Disruptions & planned work

A speed restriction remains in place on the line between Oxted and Uckfield. As a result, between Monday and Saturday a small number of services which normally run between between London Bridge and Uckfield will be revised to run between London Bridge and Crowborough only, with a replacement bus running between Crowborough and Uckfield. The usual timetable will operate on Sunday, with no planned changes to services. This is expected until at least Monday 2 November. Customer advice: Southern are sorry that some customers travelling on the Uckfield line will continue to experience disruption. The record-breaking hot weather this summer and sustained low rainfall has affected track conditions in some areas, meaning temporary speed restrictions need to remain in place. Safety is and will always remain the highest priority. Because trains need longer to complete their journeys, running the normal timetable could lead to delays building up throughout the day and increase the risk of short-notice cancellations. To provide customers with greater certainty and help keep services running as reliably as possible, we've temporarily revised the timetable and will operate replacement buses between Crowborough and Uckfield at certain times of the day. Southern know many customers rely on these services every day for work, education, appointments and important time with family and friends, and are very sorry for the disruption these changes may cause. The revised timetable has been designed to minimise the impact on customers wherever possible, including protecting key services used by children travelling to and from school. T ravel advice: Some journeys will take longer than usual and a small number of services between Crowborough and Uckfield will be replaced by rail replacement buses. Please check before you travel for the latest journey information, including train times, replacement bus services and alternative travel options. You should also allow a little extra time for your journey where needed. Journey planners online are up to date for future travel information. Staff will also be on-site to assist you with any additional further queries you may have for your onward travel. Car park season ticket holders at Uckfield and Buxted are also eligible to park at Crowborough and Eridge with no additional cost. You can also use your ticket at no additional cost on the following services: Southeastern services between Tunbridge Wells and London Alternative Southern and Thameslink services between Haywards Heath / Three Bridges and London Monday - Friday service changes: The following services will terminate at Crowborough: 10:07 London Bridge to Uckfield 13:07 London Bridge to Uckfield 19:07 London Bridge to Uckfield 22:07 London Bridge to Uckfield The following services will start from Crowborough: 11:33 Uckfield to London Bridge 14:33 Uckfield to London Bridge 20:33 Uckfield to London Bridge Rail replacement buses will run between Crowborough and Uckfield. Check journey planners for bus timings. Saturday services changes: The following services will terminate at Crowborough: 10:07 London Bridge to Uckfield 13:07 London Bridge to Uckfield 19:07 London Bridge to Uckfield 22:07 London Bridge to Uckfield The following services will start from Crowborough: 11:33 Uckfield to London Bridge 14:33 Uckfield to London Bridge 20:33 Uckfield to London Bridge Rail replacement buses will run between Crowborough and Uckfield. Check journey planners for bus timings. No changes to Sunday: The usual timetable will operate on Sunday, with no planned changes to services. Planning your journey: For help planning your journey, check live departure boards , view a live network map or see alternative route guides . If you’re travelling within London, you can use the TfL Journey Planner . Stay up to date on the move with Southern’s WhatsApp channel . Live updates are available Monday to Friday, 07:00–21:00. Why are temporary timetable changes needed? These targeted changes are needed because temporary speed restrictions have been introduced by Network Rail on sections of the railway following a period of prolonged hot and dry weather, which has affected track conditions in some areas. Network Rail has a programme under way to protect the railway from extreme weather and climate change, supported by a £2.6 billion investment in track maintenance and renewals. Investment includes drainage, earthworks, track and overhead power improvements, as well as monitoring and predictive technologies to identify risks earlier and enable proactive intervention. The speed restrictions being introduced will ensure trains can continue operating reliably while work is carried out to address track conditions that have been affected by the recent weather. Check before you travel: You can check your journey up to and including Friday 23 October using the National Rail real-time Journey Planner . For travel on Saturday 24 October and beyond, please check back closer to the time of travel as the Journey Planner has not yet been updated to reflect the amended timetable. 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. Compensation: You may be entitled to compensation if you experience a delay in completing your journey today. Please keep your train ticket and make a note of your journey, as both will be required to support any claim.

