Live travel information

Date:
4 July - 8 July 2022 11:59 PM

Routes affected:
Various Southeastern routes

Engineering work is taking place at various locations on the Southeastern network, closing some lines overnight.

Monday to Thursday:

From 23:55 until the end of service, buses replace trains between London Victoria and Bromley South / Orpington via Beckenham Junction calling at all stations except Brixton. Trains will be diverted and run non stop between London Victoria and Shortlands via an alternative route. If you are travelling to or from Brixton, you can use London Underground at no extra cost.

The 23:55 London St Pancras to Faversham service will be replaced by a bus between Ebbsfleet International and Gillingham, and also between Gillingham and Faversham. 

Tuesday to Friday:

​​​​​​​The 00:25 London Victoria to Ashford International service is diverted between Otford and Ashford International, and will run via Sevenoaks.

Replacement buses will run between: 

• Sevenoaks and Maidstone East calling at all stations except Barming & East Malling  
• Maidstone East and Ashford Ashford International calling at all stations 
• West Malling and East Malling (minibus) 

 

From 00:15 until the end of service, buses replace trains between Dartford and Gravesend

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 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.

Date:
4 July - 7 July 2022 11:59 PM

Routes affected:
Between London Charing Cross / London Cannon Street / London Victoria and Lewisham / Dartford / Gravesend / Hayes / Orpington 

Engineering work is taking place  in the Lewisham area from 23:05 from Monday 4 until Thursday 8 July, closing all lines.

As a result of this, the following alterations will apply:

Trains that usually run via Bexleyheath will not run or will be diverted to run via Sidcup, and some trains will be unable to run between Lewisham and Hayes.   

Replacement buses will run on the following routes: 

• London Bridge / Lewisham to Hayes 
• London Bridge / Lewisham to Dartford via Woolwich or Bexleyheath 
• London Victoria to Lewisham 
• London Bridge / Lewisham to Hither Green  
• London Bridge / Lewisham to Orpington 
• Charlton to London Bridge via Blackheath

 

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 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.

Date:
17 May - 10 December 2022 11:59 PM

Routes affected:
Various Southeastern routes

Overnight 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 Charing Cross.  

There will be no trains at London Charing Cross or 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. 

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 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.