Disruptions & planned work

Engineering work is taking place in the Rochester area, closing all lines. Southeastern: Sole Street Line: Trains between London Victoria and Ramsgate / Dover Priory via Chatham will only run between London Victoria and Sole Street. Additional trains will run between Rainham and Ramsgate / Dover Priory. Highspeed via Gravesend: Trains between London St Pancras International and Ramsgate via Faversham will only run between London St Pancras International and Strood. Sheerness line: Trains between Sittingbourne and Sheerness-on-Sea will run at different times than usual. Sidcup Line: Services which usually only run between London Charing Cross and Gravesend via Sidcup will be extended to run to / from Strood. Accessible replacement buses will run between: Meopham and Rainham (Kent) calling at all stations except Sole Street Strood and Rainham (Kent) calling at all stations The following stations will be closed all day and only served by replacement buses: Rochester Chatham Gillingham (Kent) Thameslink: No Thameslink trains will run between Gravesend and Rainham (Kent). You can use your tickets at no extra cost on Southeastern trains between Gravesend and Strood, and on Southeastern replacement buses between Strood and Rainham (Kent). A few early morning / late night replacement buses will run between Gravesend and Gillingham (Kent). 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 22 Nov 2026, 00:00 · Until 22 Nov 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 14 Oct 2026, 10:35

Operators: Southeastern, Thameslink

Engineering work is taking place overnight on the Southeastern network, closing some lines. Monday to Thursday: The 23:50 London St Pancras International to Faversham service will be replaced by accessible buses between Ebbsfleet International, Gillingham (Kent) and Faversham calling at all stations except Higham and Teynham From approximately 23:00 until the end of service, engineering work will affect trains towards Hayes (Kent): From the 22:51 until the 23:21 London Charing Cross to Hayes (Kent) service, these trains will be diverted after New Beckenham to run to Bromley South. After 23:30, no further trains will run from London to stations on the Hayes line, and the last train between London Charing Cross / London Cannon Street and Hayes (Kent) will only run as far as Lewisham From 23:05 until the end of service, accessible buses will run between Bromley South and Hayes (Kent). The last bus will start back from Lewisham at 00:31 Trains from Hayes (Kent) towards Lewisham and London are not affected Tuesday to Friday: From 00:25 until the end of service, accessible buses replace trains between Meopham (Tue, Thu and Fri / Rochester (Wed) and Sittingbourne (Wed, Thu and Fri) / Herne Bay (Tue)). A connecting train will run from Sittingbourne / Herne Bay to Ramsgate The accessible replacement buses will not serve *Teynham, a minibus will run between Sittingbourne and Teynham *If you are travelling to or from Teynham and have additional assistance requirements we recommend you contact the Southeastern accessible travel team , send #Assist to 07866 002960 on WhatsApp or use the help point at the station so Southeastern can ensure appropriate transport is available for you. The 04:17 Gillingham (Kent) to Tonbridge service will start from Strood at 04:30. A replacement bus will leave Gillingham (Kent) at 03:55 calling at all stations to Strood Tuesday only: The weekly late night engineering work between Faversham and Ramsgate will not take place, and trains will run normally between Faversham and Margate Wednesday and Thursday The 23:07 London St Pancras International to Ramsgate via Dover Priory service will divert between Dover Priory and Ramsgate via an alternative route and will stop additionally at Faversham, Margate and Broadstairs. An accessible bus will run between Dover Priory and Ramsgate calling at all stations except Thanet Parkway Wednesday to Friday: From 00:10 until the end of service, accessible buses replace trains between Lewisham and Dartford via Bexleyheath. Trains will be diverted to run via Sidcup instead 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 Nov 2026, 00:00 · Until 13 Nov 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 1 Oct 2026, 13:48

