Disruptions & planned work

The police are dealing with an incident between Woking and Brookwood meaning that all lines are closed. As a result, trains running between Woking and Ash Vale / Basingstoke may be cancelled or severely delayed by up to 120 minutes or revised. Major disruption is expected until the end of service. Customer advice: Long distance, mainline services and suburban services Services passing through Woking or starting and finishing their journeys at Woking are currently unable to run until this incident is resolved, and may be altered to avoid the Woking area or cancelled completely. How do I get to my destination? You can expect significant delays to your journey so please consider alternative routes if possible. We will also look to arrange replacement transport due to the disruption this incident is causing, so buses have been confirmed and will start running from about 18:50 from Woking and also a limited bus service from Basingstoke and Southampton Central before 19:00, please speak to station staff for updates on this and where buses will be going towards. South Western Railway have been informed that some of these buses have been delayed due to local traffic. Please check for updates to your journey as its likely your train may be cancelled or altered. They are also in the process of arranging for you to be able to use local buses in some areas at no extra cost, when this is in place we will update you in the bus section below. Your ticket can be used, at no extra cost, on the following: Rail services: Great Western Railway services between London Paddington and Exeter St Davids, also between Reading and Basingstoke Southern services between London Victoria and Portsmouth Harbour / Southampton Central CrossCountry services between Basingstoke and Bournemouth London Underground : Jubilee line from London Waterloo towards Westminster and change at Westminster for District line to London Victoria Victoria Line between Vauxhall and London Victoria Bakerloo line between London Waterloo and London Paddington Northern line between Tottenham Court Road and London Waterloo Bus services: London Buses between London Waterloo, Vauxhall, Clapham Junction, Wimbledon, Raynes Park, New Malden, Berrylands, Surbiton Aldershot / Farnborough / Camberley Stagecoach 1: Aldershot - North Camp - Farnborough - Frimley - Camberley Stagecoach 2: Camberley - Frimley - Farnborough Stagecoach 3: Aldershot - Ash Vale - Frimley - Camberley Stagecoach 4/5: Aldershot - Farnham Guildford Connections Stagecoach 20: Aldershot - Ash - Guildford Stagecoach 34: Camberley - Bagshot - Woking - Guildford Basingstoke / Alton Stagecoach 64: Alton - Winchester Newbury & District 730/731: Basingstoke - Frimley - Camberley - Bagshot - Heathrow T5 Kingston / South West London White Bus 458: Staines - Shepperton - Walton - Esher - Surbiton - Kingston Falcon 461: Chertsey - Addlestone - Weybridge - Walton - Hampton Court - Kingston Heathrow Connections for travel into London: Newbury & District 730/731: Basingstoke - Camberley - Heathrow T5 White Bus 555: Walton - Shepperton - Sunbury - Ashford - Heathrow Airport First Bus Rail Air 2 between Guildford - Woking - Heathrow Airport Further travel information: If your journey has been significantly disrupted, you can arrange your own taxi and claim the cost back through the South Western Railway website for travel between London Waterloo and Basingstoke / Guildford. To make a claim, please use the dedicated form and provide: Your full contact details The date and time of your journey The stations you travelled from and to Details of the disruption and why you are making the claim Copies of your valid train ticket(s) A valid taxi receipt showing the company name, journey details including time of travel, pick up location, destination and fare paid Any supporting evidence, where applicable Please note that claims must be submitted within 28 days of travel, and Smartcard customers should ensure they have correctly tapped in and tapped out where applicable. Tickets dated for today, Thursday 22 October 2026, can now also be used tomorrow, Friday 23 October due to the disruption caused today. If you need any help with your journey, please speak to a member of staff or use a station help point. If you would prefer to use local buses to continue your journey please check Traveline . South Western Railway tickets are not valid on local buses unless stated above. Ticket flexibility: If your train is cancelled, you will be able to travel on an alternative service operated by any other participating train company , either two hours before or two hours after the original departure time of the cancelled service, in order to reach your destination. If you decide not to travel or cannot complete your journey due to cancellations, you are entitled to a full refund from your original point of sale. For further information and guidance please contact your train company or speak to a member of railway staff. Check before you travel: You can check your journey using the National Rail real-time Journey Planner . 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 22 Oct 2026, 16:28 · End time not supplied · Source changed 22 Oct 2026, 21:53

Operators: South Western Railway

Engineering work is taking place between Raynes Park and Leatherhead, closing some lines. South Western Railway: Buses will replace trains between Wimbledon and Chessington South / Leatherhead / Dorking (Main). You should use alternative services between London Waterloo and Wimbledon to connect with buses. Southern: Buses will replace trains between Sutton and Epsom / Dorking (Main). 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 29 Nov 2026, 00:00 · Until 29 Nov 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 22 Oct 2026, 10:06

