Southeastern is currently operating a reduced timetable to ensure we can run as many trains as possible.

A map of the service and the timetables are available below. You can check your journey in online journey planners or create your own personalised timetable. 

Please note online Journey Planners will be updated as follows:

Weekday Services: Changes for the following week will be available from journey planners 7 days in advance.

Weekend Services: Changes for the weekend will be shown from the Thursday morning.

As the government has said, social distancing means there will be space for as few as 1 in 10 of the usual number of passengers on the railway. The safety of the public and our employees remains our top priority.

To travel safely this summer, please try to travel off-peak, wear a face covering and maintain social distancing. 

Please buy your ticket online by signing up for The Key before travelling or use contactless and leave plenty of time for your journey.

Timetables

Timetables will be available in Online Journey Planners as per the above, and a map of the planned service frequency for each line, is available here. 

This timetable change has increased the number of services to approximately 80% of our normal timetable across our network as follows: 

• Hayes line from 2 to 4 trains per hour
• Bromley North line from 2 to 3 trains per hour
• Tonbridge to Tunbridge Wells from 3 to 4 trains per hour
• Tunbridge Wells to Hastings from 1 to 2 trains per hour
• Charlton to Dartford via Woolwich from 2 to 4 trains per hour
• Ashford to Dover from 1 to 2 trains per hour
• Ashford to Canterbury West from 1 to 3 trains per hour
• Faversham to Ramsgate from 1 to 2 trains per hour
• Reintroduction of a limited service between Blackfriars and Elephant & Castle
• Reintroduction of a limited service between Crofton Park and Bellingham
• Reintroduction of a limited high speed service between Maidstone West / Snodland / Strood and London St Pancras International

 

For updates on particularly busy stations, please click here.

From Monday 10 August, we are adding some additional trains to the timetable following feedback from passengers. A summary of the extra services is as follows:

• Half hourly train service between Sittingbourne and Sheerness during the morning and evening rush hour
• Half hourly services between Strood and Maidstone West during the morning and evening rush hour
• An additional evening train in each direction between Strood and Tonbridge
• An additional morning train between Faversham and Ramsgate leaving Faversham at 06:45
• An additional train between Ramsgate and Ashford International via Dover Priory, leaving Ramsgate at 23:25

Ticket Offices

Following some temporary closures and reduced working hours, all Southeastern ticket offices have resumed their normal opening hours.

Assisted travel

Our Assisted Travel service remains available to passengers as usual. You can find out more and book assistance here.

Face coverings

Following the recent government announcement, face coverings must be worn when travelling by public transport.

For more information please follow this link. 

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Last updated: 14:36

High temperatures are expected across the south of England over the coming days.

With this in mind, make sure you beat the heat and always carry a bottle of water with you. If you feel unwell while onboard the train, avoid using the emergency alarm between stations as this can cause a delay in help reaching you.

Trains are expected to be busy on Saturday and Sunday as people head to the coast to enjoy the sunshine, so please avoid travelling at the busiest times if you can. Heading towards the coast the busiest time is generally between 10:00 and 14:00, and for return journeys it’s between 17:00 and 20:00.We’ll be running longer trains, with ‘crowdbuster trains’ on standby if they’re needed, and there’ll be extra staff on hand to help keep you safe and secure. 

At busier times you may have to queue at our Ticket Offices or ticket machines - so even if you're just collecting tickets, we would advise you leave plenty of time at the station to do this, before your train departs. 

One-way systems and queuing arrangements may be introduced at the busiest stations, such as Margate, Whitstable and Hastings, so remember to bring a bottle of water and leave plenty of time for your journey.

If you are travelling towards Hastings on Sunday, please be aware that engineering work is taking place in the Tonbridge area and buses are replacing trains between Sevenoaks and Wadhurst.

Because of the high temperatures it may be necessary to introduce speed restrictions on some routes so do please check before you travel. You can keep up-to-date here, or by following us on Twitter @SE_Railway #SEHotWeather

 For more information about why high temperatures can cause problems for the railway, please visit this page: www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/summer-weather

Travelling with a cycle?

Space on our trains for bikes is limited and at the busiest times, we can't guarantee you'll be able to travel with a bike on the train of your choice, so please bear this in mind when making your travel plans

Last updated: 12:28

There will be no trains running from Cannon Street this Sunday.

Trains will be running from Charing Cross, and buses replace trains between Lewisham and Dartford via New Cross, Greenwich & Woolwich.

You will be able to use London Underground at no extra cost between Cannon Street, Embankment (for Charing Cross), Charing Cross London Bridge, Southwark & Waterloo.  You can also use the DLR between Lewisham and Greenwich

For more information, click here 

Last updated: 02/08/2020 03:54