Amended late night / early morning service between Balham and East Croydon on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 July 

Route(s) affected

All Gatwick Express trains to / from London Victoria

Southern trains between London Victoria and Sutton / Epsom Downs / Three Bridges / Brighton, and also between Tulse Hill and Tattenham Corner / Caterham

Description

Engineering work is taking place overnight between Balham and East Croydon, closing some lines.

End of Saturday service:

• The 01:10 London Victoria to Brighton train will be diverted between Clapham Junction and East Croydon, it will run slightly later than usual and will not call at Selhurst. Replacement buses will run from Clapham Junction to Selhurst and from Selhurst to East Croydon

Early Sunday morning service:

• Until approximately 06:45 on Sunday morning, Southern trains between London Victoria and Three Bridges / Brighton will be diverted between Clapham Junction and East Croydon and run to an amended timetable with extended journey times

• Until approximately 09:00 on Sunday morning, trains which usually run between London Victoria and Sutton / Epsom Downs will be diverted to run via East Croydon

• Until approximately 09:00 on Sunday morning trains which are planned to run between Tulse Hill and Caterham / Tattenham Corner will be diverted to run via Norwood Junction. Replacement buses will run between East Croydon and Sutton / Epsom Downs and also between London Bridge and East Croydon via Tulse Hill

• Until approximately 09:00 on Sunday morning, Gatwick Express trains will run to an amended timetable with slightly extended journey times
  

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 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.