Live travel information

Date:
15 December - 15 December 2024 11:59 PM

Routes affected:
Southeastern between London Victoria and Ashford International / Dover PrioryThameslink between London Blackfriars and Sevenoaks

Engineering work is taking place at Swanley, closing all lines.

Southeastern:

Sole Street Line: Trains between London Victoria and Ramsgate via Chatham and will be diverted to run non stop between London Victoria and Strood. At Faversham, a portion of the train will be attached / detached to run between Faversham and Dover Priory. Stopping services between London Victoria and Dover Priory via Denmark Hill will not run.

Maidstone East Line: Trains between London Victoria and Ashford International via Maidstone East will only run between Borough Green & Wrotham and Ashford International.

Additional trains will run between London Victoria and Bromley South via Denmark Hill.

Accessible replacement buses will run between:

• Bromley South and Meopham calling at all stations except Bickley
• Meopham and Strood non stop
• Bromley South and Borough Green & Wrotham calling at St Mary Cray, Swanley and Otford
• Meopham and Sole Street (minibus shuttle)

Thameslink:

Thameslink services which normally run between London Blackfriars / London Victoria and Sevenoaks via Swanley will be diverted, and run via Orpington. They will call additionally at Petts Wood and Orpington .

Rail replacement buses will run between Bromley South and Sevenoaks via Swanley.

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 information, please use our travel information pages.

You can find the location of your replacement bus by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.

Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.

Date:
15 December - 15 December 2024 11:59 PM

Routes affected:
Between London St Pancras International / Ashford International and Ramsgate and also between London Charing Cross / Ashford International and Dover Priory

Engineering work is taking place between Ashford International and Dover Priory, closing all lines.

Highspeed via Ashford International: Trains between London St Pancras International and Ramsgate via Dover Priory will only run between London St Pancras International and Ashford International. Additional trains will run between Dover Priory and Ramsgate.

Paddock Wood Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Dover Priory via Tonbridge will only run between London Charing Cross and Ashford International.

Accessible buses will run between:

• Ashford International and Dover Priory calling at Folkestone West and Folkestone Central only
• Ashford International and Dover Priory calling at all stations except Westenhanger

Minibuses will run between Westenhanger and Sandling.

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 information, please use our travel information pages.

You can find the location of your replacement bus by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.

Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.

Date:
15 December - 15 December 2024 11:59 PM

Routes affected:
Southeastern all routes to / from London Cannon StreetThameslink between Kentish Town and Rainham

Engineering work is taking place between London Cannon Street, London Bridge and Greenwich, and some of the lines through New Cross used by services to and from London Cannon Street. London Cannon Street, Deptford, Greenwich, Maze Hill, Westcombe Park, St Johns and New Cross stations will be closed all weekend.

Southeastern:

Woolwich Line: Trains between London Cannon Street and Slade Green via Greenwich will not run. Additional trains will run between London Charing Cross and Dartford via Woolwich.

Bexleyheath line: Trains between London Cannon Street and Slade Green via Bexleyheath will not run. Trains between London Victoria and Dartford will run normally.

Sidcup Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Gravesend via Sidcup will stop additionally at Lewisham.

Accessible replacement buses will run between Lewisham and Charlton via New Cross and Greenwich.

Ticket Acceptance:

You can use London Underground between Victoria, Charing Cross, Embankment, Waterloo, Southwark and London Bridge at no extra cost.

You can use Docklands Light Railway between Lewisham and Greenwich at no extra cost.

Thameslink:

Thameslink service will run between Plumstead and Rainham only.

You can use your tickets on Southeastern services between London and Plumstead.

You can use paper tickets on Elizabeth line services between Farringdon and Abbey Wood, and on London Underground / Docklands Light Railway between London Bridge and Woolwich Arsenal.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

You can plan your journey on London Underground / Docklands Light Railway by using the Transport for London Journey Planner

Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility information, please use our travel information pages.

You can find the location of your replacement bus by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.

Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.

Date:
21 December 2022 - 17 May 2025

Routes affected:
Various Southeastern routes

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 London Charing Cross.  

There will be no trains at London Charing Cross or London 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. 

Ticket acceptance:

Monday to Thursday:

From 23:00 until the end of service, you can use London Underground between Charing Cross, Embankment, Cannon Street, London Bridge, Southwark and Waterloo at no extra cost. 

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

You can plan your journey on London Underground by using the Transport for London 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.

Please be advised that, on occasion, replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.