Disruptions & planned work

Engineering work is taking place in the London Bridge area, closing various lines. The majority of Thameslink services will be diverted, and will not call at London Bridge. Thameslink trains that usually run between Kentish Town and Rainham will be amended to run between Plumstead and Rainham only. Your tickets will be accepted at no extra cost on Southeastern trains between London Bridge and Plumstead, and Southeastern rail replacement buses between Lewisham and Charlton . Please note that Southeastern are affected by further engineering work, details of which can be found by following the link. All other Thameslink trains which usually run via London Bridge will be diverted between London Blackfriars and East Croydon, will not call at London Bridge, and will run to a revised timetable with extended journey times. Ticket acceptance: Paper rail tickets will be accepted at no extra cost on: London Underground services between London Bridge and Blackfriars London Underground and Docklands Light Railway services between London Bridge and Woolwich Arsenal London Underground services between Elephant & Castle and King's Cross St. Pancras Elizabeth line trains between Farringdon and Abbey Wood London Buses between King's Cross St. Pancras and London Bridge / Elephant & Castle Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail Journey Planner . You can plan your journey on London Underground / Docklands Light Railway / London Buses by using the Transport for London Journey Planner .

From 19 Dec 2026, 00:00 · Until 20 Dec 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 15 Oct 2026, 09:20

Operators: Thameslink

Engineering work is taking place overnight at various locations on the Southeastern network, closing some lines. Monday to Thursday: The 23:40 London Cannon Street to Dover Priory (Monday) / 23:34 London Charing Cross to Canterbury West and Dover Priory (Wednesday and Thursday) will be diverted between London Bridge and Ashford International, and will run non-stop between London Bridge and Ashford International. Accessible replacement buses will run between: Tonbridge and Headcorn (calling at all stations) Headcorn and Ashford International, calling at Pluckley If you are travelling to Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, or connecting with the replacement bus at Tonbridge, you should use alternative trains between London, Sevenoaks and Tonbridge Tuesday and Wednesday: The 00:26 London Cannon Street to Dartford via Greenwich will be diverted to run via Bexleyheath. An accessible bus will run between London Bridge and Dartford via Greenwich. Wednesday and Thursday: The 23:40 London St Pancras International to Margate via Canterbury West service will be replaced by an accessible bus between Minster and Margate, calling at all stations except Dumpton Park. The 23:07 London St Pancras International to Ramsgate via Dover Priory service will be replaced by an accessible bus between Dover Priory and Ramsgate, calling at all stations except Thanet Parkway. The 22:34 London Charing Cross to Ramsgate via Canterbury West train will be replaced by an accessible bus between Minster and Ramsgate, calling at Thanet Parkway. Thursday and Friday: The 00:22 London Charing Cross to Dartford via Woolwich Arsenal will be diverted to run via Bexleyheath. An accessible bus will run between Lewisham and Dartford via 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 23 Nov 2026, 00:00 · Until 27 Nov 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 14 Oct 2026, 11:20

Operators: Southeastern

Engineering work is taking place between Greenwich and Woolwich Arsenal, closing all lines. Southeastern: No trains will run to / from London Cannon Street, and no trains will run between London Bridge and Dartford via Woolwich Arsenal all day. Trains between London Victoria and Dartford will run normally, and additional trains will run between London Bridge and Dartford via Bexleyheath. Accessible rail replacement bus services will run between Lewisham and Dartford via New Cross, Greenwich and Woolwich Arsenal. Ticket acceptance: You can use your ticket at no extra cost on London Underground services between Cannon Street, Charing Cross, Embankment, Waterloo, Southwark, and London Bridge, and on Docklands Light Railway services between Lewisham and Greenwich. Thameslink: Trains will be diverted and run on an alternative route between London Bridge and Dartford, and will run via Lewisham. These trains will call additionally at Lewisham, Blackheath, Eltham, Bexleyheath and Barnehurst, and will not call at stations between Deptford and Slade Green via Woolwich Arsenal. Ticket acceptance: Your tickets will be accepted at no extra cost on Southeastern trains between London Bridge / Lewisham and Dartford. Paper rail tickets will be accepted at no extra cost on Elizabeth line trains between Farringdon and Abbey Wood. Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail Journey Planner . You can plan your journey on London Underground / 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 25 Oct 2026, 00:00 · Until 25 Oct 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 13 Oct 2026, 12:07

