Planned engineering work will take place on certain Southeastern Railway lines this week, closing some lines.

The work will be taking place on Saturday, December 2 and Sunday, December 3 closing some lines and causing some trains to be replaced by buses. 

We have compiled all of the information about this work so that you can properly plan your travel this week.

No trains via Denmark Hill (Saturday, December 2 and Sunday, December 3)

Engineering work is taking place between Brixton and Nunhead / Ravensbourne, closing some lines. ​​​​​​​

London Overground:

There will be no service between Surrey Quays and Clapham Junction / Battersea Park.

You should use alternate London Overground routes.

A rail replacement bus Service (M) will operate between Canada Water - Surrey Quays - Clapham Junction.

Southeastern:

  • Bexleyheath Line: Trains between London Victoria and Dartford will not run. Additional trains will run between London Cannon Street and Dartford via Bexleyheath on Saturday. On Sunday, you will need to use trains between London Cannon Street and Slade Green via Bexleyheath because of further engineering work.
  • Sole Street Line: Trains between London Victoria and Gillingham (Saturday) / Dover Priory (Sunday) via Denmark Hill will run non stop between London Victoria and Bromley South.

Ticket Acceptance:

You can use the following services at no extra cost:

  • Thameslink services between Herne Hill and Beckenham Junction via Denmark Hill and Catford. These services will not run on Sunday due to industrial action.
  • London Underground between London Victoria, London Charing Cross, Embankment, London Cannon Street, London Bridge, Southwark and London Waterloo.
  • London Bus routes P12, 78 and 484 between Denmark Hill and Lewisham.
  • London Bus routes P12 and 354 for Nunhead and Ravensbourne.

Thameslink:

Thameslink are impacted by Industrial Action all weekend.

No trains will run on Sunday, December 3.

Buses replace trains between Slade Green/Sidcup and Gravesend (Sunday, December 3)

Engineering work is taking place in the Dartford area, closing all lines. ​​​​​​​

Southeastern:

  • Woolwich Line: Trains between London Cannon Street and Slade Green via Greenwich will be retimed.
  • Bexleyheath Line: Trains between London Victoria and Dartford will not run because of further engineering work. Trains between London Cannon Street and Slade Green via Bexleyheath will be retimed.
  • Sidcup Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Gravesend will not run. Trains between London Charing Cross and Dartford via Sidcup will run to / from London Cannon Street and will only run between London Cannon Street and Sidcup.

Accessible rail replacement buses will run between:

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

Thameslink:

Trains which usually run between Kentish Town and Rainham will only run between Gravesend and Rainham.

Your tickets will be accepted on Southeastern services between London and Slade Green, and Southeastern rail replacement buses between Slade Green and Gravesend via Dartford.

Your tickets will also be accepted on London Underground and Docklands Light Railway between London Bridge and Woolwich Arsenal, and on Elizabeth line between Abbey Wood and Farringdon.

No Southeastern service at London Charing Cross or Waterloo East (Sunday, December 3)

Engineering work is taking place between London Charing Cross and London Waterloo East / London Bridge, closing some lines. ​​​​​​​

  • Paddock Wood Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Ashford International / Dover Priory via Tonbridge will be diverted to run to / from London Cannon Street. Trains between London Cannon Street and Ramsgate via Canterbury will only run between London Cannon Street and Ashford International because of further engineering work.
  • Hastings Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Hasting will run to / from London Cannon Street.
  • Grove Park Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Sevenoaks will run to / from London Cannon Street.
  • Sidcup Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Gravesend via Sidcup will not run. Trains between London Charing Cross and Dartford via Sidcup will run between London Cannon Street and Sidcup because of further engineering work.
  • Hayes Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Hayes will run to / from London Cannon Street.

Ticket Acceptance:

  • You can use London Underground between London Victoria, London Charing Cross, Embankment, London Waterloo, Southwark and London Bridge at no additional cost.

Buses replace trains between Ashford International and Ramsgate via Canterbury West (Sunday, December 3)

Engineering work is taking place between Ashford International and Ramsgate via Canterbury West, closing all lines. ​​​​​​​

  • Paddock Wood Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Ramsgate via Ashford International will only run between London Cannon Street and Ashford International. These trains will run to / from London Cannon Street because of further engineering work.
  • High Speed via Ashford International: Trains between London St Pancras International and Margate via Canterbury West will only run between London St Pancras International and Ashford International.

Accessible rail replacement buses will run between:

  • Ashford International and Canterbury West (non-stop)
  • Ashford International and Canterbury West (calling at all stations)
  • Canterbury West and Margate (calling at Thanet Parkway, Ramsgate and Broadstairs)
  • Canterbury West and Ramsgate (calling at all stations)