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A problem with the line-side equipment at Peckham Rye means that some lines are disrupted. Southeastern trains will not call at this station and will be revised.
Disruption is expected until the end of the day.
What's happened?
A local power issue in the area around Peckahm Rye station has caused a fault with some line-side equipment there. As a result, trains between London Victoria and Gravesend via Bexleyheath cannot stop at Peckham Rye in either direction.
How does this affect my journey?
Trains from London Victoria to Gravesend via Bexleyheath will not stop at Peckham Rye.
What should I do?
You can use your ticket at no extra cost on Southern and Thameslink trains between London Victoria and Peckham Rye.
If you're using Oyster / Contactless PAYG and you incur additional costs, please contact our Customer Services team.
How can I stay up to date?.
You can follow us on Twitter (X) @SE_Railway, or follow the Southeastern WhatsApp channel: http://bit.ly/seWAchannel
Check before you travel:
You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner.
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.
Last updated: 9:48 PM
The emergency services have safely completed their work between Strood and Maidstone West. Trains running between these stations may continue to be cancelled or delayed by up to 40 minutes.
Disruption is expected until the end of the day.
What's happened?
The emergency services have attended an incident between Strood and Maidstone West. Trains on the Medway Valley line are delayed, as they came to a stop while power to the railway was been switched off while the emergency services accessed the track. The power has been restored, allowing trains to continue their journeys.
How does this affect my journey?
There are delays and cancellations to trains on the Medway Valley line for the remainder of the day, as a result of the delay caused while the emergency services responded to an incident.
What should I do?
Please allow extra time if you are travelling on the Medway Valley line tonight.
Alternative Routes:
For details of alternative routes that may be available to complete your journey, please refer to our Alternative routes during disruption maps which can be found here
How can I stay up to date?.
You can follow us on Twitter (X) @SE_Railway, or follow the Southeastern WhatsApp channel: http://bit.ly/seWAchannel
Check before you travel:
You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner.
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.
Last updated: 9:30 PM
There are no trains at Charing Cross or Waterloo East on Sunday 9 February because of engineering work. Services are diverted to run to and from Cannon Street.
You may use your ticket at no extra charge on:
- London Underground: between Cannon Street, Charing Cross, Embankment (for Charing Cross), London Bridge, Southwark (for Waterloo East), Waterloo and Victoria.
For more details of engineering work taking place on our network, please check our engineering work page.
Last updated: 01/02/2025 03:08
To check your individual journey, please use our Live departures & arrivals.
Date:
3 February - 7 February 2025 11:59 PM
Routes affected:
Various Southeastern Routes
Engineering work is taking place across the Southeastern network, closing various lines.
Monday:
From 22:45 until the end of service, accessible buses will replace trains between Tonbridge and Wadhurst / Hastings.
Monday to Thursday:
From 23:45 until the end of service, accessible buses will replace trains between Maidstone East and Ashford International.
From 23:55 until the end of service, accessible buses will replace trains between Beckenham Junction and Orpington, calling at all stations.
From 00:30 (Tuesday to Friday) until the end of service, accessible buses will replace trains between Lewisham and Orpington.
Monday, Wednesday and Thursday:
From 23:50 until the end of service, accessible buses replace trains between Sittingbourne and Sheerness-on-Sea.
Tuesday:
From 23:45 until the end of service, accessible buses will replace trains between Tunbridge Wells and Hastings, and will run between:
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday:
From 00:10 until the end of service, accessible buses replace trains between Gillingham and Faversham.
Wednesday and Thursday:
The 23:07 London St Pancras International to Ramsgate via Dover Priory service will be diverted between Dover Priory and Ramsgate by an alternative route stopping additionally at Faversham. An accessible bus will run between Dover Priory and Ramsgate via Sandwich, 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:
7 January - 28 February 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.
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
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.
To check for future disruptions visit the planned engineering works page.
The ticket office will be closed from now until the end of the day at Barming station.
The ticket office will be closed from now until the end of the day at Barnehurst station.
The ticket office will be closed from 12:08 on 07/02/2025 until the end of the day at Battle station.
The lifts will be out of order from now until further notice at Bearsted station.
Additional Information:
The nearest station with step-free access is Maidstone East
The ticket office will be closed from now until the end of the day at Borough Green & Wrotham station.
The ticket office will be closed from 11:40 on 07/02/2025 until the end of the day at Charing station.
The ticket office will be closed from now until the end of the day at Chestfield & Swalecliffe station.
The ticket office is closed at Chestfield & Swalecliffe station.
There is reduced escalator availability between platforms 2 & 3 and the main concourse.
Step-free access to all platforms is still available.
The ticket office will be closed from 12:38 on 07/02/2025 until the end of the day at Falconwood station.
The ticket office will be closed from now until the end of the day at Farningham Road station.
The lifts will be out of order between platform 3 and platform 4 from now until further notice at Faversham station.
Additional Information:
The next sation with step free access is at Sittingbourne.
The Gentlemen's toilets on platforms 1 and 2 are out of order at Faversham station.
The ticket office will be closed from now until the end of the day at Folkestone West station.
The ticket office will be closed from 12:38 on 07/02/2025 until the end of the day at Kidbrooke station.
All toilets on platform 1 are out of order at Maidstone East station.
The ticket office is closed at Martin Mill station.
The ticket office will be closed from now until the end of the day at Newington station.
The ticket office will be closed from now until the end of the day at Northfleet station.
The ticket office will be closed from now until the end of the day at Pluckley station.
The ticket office will be closed from now until the end of the day at Sole Street station.
The ticket office will be closed from 12:08 on 07/02/2025 until the end of the day at Staplehurst station.
The ticket office will be closed from now until the end of the day at Stone Crossing station.
There is reduced escalator availability between platforms 2 & 3 and the main concourse. Step-free access to all platforms is still available.
The escalators will be out of order between main concourse and platforms from now until further notice at Stratford International station.
Additional Information:
The down escalator out of service
The ticket vending machines are out of order at Swale station.
The ticket office will be closed from now until the end of the day at Swanscombe station.
The ticket vending machines are out of order at Teynham station.
At Tonbridge station, the following issues have been reported:
The lifts are now working between platform 3 and platform 4.
The Gentlemen's toilets on platforms 3 and 4 are out of order.
The ticket office will be closed from now until the end of the day at Westgate-On-Sea station.
The lifts will be out of order between Platform 2 and the main concourse / Docklands Light Railway from now until further notice at Woolwich Arsenal station.
Additional Information:
The nearest station with step-free access is Charlton
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