Operators: South Western Railway, Southern

Engineering work is taking place between London Waterloo and Queenstown Road (Battersea) / Earlsfield, closing various lines. On Sunday and Monday, trains to / from London Waterloo will run to a reduced and amended timetable. The following services are affected further: On Sunday, trains between London Waterloo and Weymouth will call additionally at Farnborough. On Monday, these trains will call additionally at Clapham Junction / Woking / Basingstoke. On both days, trains between London Waterloo and Poole / Portsmouth Harbour via Eastleigh will run between Basingstoke and Poole / Portsmouth Harbour only. Trains between London Waterloo and Salisbury will run between Basingstoke and Salisbury only. On Monday, trains between London Waterloo and Poole / Portsmouth Harbour via Guildford will call additionally at Clapham Junction. Some of these trains will run between Woking and Portsmouth Harbour only. Trains between London Waterloo and Chessington South will run between Wimbledon and Chessington South only. Trains between London Waterloo and Guildford via Epsom will run between Wimbledon and Guildford only. Trains between London Waterloo / Wimbledon and Guildford via Cobham will run between Surbiton and Guildford only. On Monday, these services call additionally at Raynes Park / New Malden / Berrylands. Trains between London Waterloo and London Waterloo via Richmond / Wimbledon will run between London Waterloo and Kingston. On Monday, trains between London Waterloo and Shepperton will run between Kingston and Shepperton. Trains between London Waterloo and Richmond via Hounslow will not run after 12:00. Trains between London Waterloo and Dorking will not run. You can use your ticket on Southern services between Clapham Junction / Epsom and Dorking at no extra cost. On Monday, buses will replace trains between Clapham Junction and Surbiton via Wimbledon. You can also use your tickets at no extra cost on the following services: London Underground District line services between London stations and Wimbledon Southern services between London Victoria / London Bridge and Epsom Thameslink services between London Blackfriars / Farringdon / London St Pancras International and Wimbledon Please note that on Monday trains in the Twickenham area will be busier than usual due to rugby union fixtures at Twickenham Stadium. Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail Journey Planner . You can plan your journey on London Underground 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 27 Dec 2026, 00:00 · Until 28 Dec 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 20 Oct 2026, 15:12

Operators: South Western Railway

Engineering work is taking place in the Luton area, closing all lines. East Midlands Railway: No trains will run between London St Pancras and Bedford all weekend. Rail replacement buses will run between Bedford and Hitchin. You can use your ticket at no extra cost on Great Northern / Thameslink services between Hitchin and London stations to complete your journey. Thameslink: No trains will run between Mill Hill Broadway and Bedford from Saturday until 05:30 on Monday. Rail replacement buses will run between: Mill Hill Broadway and Luton Luton Airport Parkway and Bedford (fast) Luton and Bedford (all stations) Replacement buses will also run on the below routes, connecting to / from alternative Great Northern / Thameslink services between Hitchin / Potters Bar and London: Harpenden and Potters Bar via St Albans City Luton Airport Parkway and Hitchin via Luton A revised train service will run between: Brighton / Three Bridges and Mill Hill Broadway Gatwick Airport / Three Bridges and London Bridge Kentish Town and Rainham (Kent) Sutton and West Hampstead Thameslink via Mitcham Junction Sutton and London Blackfriars via Wimbledon 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 5 Dec 2026, 00:00 · Until 7 Dec 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 19 Oct 2026, 07:30

Operators: East Midlands Railway, Thameslink

Engineering work is taking place between Sutton (London) and Wimbledon, closing some lines. On Monday to Thursday evenings, the 22:54 Luton to Sutton (London) service will terminate at Wimbledon. You can use your ticket at no extra cost on London Underground / London Buses to complete your journey. Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail Journey Planner . You can plan your journey on London Buses / Underground by using the Transport for London Journey Planner .

From 4 Jan 2027, 00:00 · Until 7 Jan 2027, 23:59 · Source changed 16 Oct 2026, 10:20