Operators: Southeastern

Engineering work is taking place at several places on the Southeastern network, closing some lines. Monday to Wednesday: The 23:50 London St Pancras International to Faversham service will be replaced by accessible buses between Ebbsfleet International, Gillingham and Faversham, calling at all stations except Higham, Newington and Teynham Tuesday to Thursday: From 00:20 until the end of service, accessible buses replace trains between Meopham (Tuesday and Thursday) / Rochester (Wednesday) and Sittingbourne / Gillingham. A connecting train will run from Sittingbourne to Ramsgate. On Tuesday , the replacement buses will be extended from Sittingbourne to Herne Bay. Wednesday and Thursday: From 00:10 until the end of service, accessible buses replace trains between Lewisham and Gravesend via Bexleyheath. Trains will be diverted to run via Sidcup instead. 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 21 Dec 2026, 00:00 · Until 24 Dec 2026, 00:00 · Source changed 28 Sept 2026, 13:59

Operators: Southeastern

Engineering work is taking place overnight at various locations on the Southeastern network, closing some lines. Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: The 00:10 and 00:40 London Victoria to Gillingham (Kent) service will be depart London Victoria at 00:10 and 00:42 and will be diverted and run non stop between London Victoria and Rochester. For stations between Bromley South and Meopham / Sole Street, use the 00:10 and 00:40 London Victoria to Swanley trains to connect with accessible replacement buses from Swanley to Gillingham (Kent) calling at all stations except Sole Street. A connecting bus will run between Meopham and Sole Street. Tuesday to Friday: The 00:20 London Cannon Street to Tunbridge Wells ( Tuesday and Wednesday ) / 00:15 London Charing Cross to Tunbridge Wells ( Thursday and Friday ) will be replaced by an accessible bus between Sevenoaks and Tunbridge Wells calling at all stations. From 00:15 until the end of service, accessible buses replace trains between Lewisham and Gravesend via Sidcup. Trains will be diverted via alternative routes via Bexleyheath / Woolwich Arsenal. 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 6 Nov 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 24 Sept 2026, 11:30

Operators: Southeastern

Engineering work is taking place at several locations on the Southeastern network, closing some lines overnight from Monday evening until Friday morning. Monday only From 22:45 until the end of service, accessible buses replace trains between Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells / Wadhurst. Additional trains will run from Wadhurst to Hastings. Tuesday only From 23:40 until the end of service accessible buses replace trains between: Tunbridge Wells and Hastings, calling at Wadhurst, Battle, West St Leonards and St Leonards Warrior Square Tunbridge Wells and Robertsbridge (calling at all stations) Battle and Crowhurst* (minibus shuttle) *If you are travelling to / from Crowhurst and have additional assistance requirements, we recommend you contact the Southeastern accessible travel team , send #Assist to 07866 002960 on WhatsApp, or use the help point at the station so Southeastern can ensure appropriate transport is available for you. Tuesday to Friday From 00:15 until the end of service, accessible buses replace trains between Lewisham and Gravesend via Sidcup. Trains will be diverted via an alternative route calling at all stations between Lewisham and Dartford via Bexleyheath. The 00:25 London Victoria to Ashford International service will leave London Victoria later at 00:42 and after Bromley South will call at Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, Headcorn and Ashford International. Accessible buses will run between: Bromley South and West Malling, calling at St Mary Cray, Swanley and Otford West Malling and Ashford International, calling at all stations except East Malling, Hollingbourne, Harrietsham and Charing West Malling and East Malling* (minibus service) *If you are travelling to / from East Malling and have additional assistance requirements, we recommend you contact the Southeastern accessible travel team , send #Assist to 07866 002960 on WhatsApp, or use the help point at the station so Southeastern can ensure appropriate transport is available for you. The 00:40 London Victoria to Gillingham service will run be diverted and run non-stop between London Victoria and Rochester. You can use the 00:42 London Victoria to Ashford International train at no extra cost, and change at Bromley South to connect with accessible buses running between: Bromley South and Meopham, calling at all stations. Meopham and Gillingham, calling at Rochester and Chatham The 04:23 Swanley to London Victoria train will start from Orpington at 04:26. An accessible bus will leave Swanley at 03:44, calling at St Mary Cray and Bickley to connect with the train at Bromley South. 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 18 Dec 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 23 Sept 2026, 07:06

Operators: Southeastern