From 16 Sept 2026, 12:11 · End time not supplied · Source changed 13 Oct 2026, 08:22

Operators: National Rail

Engineering work is taking place between South Croydon and Oxted / East Grinstead / Uckfield closing all lines. A bus service will be provided between Purley and East Grinstead calling at Upper Warlingham and Oxted / East Grinstead. Replacement buses will run between: Oxted and Crowborough / Uckfield Upper Warlingham and Woldingham Oxted and East Grinstead Tickets for journeys on the Uckfield line will also be accepted on Southeastern trains between London Bridge and Tunbridge Wells at no extra cost. Sanderstead and Riddlesdown will have no train or replacement bus service for nearly all of this closure. If you are travelling to / from Sanderstead, you are advised to use Purley Oaks station and customers travelling to / from Riddlesdown are also advised to use Purley Station. Trains between London Victoria and Reigate will be amended to run between Reigate and Redhill only. Your ticket will be accepted at no extra cost on alternative Southern or Thameslink trains to travel between Redhill and London. Paper tickets will also be accepted on London Bus routes at no extra cost: 403 between South Croydon – Sanderstead 412 between South Croydon – Riddlesdown – Purley Journey times will be increased when using replacement buses. 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 set-down 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 8 Nov 2026, 00:00 · Until 8 Nov 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 1 Oct 2026, 11:08

Operators: Southern

Engineering work is taking place between Oxted and East Grinstead, closing various lines overnight from Monday evening until Friday morning. From approximately 23:30 on Monday to Thursday evenings until the end of service, buses will replace trains between East Croydon and Oxted / East Grinstead. 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 14 Dec 2026, 00:00 · Until 17 Dec 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 28 Sept 2026, 10:28

Operators: Southern

Engineering work is taking place between East Croydon and East Grinstead / Uckfield, closing all lines on Monday to Thursday evenings. As a result: The 22:07 London Bridge to Uckfield will terminate at Oxted. A replacement bus will run from Oxted to Uckfield The 23:22 London Victoria to East Grinstead service will terminate at East Croydon. A rail replacement bus will run from East Croydon calling at stations to Oxted / East Grinstead The 23:53 London Victoria to Oxted train will terminate at East Croydon. A replacement bus will run from East Croydon calling at stations to Oxted 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 2 Nov 2026, 00:00 · Until 5 Nov 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 24 Sept 2026, 11:44

Operators: Southern

Engineering work is taking place between East Croydon and East Grinstead / Uckfield, closing various lines overnight from Monday evening until Friday morning. As a result: The 22:07 London Bridge to Uckfield train will terminate at Oxted. A replacement bus will run from Oxted to Crowborough / Uckfield The 22:33 Uckfield to London Bridge train will not call at Cowden or Hever, and will terminate at East Croydon. You can use alternative Southern services for travel to / from Cowden / Hever, and between East Croydon and London Bridge at no extra cost The 22:50 London Victoria to East Grinstead train will terminate at East Croydon. A replacement bus will run from East Croydon to East Grinstead The 23:06 East Grinstead to London Victoria train will not run. A replacement bus will run from East Grinstead to East Croydon The 23:07 London Bridge to Uckfield train will terminate at East Croydon. Replacement buses will run from East Croydon to Oxted and from Oxted to Crowborough / Uckfield The 23:22 London Victoria to East Grinstead train will terminate at East Croydon. Replacement buses will run from East Croydon to East Grinstead The 23:53 London Victoria to Oxted train will terminate at East Croydon. A replacement bus will run from East Croydon to Oxted 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 26 Oct 2026, 00:00 · Until 29 Oct 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 16 Sept 2026, 12:19

Operators: Southern

Engineering work is taking place overnight in the Hurst Green area, closing some lines. The following services will be affected: The 22:07 London Bridge to Uckfield train will terminate at Oxted. Replacement buses will run from Oxted to Crowborough / Uckfield The 22:33 Uckfield to London Bridge train will start from Oxted. Replacement buses will run from Uckfield to Crowborough and from Crowborough to East Croydon The 22:50 London Victoria to East Grinstead train will terminate at Oxted. Replacement buses will run from Oxted to East Grinstead The 23:06 East Grinstead to London Victoria train will not run. A replacement bus will run from East Grinstead to East Croydon The 23:07 London Bridge to Uckfield train will terminate at Oxted. Replacement buses will run from Oxted to Crowborough / Uckfield The 23:20 London Victoria to East Grinstead train will terminate at Oxted. Replacement buses will run from Oxted to East Grinstead Journey times will be increased when using replacement buses. Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries 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 Oct 2026, 00:00 · Until 23 Oct 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 10 Sept 2026, 12:24

Operators: Southern