Operators: Thameslink

Engineering work is taking place between London St Pancras International and London Bridge, closing all lines. No Thameslink trains will run through central London between London St Pancras International / Finsbury Park and London Bridge / Sutton. Trains will run to an amended timetable between: London Kings Cross and Peterborough / Cambridge London St Pancras International and Luton / Bedford London Bridge and Brighton / Horsham / Three Bridges London Victoria and Sevenoaks Plumstead and Rainham (Kent) No trains will call at Kentish Town. No trains will run between London Blackfriars and Sutton. Additionally, from approximately 23:59 on Sunday to approximately 04:00 on Monday, rail replacement buses will run between London St Pancras International and London Bridge, calling at London Blackfriars. Ticket acceptance: Your tickets will be accepted at no extra cost on Southeastern trains between London Bridge and Plumstead. Paper rail tickets will be accepted at no extra cost on the following TfL services: London Underground between: Kentish Town - Morden (Northern line) Kings Cross St Pancras - Blackfriars - Charing Cross - Victoria - Elephant & Castle (Circle, Victoria, Bakerloo, Northern, District lines) Kings Cross St Pancras - Farringdon (Circle, Metropolitan, Hammersmith & City lines) West Hampstead - London Bridge (Jubilee line) Blackfriars - Wimbledon (District line) London Buses between: Blackfriars - Streatham (via Tulse Hill) Streatham - Sutton (via Wimbledon or Mitcham) Farringdon - Blackfriars - Elephant & Castle - Denmark Hill - East Dulwich (Routes 40 / 176) Kings Cross - London Bridge (Route 17) Kings Cross - Elephant & Castle (Route 63 / N63) Kings Cross St Pancras - Kentish Town / Kentish Town West (Routes 46 / 214) London Trams between Wimbledon and East Croydon Elizabeth line between Farringdon and Abbey Wood London Overground between West Hampstead and Kentish Town West Southern between London Victoria and Sutton South Western Railway between London Waterloo and Wimbledon Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail Journey Planner . You can plan your journey on London Buses / London Trams / London Underground by using the Transport for London Journey Planner .

From 13 Dec 2026, 00:00 · Until 13 Dec 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 14 Oct 2026, 09:41

Operators: Thameslink

Engineering work is taking place between London St Pancras International and London Blackfriars, closing all lines. No trains will run between Finsbury Park / London St Pancras International and London Bridge / Sutton. Trains will run to an amended timetable between: London Kings Cross and Peterborough / Royston London St Pancras International and Luton / Bedford. No trains will call at Kentish Town London Bridge and Brighton / Gatwick Airport / Rainham Swanley and Sevenoaks Trains between London Bridge and Rainham will be diverted and run on an alternative route between London Bridge and Dartford via Lewisham. Ticket acceptance: You can use your ticket at no extra cost on: Southern services between London and Sutton South Western Railway between London Waterloo and Wimbledon You can use paper tickets at no extra cost with: London Buses: Blackfriars - Streatham (via Tulse Hill) Streatham - Sutton (via Wimbledon and Mitcham) King's Cross St Pancras - London Bridge / Elephant & Castle Farringdon - East Dulwich London Trams: Wimbledon – East Croydon London Underground: Finsbury Park / King's Cross St Pancras - London Blackfriars / London Victoria / Elephant & Castle / Morden Stanmore - London Bridge Finchley Road - Farringdon West Hampstead - London Bridge Elizabeth line: Farringdon and Abbey Wood London Overground: West Hampstead and Kentish Town West Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail Journey Planner . You can plan your journey on London Buses / London Trams / London Underground by using the Transport for London Journey Planner .

From 25 Oct 2026, 00:00 · Until 25 Oct 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 13 Oct 2026, 11:47

Operators: Thameslink

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 Hounslow and Windsor & Eton Riverside / Virginia Water, closing all lines. Saturday: Buses will replace trains between: Hounslow and Windsor & Eton Riverside Hounslow and Virginia Water An amended service will run between London Waterloo and Reading, with trains running via Wimbledon / Chertsey / Virginia Water. Sunday: Buses will replace trains between: Hounslow and Windsor & Eton Riverside Hounslow and Virginia Water Hounslow and Woking 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 31 Oct 2026, 00:00 · Until 1 Nov 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 24 Sept 2026, 10:20

Operators: South Western Railway

Engineering work is taking place in the Sutton (London) area, closing some lines overnight. The following services are affected: The 22:37 St Albans City to Sutton (London) service will terminate at Wimbledon The 22:54 Luton to Sutton (London) service will terminate at Herne Hill Paper rail tickets will be accepted on London Buses between Herne Hill, Wimbledon and Sutton (London). 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 .

From 30 Nov 2026, 00:00 · Until 3 Dec 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 23 Sept 2026, 18:24

Operators: Thameslink

Engineering work is taking place overnight in the Wimbledon area, closing some lines. From 23:20: Thameslink trains which usually run via Wimbledon will be diverted via Mitcham Junction and run non-stop between Streatham and Sutton. Paper rail tickets will be accepted on London Buses to complete your journey. 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 .

From 7 Dec 2026, 00:00 · Until 10 Dec 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 23 Sept 2026, 18:24

Operators: Thameslink

Engineering work is taking place between Clapham Junction and Surbiton, closing all lines. Buses will replace trains between: Clapham Junction and Surbiton Clapham Junction and Hampton Court Clapham Junction and Epsom Clapham Junction and Chessington South Clapham Junction and Weybridge Clapham Junction and Effingham Junction Weybridge and Addlestone Trains between London Waterloo and Shepperton / Poole / Salisbury / Portsmouth Harbour / Weymouth / Exeter St Davids will be diverted to run on alternative routes, and will be retimed. 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 15 Nov 2026, 00:00 · Until 15 Nov 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 10 Sept 2026, 10:04

Operators: South Western Railway