Planned engineering work

Date:
17 November - 17 November 2024 11:59 PM

Routes affected:
Southeastern between London Charing Cross and Ramsgate / Dover via Tonbridge and between London Charing Cross and Hastings and London Charing Cross and Sevenoaks via Grove Park and also between London Victoria and Orpington via Bromley SouthThameslink between London Victoria and Orpington

Engineering work is taking place between Petts Wood and Sevenoaks, closing all lines.

Southeastern:

Paddock Wood Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Ramsgate / Dover Priory via Tonbridge will be retimed and run via an alternative route between London Bridge and Sevenoaks.

Hastings Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Robertsbridge will be diverted via an alternative route and will not be able to stop at Orpington. These trains will only run between London Charing Cross and Robertsbridge because of further engineering work.

Bromley South Line: Trains between London Victoria and Orpington will only run between London Victoria and Bromley South.

Grove Park Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Sevenoaks will only run between London Charing Cross and Chislehurst.

Accessible replacement buses will run between:

• Bromley South and Orpington calling at all stations.
• Chislehurst and Sevenoaks calling at all stations

Thameslink:

The 06:46 and 07:16 Orpington to London Victoria services will start from Sevenoaks and be diverted via Swanley, not calling at Orpington or Petts Wood. Rail replacement buses will run between Orpington and Bromley South.

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 information, please use our travel information pages.

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

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

Date:
17 November - 17 November 2024 11:59 PM

Routes affected:
Between London Charing Cross and Hastings

Engineering work is taking place between Robertsbridge and Hastings, closing all lines.

Trains will only be able to run between London Charing Cross and Robertsbridge. These trains will also be unable to stop at Orpington because of further engineering work.

Accessible replacement buses will run between:

• Robertsbridge and Hastings calling at all stations except Crowhurst.
• Battle and Crowhurst minibus shuttle.

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 information, please use our travel information pages.

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

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

Date:
17 November - 17 November 2024 11:59 PM

Routes affected:
All routes to / from London Cannon Street

Engineering work is taking place in the London Cannon Street area, closing all lines.

Woolwich Line: Trains between Cannon Street and Slade Green via Greenwich will not run.

Bexleyheath line: Trains between Cannon Street and Slade Green via Bexleyheath will not run. Trains between Victoria and Dartford will run normally.

Accessible replacement buses will run between:

• Lewisham and Dartford via New Cross, Greenwich and Woolwich

Ticket Acceptance:

• You can use London Underground between Victoria, Charing Cross, Embankment, Waterloo, Southwark and London Bridge at no extra cost.
• You can use Docklands Light Railway between Lewisham and Greenwich 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 / 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 information, please use our travel information pages.

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

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

Date:
16 November - 17 November 2024 11:59 PM

Routes affected:
Between London Victoria and Ramsgate and between London St Pancras International and Ramsgate via Faversham and also between London St Pancras International and Margate via Canterbury West

Engineering work is taking place between Herne Bay and Ramsgate, closing some lines.

Sole Street Line: Trains between London Victoria and Ramsgate via Chatham will only run between London Victoria and Herne Bay.

Highspeed via Gravesend: Trains between London St Pancras International and Ramsgate via Faversham will only run between London St Pancras International and Herne Bay.

Highspeed via Ashford: Trains between London St Pancras International and Margate via Canterbury West will only run between London St Pancras International and Ramsgate.

Accessible replacement buses will run between:

• Herne Bay and Ramsgate calling at all stations.
• Herne Bay and Ramsgate calling at Birchington-on-Sea, Margate and Broadstairs.
• Margate and Ramsgate calling at Broadstairs only.

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 information, please use our travel information pages.

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

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

Date:
21 December 2022 - 14 December 2024

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.