Live travel information

Date:
19 May - 22 May 2025 11:59 PM

Routes affected:
All Southeastern services via Lewisham / Bexleyheath

Engineering work is taking place at Lewisham station, closing various lines in the area each night from Monday evening until Friday morning.

After approximately 23:15 each night:

Trains will not be able to stop at Lewisham.

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

On Monday and Tuesday, trains on the Hayes line will be diverted after New Beckenham to Bromley South except the last train, the 00:09 London Cannon Street to Hayes, which will not run.

Accessible replacement buses will run on the following routes:

• London Bridge / Lewisham and Dartford via Bexleyheath
• London Bridge and Hayes (23:50 and 00:20 from London Bridge on Monday and Tuesday night only)
• Lewisham and Hayes (from 22:45 on Monday and Tuesday night, and 00:25 only on Wednesday and Thursday night
• Lewisham and Dartford via Sidcup (00:50 from Lewisham only)
• London Bridge and Orpington (01:10 from London Bridge only)

Ticket acceptance:

You can use your ticket at no extra cost on the following alternative services:

Docklands Light Railway between Lewisham and Greenwich

London Bus routes:

• 21, 225 and 273 between Hither Green, Lewisham and New Cross
• P4, 284 and 122 between Ladywell and Lewisham

Check before you travel:

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

You can plan your journey on Docklands Light Railway / London Buses 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 our Rail Replacement Services page.

You can find the pick-up and set-down location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page.

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

Date:
19 May - 23 May 2025 11:59 PM

Routes affected:
Various Southeastern services

Engineering work is taking place at several places on the Southeastern network, closing some lines overnight from Monday evening until Friday morning.

Monday to Thursday:

From 23:15 until the end of service, accessible buses replace trains between Dartford and Gravesend.

The 23:20 and 23:50 London St Pancras International to Faversham services will be replaced by accessible buses between Ebbsfleet International, Gillingham and Faversham calling at all stations except Higham, Newington and Teynham.

From 23:59 until the end of service, trains via Maidstone East will be diverted after Otford to run via Sevenoaks.

Accessible replacement buses will run between:

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

If you are travelling to / from East Malling and have additional assistance requirements we recommend you contact Southeastern's accessible travel team. Send #Assist to 07866 002960 on WhatsApp or use the help point at the station to ensure appropriate transport be made available for you.

Tuesday to Friday:

The 04:33 Gravesend to London Charing Cross via Sidcup train will start from Dartford at 04:48. To connect with this train at Dartford, you will need to use a Thameslink train between Gravesend and Dartford.

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday:

From 23:35 until the end of service, accessible buses replace trains between Ashford International and Dover Priory. The 23:07 London St Pancras International to Ramsgate via Dover Priory train will be diverted and run non-stop between Ashford International and Ramsgate via Canterbury West.

Thursday:

The 00:23 Sittingbourne to Sheerness-on-Sea train will be replaced by an accessible bus between Sittingbourne and Sheerness-on-Sea.

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 our Rail Replacement Services page.

You can find the pick-up and set-down location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page.

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

Date:
18 May - 27 July 2025 11:59 PM

Routes affected:
Southeastern services which run between Blackheath and Charlton

Engineering work is taking place on the Blackheath Tunnel, closing all lines between Blackheath and Charlton from Sunday 18 May until the end of the day on Sunday 27 July.

More information about the tunnel closure can be found here.

No trains will run between Blackheath and Charlton.

Most trains between Dartford and London Cannon Street via Woolwich Arsenal / Lewisham will be diverted to run via Greenwich, however at peak times some of these trains will be diverted to run via Bexleyheath.

There will be two trains per hour between Blackheath and London Cannon Street. At peak times some additional trains will run between Dartford and London Cannon Street via Bexleyheath. Alternative travel options:

You can use the following routes at no extra cost:

• London Bus routes 54 and 380 between Blackheath, Charlton and Woolwich Arsenal
• Docklands Light Railway between Lewisham and Greenwich

You can also use London Bus route SL3 between Abbey Wood, Bexleyheath and Sidcup railway stations but normal TfL fares will apply.

Check before you travel:

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

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

Date:
21 December 2022 - 13 December 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 only:

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.