Landslip at Barnehurst
Bexleyheath line expected to reopen in time for train services to restart on Monday 18th February.
Bexleyheath line expected to reopen in time for train services to restart on Monday 18th February
A landslip on a railway cutting between Barnehurst and Bexleyheath has resulted in at least 300 tonnes of debris and trees falling on to the railway. This means Network Rail has had to close the line between Kidbrooke and Barnehurst until the weekend, in order for essential repairs to take place and train services to resume over the affected area.
We’re expecting the line to reopen in time for train services to restart on Monday 18th February, but we will reopen it sooner than that if we’re able to. If anything changes that might delay the reopening of the line, we’ll give passengers as much notice as we can.
Working together with Network Rail, we’ve got a contingency plan in place to make sure you can get to where you need to go.
Replacement buses and alternative travel arrangements
Southeastern will be running replacement buses for passengers who would normally use Kidbrooke, Eltham, Falconwood, Welling, Barnehurst and Bexleyheath stations, and Southeastern ticket holders may also use local TfL bus services between Lewisham and Dartford, or use alternative stations on either the Woolwich or the Sidcup line.
You can use your ticket at no extra cost on:
- London Buses on routes between Lewisham and Dartford, so that you can travel to alternative stations on the Woolwich or Sidcup lines for alternative trains on these routes. More details on replacement buses.
- London Underground on any reasonable route.
- Docklands Light Railway at no extra cost on reasonable routes between central London, Lewisham, Greenwich & Woolwich.