Autumn timetable from Sunday 12 October
Our timetable is changing on Sunday 12 October. To help keep our trains on time during autumn we’re making some small changes to some of our services.
Some trains have been retimed, and departure times throughout the day may be slightly earlier or later.
A few morning and evening metro trains have amended calling patterns on weekdays:
- West Dulwich, Sydenham Hill, Penge East and Kent House will have 3 trains per hour off-peak rather than 4.
- At St Johns, a few morning and evening trains will not call at the station, but there will still be between 6 and 8 trains during this time.
So, whether you travel every day or a little less often, please check your train time before setting off.
You can check your journey in advance using the timetables above or use our online journey planner.
Online journey planner
Why we’re changing the timetable
You wouldn’t think the humble leaf could cause so much trouble. 50 million leaves fall onto our tracks each autumn. When compressed under train wheels, they form a thin layer which can be as treacherous and slippery as black ice.
Our drivers need more time to stop and start the trains as the wheels have less grip on the tracks. These timetable changes give us the extra time we need to drive the trains safely.
We're on the case
- Managing hundreds of miles of trackside vegetation all year round
- Running special leaf-busting trains throughout autumn that clean the rails and apply a special gel to help trains grip the rails
- Trialling new 'Sand Rover' 4x4s that treat the track to increase grip
- Changing to an autumn timetable
Find out more
- Visit our autumn page to find out how we prepare for autumn.
New timetable from December 2025
We will publish full details shortly for our new timetable that starts on Sunday 14 December. Below is a brief summery by route.
METRO SERVICES
Bexleyheath Line
Extra services will run on weekday evenings, increasing the frequency to half-hourly:
- 20.25 and 21.25 from Charing Cross to Dartford.
- 19.23 and 20.23 Dartford to Charing Cross.
On Saturday and Sunday, services between Victoria and Dartford/Gravesend will be lengthened to eight carriages.
Hayes Line
To improve the interval between trains, services from Charing Cross to Hayes will be retimed.
- Departures at xx18 & xx48 will start later at Charing Cross and the interval from London Bridge will be improved from the current 9/21-minute interval to a 13/17-minute interval.
- An additional service will run at 08.02 from Charing Cross to Hayes calling at Waterloo East and London Bridge.
MAINLINE SERVICES
Bromley South Line - Victoria to Orpington via Herne Hill
- The 04.33 service from Swanley to Victoria is an earlier start and it will not stop at the stations between Shortlands and Brixton. The train will now arrive in to Victoria at 05.00 offering an 18-minute earlier arrival for shift workers.
- An additional service will run at 04.35 from Orpington to Victoria calling at all stations via Herne Hill.
Maidstone East Line to Charing Cross – Monday to Friday
Additional services will run at peak times creating a half-hourly service throughout both the morning and evening peak periods to/from Charing Cross:
- 08.44 Maidstone East to Charing Cross
- 07.57 Charing Cross to Maidstone East.
- 17.44 Maidstone East to Charing Cross
- 18.59 Charing Cross to Maidstone East.
Services will call at Waterloo East, London Bridge, Swanley, Otford, Borough Green and Wrotham, and West Malling.
Maidstone East Line to Victoria – Monday to Friday
Additional services will run on the Victoria to Ashford route via Maidstone East on Monday to Friday:
- 09.28 Ashford to Victoria
- 21.55 Victoria to Ashford.
Services will call at Bromley South, St Mary Cray, Swanley, Otford, Borough Green & Wrotham, West Malling, East Malling, Barming, Maidstone East, Bearsted, Hollingbourne, Harrietsham, Lenham and Charing.
HIGHSPEED SERVICES
Monday to Friday
- Extra weekday services from St Pancras to Faversham at 20.50 and 21.50.
- Extra weekday services from Faversham to St Pancras at 18.30, 19.30 and 20.30.
- These services combined with existing services mean there will be a half-hourly service all day on the St Pancras to Faversham route until late evening.
Saturdays
There will be additional highspeed services on Saturdays at the busiest times of days increasing the frequency to half-hourly:
- 09.30 Faversham to St Pancras.
- 10.50 St Pancras to Faversham.
- 16.30 Faversham to St Pancras.
- 17.50 St Pancras to Faversham.
