Planned work / notice
Buses replace trains between Reigate and Redhill / Gatwick Airport from Sunday 20 December to Sunday 3 January
From 20 Dec 2026, 00:00 · Until 3 Jan 2027, 23:59
Source updated 16 Oct 2026, 07:07
Great Western Railway between Reading and Gatwick Airport Southern between London Victoria and Reigate / Horsham / Brighton / Bognor Regis / Portsmouth Harbour, and also between Redhill and Tonbridge Thameslink between Bedford / London Bridge and Three Bridges / Horsham / Brighton, and also between Bedford and Gatwick Airport
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Engineering work is taking place between Reigate and Redhill, closing all lines. Great Western Railway: Sunday 20 to Thursday 24 December: Buses will replace trains between Reigate and Redhill (provided by Great Western Railways and Southern), and between Reigate and Gatwick Airport (provided by Great Western Railway). After 21:30 on Thursday 24 December, no services will run. Friday 25 and Saturday 26 December: No trains (or replacement buses) will run. Sunday 27 December to Sunday 3 January: Buses will replace trains between Reigate and Redhill (provided by Great Western Railways and Southern), and between Reigate and Gatwick Airport (provided by Great Western Railway). After approximately 21:30 on Thursday 31 December, no services will run. On Friday 1 January, services will start slightly later than usual. Southern: Sunday 20 to Thursday 24 December: Trains between London Victoria and Reigate will not run. Trains between Redhill and Tonbridge will be amended to run between Edenbridge and Tonbridge only. Rail replacement buses will run between Reigate and Redhill / Edenbridge, between Purley and Redhill / Reigate / Horley, and between Redhill and Edenbridge, calling additionally at Edenbridge Town. Southern trains between London Victoria and Brighton will call additionally at Purley and Horley. Thameslink: Sunday 20 December to Sunday 3 January: No trains will run between Purley and Horley via Redhill. On all days except Friday 25 and Saturday 26 December , (Southern) rail replacement buses will run between Purley and Horley, calling at Purley, Coulsdon South, Merstham, Redhill, Earlswood, Salfords and Horley. Ticket acceptance: Your tickets will also be accepted at no extra cost on Metrobus routes 100, 400, 420 and 460 between Redhill and Three Bridges. Check before you travel: If you are travelling with Great Western or Thameslink, you can plan your journey using the National Rail Journey Planner . You can plan your journey on buses by using the Traveline website . If you are travelling with Gatwick Express or Southern on or after Sunday 27 December, these changes are not currently shown in the National Rail Journey Planner, please check back nearer to the time of travel. 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 20 Dec 2026, 00:00 · Until 3 Jan 2027, 23:59 · Source changed 16 Oct 2026, 07:07
Operators: Great Western Railway, Southern, Thameslink
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