Operators: Southeastern, Thameslink

Engineering work is taking place at London Cannon Street, and also between Deptford and Charlton, closing all lines. No trains will run to / from London Cannon Street. No trains will run between London Bridge and Charlton via Greenwich. Accessible replacement buses will run between Lewisham and Charlton via New Cross and Greenwich. Woolwich Line: Trains between London Cannon Street and Slade Green via Greenwich will not run. Trains between London Cannon Street and Dartford via Lewisham and Woolwich Arsenal will not run . Additional trains will run between London Charing Cross and Dartford via Lewisham and Woolwich Arsenal. Bexleyheath line: Trains between London Cannon Street (Saturday) / London Charing Cross (Sunday) and Slade Green via Bexleyheath will not run. Trains between London Victoria and Dartford will run normally. Grove Park Line (Saturday only): Trains between London Cannon Street and Orpington will not run Accessible replacement buses will run between Lewisham and Charlton via New Cross and Greenwich. As part of the normal timetable, no trains run between Grove Park and Bromley South on Sunday . Alternative travel options: You can use London Underground between Cannon Street, Charing Cross, Embankment, Waterloo, Southwark and London Bridge at no extra cost. You can use Docklands Light Railway between Lewisham and Greenwich at no extra cost. The following stations will be closed all weekend, and will only be served by replacement buses: St Johns Deptford Greenwich Maze Hill Westcombe Park Charlton Please note that Thameslink trains are affected by engineering work in the London Bridge area on Saturday and Sunday. Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail Journey Planner . You can plan your journey on London Underground / 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 19 Dec 2026, 00:00 · Until 20 Dec 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 29 Sept 2026, 12:16

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 between London Charing Cross / London Waterloo East / London Cannon Street and New Cross, closing various lines. No trains will run to / from London Charing Cross / London Waterloo East / London Cannon Street. A limited service will run to / from London Bridge, with most services diverted to run to / from London Victoria or London Blackfriars. Accessible replacement buses will run between Lewisham and Greenwich, calling at St Johns and New Cross. Saturday: Paddock Wood Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Ramsgate / Dover Priory via Tonbridge will be diverted to run to / from London Victoria and will stop additionally at Hildenborough. Hastings Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Hastings will run to / from London Bridge and run non-stop between London Bridge and Tonbridge via an alternative route which will take approximately 20 minutes longer than usual. Trains which usually only run between London Charing Cross and Tunbridge Wells will not run. Maidstone East Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Maidstone East will run to / from London Victoria, and call additionally at Bromley South. Bexleyheath Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Dartford, and between London Cannon Street and Slade Green via Bexleyheath will not run. Trains between London Victoria and Gravesend via Bexleyheath will run normally, which will mean that trains on the Bexleyheath line will run every 30 minutes. Woolwich Line: Trains between London Cannon Street and Dartford via Woolwich Arsenal and trains between London Cannon Street and Slade Green via Greenwich will not run. Additional trains will run between London Bridge and Dartford via Greenwich. Grove Park Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Sevenoaks will be diverted to run to / from London Blackfriars. Services between London Cannon Street and Orpington will not run, so stopping trains between Lewisham and Orpington will run every 30 minutes. Sidcup Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Gravesend will run to / from London Victoria. A reduced service of 2 trains each hour will run between London and Dartford via Sidcup. Hayes Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Hayes (Kent) will run to / from London Blackfriars and will run every 30 minutes. Bromley North Line : Trains between Grove Park and Bromley North will run at different times than usual. Bromley South Line: Trains between London Victoria and Orpington via Bromley South will run at different times than usual. Sunday: Paddock Wood Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Ramsgate / Dover Priory via Tonbridge will be diverted to run to / from London Victoria. Hastings Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Hastings will run to / from London Victoria. Bexleyheath Line: Services between London Cannon Street and Slade Green via Bexleyheath will not run. Services between London Victoria and Dartford via Bexleyheath will run normally, so trains on the Bexleyheath line will run every 30 minutes. Woolwich Line: Trains between London Cannon Street and Slade Green via Greenwich will run to / from London Bridge, and will be extended to / from Gravesend. Grove Park Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Sevenoaks will not run because of further engineering work. Sidcup Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Gravesend will not run because of further engineering work. A reduced service of 2 trains each hour will run between Sidcup and Dartford. Hayes Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Hayes (Kent) will run to / from London Victoria. Bromley South Line: Trains between London Victoria and Orpington via Bromley South will be extended to run to / from Sevenoaks. Alternative travel options: You can use London Underground between Victoria, Charing Cross, Embankment, Waterloo, Southwark, London Bridge, Cannon Street and Blackfriars 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 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 14 Nov 2026, 00:00 · Until 15 Nov 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 24 Sept 2026, 08:26

Operators: Southeastern

Engineering work is taking place in the Lewisham area, closing some lines late on Monday to Thursday nights. After approximately 23:25, trains will not be able to stop at Lewisham. Trains via Bexleyheath will not run, or will be diverted to run via Sidcup, and trains will be unable to run between Lewisham and Hayes (Kent). On Monday and Tuesday , most trains on the Hayes line will finish slightly earlier, with only one train leaving London after 22:30, the 23:21 London Charing Cross to Hayes (Kent) service. Accessible replacement buses will run on the following routes: London Bridge and Dartford via Bexleyheath London Bridge / Lewisham and Hayes (Kent) (Monday and Tuesday only) London Bridge and Dartford via Lewisham / Woolwich Arsenal (Wednesday and Thursday only) 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 16 Nov 2026, 00:00 · Until 19 Nov 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 25 Aug 2026, 11:22

Operators: Southeastern