Disruptions & planned work

Engineering work is taking place on the lines near Petts Wood and Orpington. On Saturday, two out of the four lines will be closed, and fewer trains will be able to run. On Sunday, all lines through Petts Wood and Orpington will be closed. Saturday: Petts Wood station: Platforms 3 and 4 will be closed. Trains towards London will use platform 1, trains towards Orpington will use platform 2. Hastings Line: Stopping services between London Charing Cross and Tunbridge Wells will not run. Grove Park Line: Stopping services between London Cannon Street and Orpington will not run. Bromley South Line: Trains between London Victoria and Orpington will run every 30 minutes. Sunday: Accessible replacement buses will run between: Bromley South and Orpington calling at all stations Chislehurst and Sevenoaks calling at all stations Paddock Wood Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Ramsgate / Dover Priory via Tonbridge will run at different times than usual for part of the journey and run via an alternative route between London Bridge and Sevenoaks. Hastings Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Hastings will run at different times than usual for part of their journey, will be diverted via an alternative route and will not be able to stop at Orpington. Bromley South Line: Trains between London Victoria and Orpington will only run between London Victoria and Bromley South. Grove Park Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Sevenoaks will only run between London Charing Cross and Chislehurst. The following stations will be closed on Sunday, and will only be served by accessible buses: Petts Wood Orpington Chelsfield Knockholt Dunton Green 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 9 Jan 2027, 00:00 · Until 10 Jan 2027, 23:59 · Source changed 19 Oct 2026, 12:54

Operators: Southeastern

Engineering work is taking place between Petts Wood and Sevenoaks, closing all lines. There will be no trains via Orpington all day. Southeastern: Paddock Wood Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Ramsgate / Dover Priory via Tonbridge will run at different times than usual for part of the journey and will use an alternative route between London Bridge and Sevenoaks which will take up to 9 minutes longer than usual. Trains between London Charing Cross and Ramsgate will only run between London Charing Cross and Ashford International because of further engineering work at Canterbury West. Hastings Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Hastings will run at different times than usual for part of their journey, will be diverted via an alternative route taking approximately 5 minutes longer and will not be able to stop at Orpington. Bromley South Line: Trains between London Victoria and Orpington will only run between London Victoria and Bromley South. Grove Park Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Sevenoaks will only run between London Charing Cross and Chislehurst. Accessible replacement buses will run between: Bromley South and Orpington calling at all stations Chislehurst and Sevenoaks calling at all stations The following stations will be closed, and will only be served by accessible buses: Petts Wood Orpington Chelsfield Knockholt Dunton Green Thameslink: On Sunday morning the 06:46 and 07:16 Orpington to London Victoria services will start from Bellingham. Rail replacement buses will run between Orpington and Bellingham. 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 6 Dec 2026, 00:00 · Until 6 Dec 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 23 Sept 2026, 18:24

Operators: Southeastern, Thameslink