channel: http://bit.ly/seWAchannel.

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey for today in the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner.

Journey planners will be updated each day for the following day's service.

Compensation:

You may be entitled to compensation if you experience a delay in completing your journey today. Please keep your train ticket and make a note of your journey, as both will be required to support any claim.

Date:
21 December 2022 - 17 May 2025

Routes affected:
Various Southeastern routes

Engineering work is taking place at various locations on the Southeastern network, closing some lines overnight from Monday to Thursday. 

These changes may be subject to further alteration on some days, such as starting earlier, or not taking place at all. Please check your journey using the Journey Planner, and also check other items on our engineering pages for the date of your journey.

Mondays only:

Every Monday night, Network Rail carry out essential maintenance on the lines between Ashford International and Ramsgate via Canterbury West.

From 23:50 until the end of service, buses replace trains between Ashford International and Canterbury West / Ramsgate. 

Mondays and Tuesdays:

Every Monday and Tuesday night, Network Rail carry out essential maintenance on the lines to and from London Charing Cross.  

There will be no trains at London Charing Cross or London Waterloo East from approximately 23:30 until the end of service. 

Trains will run from London Cannon Street instead, and you will need to travel to / from London Cannon Street / London Bridge. 

Tuesdays only:

Every Tuesday night, Network Rail carry out essential maintenance on the lines between Faversham and Ramsgate via Margate.  

From 23:30 until the end of service, buses replace trains between Faversham and Margate / Ramsgate. 

Wednesdays and Thursdays:

Every Wednesday and Thursday night, Network Rail carry out essential maintenance on the lines to / from London Cannon Street.

There will be no trains at London Cannon Street from approximately 23:35 until the end of service. 

Trains will run to / from London Charing Cross instead, if you could please make your way to London Bridge for these trains. 

Ticket acceptance:

Monday to Thursday:

From 23:00 until the end of service, you can use London Underground between Charing Cross, Embankment, Cannon Street, London Bridge, Southwark and Waterloo at no extra cost. 

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

You can plan your journey on London Underground by using the Transport for London Journey Planner

Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.

You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.

Please be advised that, on occasion, replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.