Live travel information

Date:
30 March - 30 March 2025 11:59 PM

Routes affected:
All Southeastern services to / from London Victoria

Engineering work is taking place at London Victoria, closing all lines used by Southeastern at the station.

Sole Street Line: Trains between London Victoria and Ramsgate via Chatham will run to / from London Cannon Street instead, and run non-stop between London Bridge and Swanley. Trains between London Victoria and Dover Priory via Chatham will also be diverted run to / from London Cannon Street, and will run non-stop between London Bridge and Bromley South.

Maidstone East Line: Trains between London Victoria and Ashford International via Maidstone East will run to / from London Cannon Street, and run non-stop between London Bridge and St Mary Cray.

Bromley South Line: Trains between London Victoria and Orpington will run to / from London Blackfriars, calling additionally at Elephant & Castle. Brixton station will be closed all day, you should use London Underground services for Brixton.

Bexleyheath Line: Trains between London Victoria and Dartford via Bexleyheath will not run. Trains between London Cannon Street and Slade Green via Bexleyheath will run normally. If you are travelling between stations on the Bexleyheath Line and Dartford, you will need to change at Slade Green for an accessible replacement bus because of further engineering work.

Ticket acceptance:

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

You can use Thameslink services at no extra cost between London Blackfriars / Bromley South and Sevenoaks to connect with trains to / from Gillingham, Faversham, Ashford International, Ramsgate and Dover Priory at Swanley.

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 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:
30 March - 30 March 2025 11:59 PM

Routes affected:
between London Victoria and Orpington, between London Charing Cross and Gravesend / Sevenoaks / Folkenstone Central

Engineering work is taking place at Sevenoaks, closing some lines.

Network Rail are carrying out additional engineering work at Sevenoaks in the morning of Sunday 30 March to remove a speed restriction. During this time, some of the lines will be blocked, and trains will be altered as shown below.

Grove Park Line: Stopping services between London Charing Cross and Sevenoaks via Grove Park will only be able to run between London Charing Cross and Orpington until approximately 09:05. This will affect trains in both directions.

Hastings Line: The 06:50, 07:31 and 07:50 Hastings to London Charing Cross train will be diverted via an alternative route and will be unable to stop at Orpington. These two trains will only run between Hastings and Sevenoaks.

Trains from London Charing Cross towards Hastings will be able to stop at Orpington normally, but the 08:45, 09:15 and 09:45 London Charing Cross to Hastings trains will start at London Bridge.

Accessible replacement buses will run between Sevenoaks and Orpington, calling at all stations.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries 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:
30 March - 30 March 2025 11:59 PM

Routes affected:
Southeastern between London Charing Cross and Dartford / Gravesend, between London Victoria and Dartford, and between London Cannon Street and Dartford / GravesendThameslink between Kentish Town / Dartford and Rainham, and between London Bridge / Dartford and Gillingham

Engineering work is taking place at Dartford, closing all lines through the station.

Southeastern:

Woolwich Line: Trains between London Cannon Street and Slade Green via Woolwich Arsenal will run normally.

Bexleyheath Line: Trains between London Victoria and Dartford will not run.

Sidcup Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Gravesend will not run. Services between London Charing Cross and Dartford via Sidcup will only run between London Charing Cross and Sidcup

Accessible buses will run between:

• Slade Green and Gravesend, calling at all stations
• Sidcup and Dartford, calling at all stations

Ticket acceptance:

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

Thameslink:

No Thameslink services will run between Plumstead and Gravesend. An amended service will run between Kentish Town and Plumstead, and between Gravesend and Rainham.

Your can use Southeastern trains between Plumstead and Slade Green, and Southeastern replacement buses between Slade Green and Gravesend 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 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:
30 March - 30 March 2025 11:59 PM

Routes affected:
Southeastern between London Victoria / London Charing Cross / Faversham / Ashford International and Dover Priory, between London St Pancras International and Ramsgate (via Dover Priory)

Engineering work is taking place between Folkestone Central and Deal, closing all lines.

Paddock Wood Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Dover Priory via Tonbridge will only run between London Charing Cross and Folkestone Central.

Highspeed via Ashford International: Trains between London St Pancras International and Ramsgate via Dover Priory will only run between London St Pancras and Folkestone Central. Additional trains will run between Deal and Ramsgate.

Sole Street Line: Trains between London Cannon Street and Dover Priory via Chatham will only run between London Cannon Street and Canterbury East. These trains will run to / from London Cannon Street because of further engineering work at London Victoria.

Accessible replacement buses will run between:

• Folkestone West and Deal, calling at all stations
• Folkestone West and Dover Priory, calling at Folkestone Central
• Canterbury East and Dover Priory, calling at all stations
• Canterbury East and Dover Priory (non-stop)

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries 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:
30 March - 30 March 2025 11:59 PM

Routes affected:
Southeastern between Ashford International and London Charing Cross

Engineering work is taking place between Ashford International and Headcorn, closing all lines early on Sunday morning.

As a result, the 06:35 Ashford International to London Charing Cross train will start from Headcorn at 06:48. An accessible bus will leave Ashford International at 05:50 to connect with the train at Headcorn, calling at Pluckley.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries 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:
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.