Disruptions & planned work

Engineering work is taking place in the London Bridge area, closing various lines. The majority of Thameslink services will be diverted, and will not call at London Bridge. Thameslink trains that usually run between Kentish Town and Rainham will be amended to run between Plumstead and Rainham only. Your tickets will be accepted at no extra cost on Southeastern trains between London Bridge and Plumstead, and Southeastern rail replacement buses between Lewisham and Charlton . Please note that Southeastern are affected by further engineering work, details of which can be found by following the link. All other Thameslink trains which usually run via London Bridge will be diverted between London Blackfriars and East Croydon, will not call at London Bridge, and will run to a revised timetable with extended journey times. Ticket acceptance: Paper rail tickets will be accepted at no extra cost on: London Underground services between London Bridge and Blackfriars London Underground and Docklands Light Railway services between London Bridge and Woolwich Arsenal London Underground services between Elephant & Castle and King's Cross St. Pancras Elizabeth line trains between Farringdon and Abbey Wood London Buses between King's Cross St. Pancras and London Bridge / Elephant & Castle Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail Journey Planner . You can plan your journey on London Underground / Docklands Light Railway / London Buses by using the Transport for London Journey Planner .

From 19 Dec 2026, 00:00 · Until 20 Dec 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 15 Oct 2026, 09:20

Operators: Thameslink

Engineering work is taking place at Lewisham, closing the station and the Bexleyheath line all weekend. Bexleyheath Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Dartford via Bexleyheath (Saturday only) will not run. Trains between London Victoria and Dartford / Gravesend will not run. Services between London Cannon Street and Slade Green via Bexleyheath will be diverted to run via Sidcup and will not stop at Lewisham. Hayes Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Hayes will not stop at Lewisham. Sidcup Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Dartford via Sidcup will not stop at Lewisham. Grove Park Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Sevenoaks will not call at Lewisham. Woolwich Line (Saturday only): Trains between London Cannon Street and Dartford via Lewisham and Woolwich will be diverted between London Bridge and Charlton to run via Greenwich. Accessible replacement buses will run between: New Cross and Dartford via Bexleyheath calling at all stations Alternative travel options: You can use the following alternative services at no extra cost: Docklands Light Railway between Lewisham and Greenwich London Buses routes: P12 and 78 between Peckham Rye and Nunhead 484 between Denmark Hill and Lewisham 21, 225 and 273 between Hither Green, Lewisham and New Cross P4, 284 and 122 between Lewisham and Ladywell London Underground between Victoria, Charing Cross, Embankment, Cannon Street, Waterloo, Southwark, and London Bridge. The following stations will be closed all weekend and will only be served by accessible buses: Lewisham Blackheath Kidbrooke Eltham Falconwood Welling Bexleyheath Barnehurst Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail Journey Planner . You can plan your journey on London Bus / Underground and on 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 and bicycle information, please use our Rail Replacement Services page . You can find the pick-up and drop-off 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.

From 21 Nov 2026, 00:00 · Until 22 Nov 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 14 Oct 2026, 10:29

Operators: Southeastern

Engineering work is taking place overnight at various locations on the Southeastern network, closing some lines. Tuesday and Wednesday: Until 05:35, Trains from London Charing Cross will start from London Bridge From 23:55 until the end of service, accessible buses replace trains between Ashford International and Dover Priory. The 23:04 London St Pancras International to Ramsgate via Dover Priory service will be diverted between Ashford International and Ramsgate to run via Canterbury West Thursday only: The 05:13 London Bridge to Dartford via Greenwich will be diverted between London Bridge and Charlton to run via Lewisham. Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail 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 drop-off 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.

From 29 Dec 2026, 00:00 · Until 31 Dec 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 5 Oct 2026, 09:56

Operators: Southeastern

Engineering work is taking place at London Cannon Street, and also between Deptford and Charlton, closing all lines. No trains will run to / from London Cannon Street. No trains will run between London Bridge and Charlton via Greenwich. Accessible replacement buses will run between Lewisham and Charlton via New Cross and Greenwich. Woolwich Line: Trains between London Cannon Street and Slade Green via Greenwich will not run. Trains between London Cannon Street and Dartford via Lewisham and Woolwich Arsenal will not run . Additional trains will run between London Charing Cross and Dartford via Lewisham and Woolwich Arsenal. Bexleyheath line: Trains between London Cannon Street (Saturday) / London Charing Cross (Sunday) and Slade Green via Bexleyheath will not run. Trains between London Victoria and Dartford will run normally. Grove Park Line (Saturday only): Trains between London Cannon Street and Orpington will not run Accessible replacement buses will run between Lewisham and Charlton via New Cross and Greenwich. As part of the normal timetable, no trains run between Grove Park and Bromley South on Sunday . Alternative travel options: You can use London Underground between Cannon Street, 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. The following stations will be closed all weekend, and will only be served by replacement buses: St Johns Deptford Greenwich Maze Hill Westcombe Park Charlton Please note that Thameslink trains are affected by engineering work in the London Bridge area on Saturday and Sunday. Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail 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 and bicycle information, please use our Rail Replacement Services page . You can find the pick-up and drop-off 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.

From 19 Dec 2026, 00:00 · Until 20 Dec 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 29 Sept 2026, 12:16

Operators: Southeastern