Disruptions & planned work

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 between New Cross Gate and Crystal Palace / East Croydon, closing all lines. London Overground: All day on Sunday, no trains will run between New Cross Gate and Crystal Palace / West Croydon. You can use your ticket at no extra cost on the following services: Southern rail replacement buses between New Cross Gate and Crystal Palace / West Croydon. London Bus Routes: 171 between New Cross Gate and Brockley P4 between Brockley and Honor Oak Park P4 / 197 / 176 / P12 / 122 between Honor Oak Park and Forest Hill / Sydenham 157 between Crystal Palace, Anerley and Norwood Junction 122 / 450 between Sydenham and Crystal Palace 176 / 197 between Sydenham and Penge West London Trams: between East Croydon and West Croydon Southern: All day on Sunday, no trains will run between London Bridge and East Croydon / Crystal Palace via New Cross Gate / Sydenham. Replacement buses will run between New Cross Gate and Crystal Palace. A few early morning / late night buses will run between London Bridge and West Croydon. Trains between London Bridge and Caterham / Tattenham Corner will run to an amended timetable and will be diverted to run via Peckham Rye. London Victoria to London Bridge trains will only run between London Victoria and Crystal Palace. Ticket acceptance: Tickets will also be accepted at no extra cost on: London Underground Jubilee line trains between London Bridge and Canada Water London Overground trains between Canada Water and New Cross Gate Southeastern Railway trains between London Victoria and Penge East / Nunhead Paper rail tickets will be accepted at no extra cost on London Bus route 157 between Crystal Palace 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 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 15 Nov 2026, 00:00 · Until 15 Nov 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 8 Oct 2026, 11:42

Operators: London Overground, Southern

Engineering work is taking place between Nunhead / Beckenham Junction and St Mary Cray / Petts Wood, closing all lines. Southeastern: On Saturday, buses will replace trains between Bromley South and Orpington. On Sunday, buses will replace trains between Beckenham Junction and Orpington, and trains between London Victoria and Ramsgate / Dover Priory / Ashford International via Maidstone East will be diverted not to call at Bromley South. Additional trains will run between Grove Park and Bromley North, calling at Sundridge Park. For Bromley South, you can use your tickets at no extra cost on Thameslink replacement buses between Bromley South and Swanley to connect with diverted trains. Thameslink: On Sunday only, buses will replace trains between London Bridge and Swanley, calling at all stations except Nunhead and Ravensbourne. For Nunhead / Ravensbourne, you can use paper rail tickets at no extra cost on London Buses to complete your journey. A revised train service will run between Swanley and Sevenoaks. Your tickets will be accepted at no extra cost on Southeastern trains between London Victoria and Otford / Beckenham Junction. Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail Journey Planner . You can plan your journey on 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 24 Oct 2026, 00:00 · Until 25 Oct 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 6 Oct 2026, 13:05

Operators: Southeastern, Thameslink

Engineering work is taking place at London Bridge, closing most lines. London Overground: No service between New Cross Gate and Crystal Palace /West Croydon. Passengers can use Southern rail replacement buses at no extra cost, or: Local buses: 171 / 171 between New Cross Gate and Brockley P4 between Brockley and Honor Oak Park P4 and 197 / 176 or P12 and 122 between Honor Oak Park and Forest Hill / Sydenham 157 for journeys between Crystal Palace, Anerley and Norwood Junction 122 or 450 between Sydenham and Crystal Palace 176 and 197 between Sydenham and Penge West Southern services between Crystal Palace, Norwood Junction and East Croydon London Trams between East Croydon and West Croydon Southern: All day on Saturday and Sunday, no trains will run between London Bridge and East Croydon / Crystal Palace via New Cross Gate / Sydenham. Replacement buses will run between New Cross Gate and Crystal Palace. Trains between London Bridge and Caterham / Tattenham Corner will run to an amended timetable and will be diverted to run via Peckham Rye. London Victoria to London Bridge trains will only run between London Victoria and Crystal Palace. On Saturday, trains which usually run between East Croydon and Watford Junction will only run between Clapham Junction and Shepherds Bush / Watford Junction. Uckfield trains will only run between East Croydon and Uckfield. Trains that usually run between London Bridge and Epsom will not run. A reduced number of trains will run between London Victoria and West Croydon. Southern and Gatwick Express trains between London Victoria and Gatwick Airport / south coast destinations will also run to a slightly amended timetable due to changes to the times of Thameslink train services that are diverted between London Bridge and East Croydon. Ticket acceptance: Paper rail tickets will be accepted at no extra cost on London Bus route 157 between Crystal Palace and West Croydon. Tickets will also be accepted at no extra cost on London Underground Jubilee line trains between London Bridge and Canada Water, and on London Overground trains between Canada Water and New Cross Gate. Tickets will also be accepted at no extra cost on Southeastern trains between London Victoria and Penge East / Nunhead. Thameslink: All day on Saturday and Sunday , most Thameslink trains will be diverted and unable to call at London Bridge. Thameslink Rainham route trains will run to an amended timetable between Luton and Rainham on Saturday , and between Kentish Town and Dartford on Sunday . All other Thameslink trains which usually run via London Bridge will be diverted between London Blackfriars and East Croydon, not call at London Bridge, and run to a revised timetable with extended journey times. Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail Journey Planner . You can plan your journey on London Buses / London Underground / 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 31 Oct 2026, 00:00 · Until 1 Nov 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 24 Sept 2026, 09:41

Operators: London Overground, Southern, Thameslink

Engineering work is taking place between Nunhead and Shortlands, closing some lines on Monday to Thursday evenings. As a result: The 23:22 Sevenoaks to London Blackfriars service will divert via Herne Hill. A rail replacement bus will run from Bromley South to London Blackfriars The 23:46 London Blackfriars to Sevenoaks service will be divert via Herne Hill. A replacement bus will run from Herne Hill to Sevenoaks Rail replacement buses will not call at Nunhead or Ravensbourne. For these stations, paper rail tickets will be accepted on London Buses 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 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 9 Nov 2026, 00:00 · Until 12 Nov 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 23 Sept 2026, 18:24

Operators: Thameslink