Amended late night / early morning Southeastern services between Monday 11 and Friday 15 May  

Route(s) affected

Various Southeastern routes

Description

Engineering work is taking place place overnight at various locations on the Southeastern network, closing some lines.

Monday, Wednesday and Thursday:

• From 23:20 until the end of service, accessible buses replace trains between Sittingbourne and Sheerness-on-Sea

• The 23:20 and 23:50 London St Pancras International to Faversham services will be replaced by accessible buses between Ebbsfleet International, Gillingham (Kent) and Faversham, calling at all stations except Higham, Newington and Teynham

Monday to Thursday:

• From 23:05 until the end of service, accessible buses replace trains between Maidstone East and Ashford International

• The 22:25*, 23:25 London Victoria to Ashford International services will be diverted between Otford and Ashford International to run via Sevenoaks. Change at Otford for a connecting service to Maidstone East, and the onward replacement bus for stations to Ashford International

• Services between Charing Cross / Cannon Street and Maidstone East / Ashford International will only run to / from Maidstone East* and will stop additionally at Kemsing, East Malling and Barming

*Thursday only, the 22:25 London Victoria to Ashford International, and the 22:29 Charing Cross to Ashford International services will run normally as far as Maidstone East, from there they will then run non-stop between Maidstone East & Ashford International

• The 00:25 London Victoria to Ashford International service will only run between London Victoria and Maidstone East

Tuesday, Thursday and Friday:

• From 00:10 until the end of service, accessible buses will replace trains between Gillingham and Faversham, calling at all stations except Teynham. A connecting train will run from Faversham to Ramsgate. A minibus will run between Sittingbourne and Teynham*

*If you are travelling to / from Teynham and have additional assistance requirements Southeastern recommends that you contact Southeastern accessible travel team https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/help/support/accessible-travel or send #Assist to 07866 002960 on WhatsApp, or you can 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, services between London Victoria and Orpington via Beckenham Junction will be diverted and run non stop between London Victoria and Shortlands. Accessible replacement buses will run between London Victoria / Herne Hill and Orpington via Beckenham Junction, calling at all stations except Brixton, and also between Bromley South and London Victoria calling at all stations except Brixton

If you are travelling to or from Brixton, you can use London Underground between Victoria and Brixton at no extra cost

Wednesday and Thursday:

The 23:07 London St Pancras International to Ramsgate via Dover Priory service will now run between Dover Priory and Ramsgate via an alternative route, and will stop additionally at Faversham, Margate and Broadstairs.

An accessible replacement bus will run between Dover Priory and Ramsgate, calling at all stations except Thanet Parkway

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 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.