Disruptions & planned work

Engineering work is taking place in the Clapham Junction / Balham area, closing some lines late on Monday to Thursday evenings. The 23:07 Epsom Downs to London Victoria service will not call at Battersea Park: For London Victoria, you should travel to Clapham Junction, then change for a train back towards London Victoria For Battersea Park should travel to London Victoria, then catch a train back towards Battersea Park The 23:37 London Victoria to West Croydon train will not run. A replacement bus will run from Balham to West Croydon. You can use alternative Southern trains between London Victoria and Balham at no extra cost. The 23:56 London Victoria to Streatham Hill train will terminate at Balham. A replacement bus will run from Balham to Streatham Hill. Watford Junction - Clapham Junction / East Croydon: The 22:10 East Croydon to Watford Junction train will terminate at Shepherds Bush The 23:42 Watford Junction to Clapham Junction train will not run You can use alternative London Overground or London Northwestern Railway trains at no extra cost. 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 4 Jan 2027, 00:00 · Until 7 Jan 2027, 23:59 · Source changed 19 Oct 2026, 10:21

Operators: Southern

Engineering work is taking place in the London Victoria area, closing various lines. Gatwick Express: Gatwick Express services will run a reduced service of 1 train every 30 minutes. On Friday, no Gatwick Express service will run between Gatwick Airport and Brighton. Southern: Trains between London Victoria and Sutton (London) / Epsom Downs will be diverted to run between London Victoria and East Croydon. Trains between London Victoria and London Bridge will not run. Additional trains will run between London Victoria and Epsom Downs via Streatham Hill, Norwood Junction, West Croydon and Sutton (London), calling at all stations. Trains between London Victoria and Dorking will also run to an amended timetable with extended journey times. Trains between London Bridge and East Croydon via Peckham Rye will be diverted after Tulse Hill to run to / from East Croydon via Norwood Junction. Ticket acceptance: You can use your paper ticket at no extra cost on London Underground and London Overground between: London Bridge and Canada Water (Jubilee line) Canada Water and Crystal Palace (Windrush line) On London Bus routes: 45 / 60 to / from Streatham Common Also on London Trams between East Croydon and West Croydon. Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail Journey Planner . You can plan your journey on London Buses / Trams / Underground by using the Transport for London Journey Planner .

From 27 Dec 2026, 00:00 · Until 1 Jan 2027, 23:59 · Source changed 16 Oct 2026, 14:34

Operators: Gatwick Express, Southern

Engineering work is taking place at London Victoria, closing all platforms used by Gatwick Express and Southern. No Southern trains will run to / from London Victoria. Gatwick Express trains will not run. Replacement buses will run between Clapham Junction and Streatham Common, calling at Wandsworth Common and Balham. You can use Southern or Thameslink trains at no extra cost to travel between Gatwick Airport and London Bridge. Trains between London Victoria and Brighton / Eastbourne / Bexhill / Littlehampton / Barnham / Bognor Regis / East Grinstead will be diverted to operate to / from London Bridge, running to an amended timetable with some extended journey times. Trains between London Victoria and Dorking will run between London Bridge and Dorking, running non-stop between Mitcham Eastfields and London Bridge. Trains will run to an amended timetable between London Bridge and Caterham / Tattenham Corner via Tulse Hill and Streatham Common. Trains between London Bridge and London Victoria via Crystal Palace will not run. No direct services will operate between London and Reigate. You should change trains at Redhill for travel to / from London. No trains will call at stations between London Bridge and East Croydon via Sydenham. The following trains will also run between: Selhurst and Epsom Downs, via West Croydon Streatham Hill and West Croydon You can use paper tickets at no extra cost with: London Underground: Victoria - Blackfriars (Circle and District line) London Bridge - Canada Water (Jubilee line) Other train operators: Canada Water - Crystal Palace / West Croydon (London Overground) London Waterloo - Queenstown Road (Battersea - Vauxhall - Clapham Junction (South Western Railway) London Buses: Victoria - Battersea Park (bus route 44) Battersea Park - Clapham Junction (bus route 156 and 344) Victoria - Clapham Junction (bus route 170) Balham - Streatham Hill (bus route 255) Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail Journey Planner . You can plan your journey on London Underground / 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 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 22 Nov 2026, 00:00 · Until 22 Nov 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 14 Oct 2026, 12:27

Operators: Gatwick Express, Southern

Engineering work is taking place in the Sutton area, closing all lines. Southern: No trains will run between West Croydon and Epsom Downs, or between Streatham and Sutton (London) / Epsom via Mitcham Junction. Rail replacement buses will run between West Croydon and Epsom Downs via Sutton (London), and also between Streatham and Epsom calling at Streatham Common and all stations via Mitcham Junction / Sutton (London). Thameslink: No trains will run between: Wimbledon and Sutton Streatham and Sutton (via Mitcham Junction) Ticket acceptance: You can use paper tickets at no extra cost with: London Underground Northern line between Kentish Town and Morden London Buses between Streatham / Wimbledon and Sutton London Trams between East Croydon and Wimbledon Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail Journey Planner . You can plan your journey on London Underground / London Buses / London Trams 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 20 Dec 2026, 00:00 · Until 20 Dec 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 12 Oct 2026, 16:36

Operators: Southern, Thameslink

Engineering work is taking place between London Victoria and Clapham Junction, and also between East Croydon and Gatwick Airport, closing some lines overnight from Monday evening until Friday morning. Between approximately 23:45 and 05:00 each night, Gatwick Express and Southern trains between London Victoria and Clapham Junction, and also between East Croydon and Gatwick Airport will be retimed by a few minutes. Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail Journey Planner .

From 14 Dec 2026, 00:00 · Until 18 Dec 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 28 Sept 2026, 10:02

Operators: Gatwick Express, Southern

Engineering work is taking place overnight in the Epsom area, closing some lines. From approximately 23:00 until the end of service on Monday to Thursday evenings, buses will replace trains between Norwood Junction / Selhurst and Sutton / Epsom Downs / Epsom. Journey times will be increased when using replacement buses. 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 30 Nov 2026, 00:00 · Until 3 Dec 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 14 Sept 2026, 09:47

Operators: Southern