Engineering work is taking place overnight at various locations on the Southeastern network, closing some lines this week.
There will be alterations to late-night and early-morning Southeastern services between Monday, April 29, and Friday, May 3.
Trains between Ashford International and Ramsgate via Dover Priory will be subject to alterations starting from Monday, April 22, until further notice.
Below are the changes in detail:
Monday to Thursday
From 11pm until the end of service, engineering work will affect trains on the Hayes line: From the 10.52pm, until the 11.22pm London Charing Cross to Hayes service, these trains will be diverted after New Beckenham to run to Bromley South. After 11.30, no further trains will run from London to stations on the Hayes line.
From 10.55pm until the end of service, accessible buses will run between Lewisham and Hayes.
The 11.50pm London St Pancras International to Faversham service will be replaced by accessible buses between Ebbsfleet International, Gillingham and Faversham.
Tuesday to Friday
The 4.17am Gillingham to Tonbridge service will start from Strood at 4.33am. A replacement bus will leave Gillingham at 4am calling at all stations to Strood.
Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
From 12.2am until the end of service, accessible buses replace trains between Meopham and Sittingbourne / Gillingham. A connecting train will run from Sittingbourne to Ramsgate.
Tuesday only
The weekly engineering work that takes place every Tuesday night between Faversham, Margate and Ramsgate will not take place and trains will run normally between these stations.
Wednesday only
From 12.30am until the end of service, accessible buses replace trains between Rochester and Sittingbourne / Gillingham. A connecting train will run from Sittingbourne to Ramsgate.
Wednesday and Thursday
The 11.07am London St Pancras International to Ramsgate via Dover Priory service will be replaced by an accessible bus between Dover Priory and Margate calling at all stations except Thanet Parkway and Dumpton Park.
Wednesday to Friday
From 12.20am until the end of service, accessible buses replace trains between Lewisham and Dartford via Bexleyheath. Trains will be diverted to run via Woolwich instead.
Sunday, May 5
Buses replace trains on routes via Rochester
Engineering work is taking place between Sole Street and Rainham, and between Strood and Rainham all day, closing some lines.
Southeastern: Sole Street Line: Trains between London Victoria and Ramsgate / Dover Priory via Chatham will only run between London Victoria and Sole Street. Additional trains will run between Rainham and Ramsgate / Dover Priory.
Highspeed via Gravesend: Trains between London St Pancras International and Ramsgate via Faversham will only run between London St Pancras International and Strood.
Sheerness Line: Trains between Sittingbourne and Sheerness-on-Sea will be retimed.
Sidcup Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Gravesend via Sidcup will not run. Services which usually only run between London Charing Cross and Dartford via Sidcup will stop additionally at Albany Park and will be extended to run to / from Strood.
Accessible replacement buses will run between:
• Meopham and Rainham calling at all stations except Sole Street.
• Strood and Rainham calling at all stations.
Thameslink: No trains will run between Gravesend and Rainham. An amended services will run between Luton and Gravesend.
You can use Southeastern replacement buses between Gravesend and Rainham
Buses replace trains on routes via Tonbridge
Between London Charing Cross and Hastings / Dover Priory / Ramsgate Engineering work is taking place at Tonbridge, closing all lines.
Hastings Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Hastings will only run between London Charing Cross and Sevenoaks. Additional trains will run between Tunbridge Wells and Hastings.
Paddock Wood Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Ramsgate / Dover Priory via Tonbridge will run hourly, and be diverted between London Bridge and Ashford International to run via Maidstone East calling additionally at Otford (for connections to / from Sevenoaks) and Maidstone East.
At Ashford International, the train will divide and one portion of coaches will run between Ashford International and Ramsgate via Canterbury West, and the other portion will run between Ashford International and Dover Priory via Folkestone Central.
Additional trains will run between Paddock Wood and Ashford International.
Accessible replacement buses will run between:
• Sevenoaks and Paddock Wood calling at Tonbridge only.
• Sevenoaks and Tunbridge Wells calling at all stations.
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