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No trains to / from London Charing Cross / Waterloo East on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 August 

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Engineering work details

Starts 19 Aug 2023 to 20 Aug 2023

Train operators affected

Route(s) affected

All routes to / from London Charing Cross

Description

Engineering work is taking place between London Charing Cross and New Cross, closing some lines.

On Saturday - A limited service will run from London Cannon Street and London Bridge with most services diverted to run to / from London Victoria or Blackfriars.

On Sunday, London Cannon Street will also be closed with a limited service running to / from London Bridge with most services diverted to / from London Victoria and Blackfriars.

Saturday:

Paddock Wood Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Ramsgate / Dover Priory via Tonbridge will be diverted to run to and from London Victoria.

Hastings Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Hastings will run to and from London Bridge and run non stop between London Bridge and Tonbridge via an alternative route. 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 from London Victoria, and call additionally at Bromley South.

Sole Street line: Trains between London Victoria and Dover Priory will be retimed and call additionally at Denmark Hill. . A reduced service of 2 trains each hour will run between London Victoria and Gillingham.

Bexleyheath Line: Services between London Cannon Street and Slade Green, and London Charing Cross and Dartford via Bexleyheath will not run. Services between London Victoria and Dartford via Bexleyheath will be retimed.

Woolwich Line: Trains between London Cannon Street and Gravesend via Woolwich will not run. Trains between London Cannon Street and Slade Green via Greenwich will be extended to run to & from Dartford. Additional trains will run between London Victoria and Dartford via Woolwich.

Grove Park Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Sevenoaks will be diverted to run to and from London Victoria. Services between London Cannon Street and Orpington will not run.

Sidcup Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Gravesend will run to and 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 will run from Blackfriars and will run every 30 minutes calling additionally at Elephant & Castle.

Additional trains will run between London Bridge and London Cannon Street.

Sunday:

Paddock Wood Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Ramsgate / Dover Priory via Tonbridge will be diverted to run to and from London Victoria.

Hastings Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Hastings will run to and from London Bridge and run non stop between London Bridge and Tonbridge via an alternative route.

Bexleyheath Line: Services between London Cannon Street and Slade Green via Bexleyheath will not run. Services between London Victoria and Dartford via Bexleyheath will be retimed.

Woolwich Line: Trains between London Cannon Street and Dartford via Woolwich will be diverted to run to and from London Victoria. Trains between London Cannon Street and Slade Green via Greenwich will run to / from London Bridge and will be extended to run to / from Dartford.

Grove Park Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Sevenoaks will be diverted to run to and from London Victoria.

Sidcup Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Gravesend will run to and from London Victoria. Trains which usually run between London Charing Cross and Dartford via Sidcup will not run.

Hayes Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Hayes will run from Blackfriars calling additionally at Elephant & Castle.

Accessible replacement buses will run between Lewisham and Greenwich calling at St Johns & New Cross.

Ticket Acceptance:

  • You can use London Underground between Victoria, Charing Cross, Embankment, Waterloo, Southwark, London Bridge, Cannon Street, Blackfriars & Elephant & Castle at no extra cost.

  • You can use Docklands Light Railway at no extra cost between Lewisham and Greenwich

You can plan your journey on London Underground / Docklands Light Railway by using the Transport for London Journey Planner

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 this page.

You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.

Please be advised that, on occasion, replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.