Live travel information

Date:
23 March - 23 March 2025 11:59 PM

Routes affected:
All Southeastern routes to / from London Cannon StreetThameslink between West Hampstead Thameslink / Kentish Town and Rainham, between London Bridge and Gillingham, between Bedford and Three Bridges / Horsham / Brighton, between Cambridge and Gatwick Airport / Brighton, and all trains to / from Sutton

Engineering work is taking place between London Cannon Street and London Bridge / Greenwich, closing some lines.

Southeastern:

London Cannon Street, Deptford, Greenwich, Maze Hill, Westcombe Park, New Cross, and St Johns stations will be closed for the duration. No trains will run to / from these stations.

Accessible bus replacement services will run between Lewisham and Charlton via New Cross and Greenwich.

Trains between London Cannon Street and Slade Green via Greenwich, and between London Cannon Street and Slade Green via Bexleyheath will not run.

Additional trains will run between London Charing Cross and Dartford via Lewisham and Woolwich Arsenal.

Trains between London Victoria and Dartford via Bexleyheath are not affected, and will run normally. However, as these will be the only trains on the Bexleyheath line, services will run every 30 minutes on this route.

Ticket Acceptance:

You can use London Underground services between Cannon Street, Blackfriars, Charing Cross, Embankment, Waterloo, Southwark, and London Bridge at no extra cost. You can also use Docklands Light Railway services between Lewisham and Greenwich at no extra cost.

Thameslink:

A heavily reduced and amended Thameslink service will run to / from / via London Bridge.

Trains to / from Rainham will run to an amended timetable between Plumstead and Rainham only. You can use your tickets on Southeastern services between London Bridge and Plumstead. All other Thameslink trains which usually run via London Bridge will be diverted between London Blackfriars and East Croydon, not call at London Bridge, and run to a revised timetable with extended journey times. Paper rail tickets will be accepted on London Underground services to complete your journey to / from London Bridge. No Thameslink services will run between Streatham and Sutton via Mitcham Junction. Your tickets will be accepted on Southern services to complete your journey. A revised service will run between Luton and Sutton via Wimbledon.

Check before you travel:

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

You can plan your journey on London Underground and Docklands Light Railway services 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:
23 March - 23 March 2025 11:59 PM

Routes affected:
Southeastern between London Victoria and Gillingham / Faversham / Ashford International / Dover Priory / RamsgateThameslink between London Blackfriars and Sevenoaks

Engineering work is taking place between Bickley and Rochester, closing various lines.

Southeastern

Accessible buses will replace trains between:

• Bromley South and Meopham, calling at all stations except Bickley
• Bromley South and Borough Green & Wrotham, calling at St Mary Cray, Swanley, and Otford
• Meopham and Strood
• Meopham and Sole Street (minibus - see note below)

Please note: If you are travelling to / from Sole Street and have additional assistance requirements we recommend you contact the Southeastern accessible travel team, or text #Assist to 07866 002960 on WhatsApp, or use the help point at the station so Southeastern can ensure appropriate transport is available for you.

Trains between London Victoria and Ramsgate via Chatham will be diverted to run non stop between London Victoria and Strood. Part of these trains will detach / attach at Faversham, running between Faversham and Dover Priory. Stopping services between London Victoria and Dover Priory via Denmark Hill will not run.

Train services between London Victoria and Ashford International will run between Borough Green & Wrotham and Ashford International only.

Additional train services will run between London Victoria and Bromley South via Denmark Hill.

Thameslink

Buses will replace trains between Bromley South and Sevenoaks via Swanley.

Thameslink trains to / from Sevenoaks will run to a revised timetable, and will divert via Petts Wood, calling additionally at Petts Wood and Orpington.

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:
22 March - 23 March 2025 11:59 PM

Routes affected:
between London St Pancras International and Ashford International / Ramsgate / Margate

Engineering work is taking place between Ebbsfleet International and Ashford International / Canterbury West, closing various lines over the weekend.

Saturday

After 23:00, accessible buses will replace trains between Ebbsfleet International and Ashford International, running via Maidstone East.

Alternative train services will run between London St Pancras International and Ramsgate via Dover Priory, and between Ashford International and Margate via Canterbury West. Trains between London St Pancras International and Ramsgate / Margate via Ashford International will be diverted to run via Faversham.

An additional train service will run: The 23:22 Ashford International to London Charing Cross, calling at London Bridge and London Waterloo East.

A further additional train service will run on Saturday night (/ Sunday morning): The 00:45 London Charing Cross to Ashford International service, calling at London Waterloo East and London Bridge.

Ticket Acceptance:

You can use London Underground, Elizabeth line, and Docklands Light Railway services between Stratford and London Charing Cross / London Waterloo East / London Bridge at no extra cost.

Sunday

Train services between London St Pancras International and Margate via Ashford International will not run. Train services between London St Pancras International and Ramsgate via Dover Priory will run a reduced service between London St Pancras International and Ebbsfleet International only.

Additional train services will run between Canterbury West and Margate.

Train services between London Charing Cross and Ramsgate via Canterbury West will only run between London Charing Cross and Ashford International. Train services between London Charing Cross and Dover Priory will be extended to run to / from Ramsgate via Sandwich.

Accessible replacement bus services will run between:

• Ebbsfleet International and Maidstone East
• Maidstone East and Ashford International
• Ashford International and Canterbury West, running non-stop
• Ashford International and Canterbury West, calling at all stations

Check before you travel:

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

You can plan your journey on London Underground and Docklands Light Railway services 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:
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.