No Southeastern trains at London Charing Cross, or London Waterloo East from Saturday 2 to Monday 4 May 

Route(s) affected

All routes to / from London Charing Cross / London Waterloo East

Description

Engineering work is taking place between London Charing Cross and New Cross, no services will run from London Charing Cross or London Waterloo East.

On Saturday and Bank Holiday Monday, a limited service will run from London Cannon Street and London Bridge with most services diverted to run to / from London Victoria.

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.

Saturday and Monday:

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

Bexleyheath Line: Trains between London Victoria and Gravesend via Bexleyheath will run normally. Services between London Cannon Street and Slade Green, and London Charing Cross and Dartford via Bexleyheath will not run so trains on the Bexleyheath line will run every 30 minutes.

Woolwich Line: Trains between London Cannon Street and Gravesend via Woolwich Arsenal will run at different times than usual and will run via Greenwich.

Trains between London Cannon Street and Slade Green via Greenwich will be extended to run to / from Dartford and will run at different times than usual.

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

Services between London Cannon Street and Orpington will not run.

Sidcup Line: Trains will only be able to run between Sidcup and Dartford, every 30 minutes.

Hayes Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Hayes will run from London Victoria and will run every 30 minutes.

Bromley South Line: Stopping trains between London Victoria and Orpington via Beckenham Junction will run at different times than usual.

Bromley North Line: Trains between Grove Park and Bromley North will not run.

Sunday

Paddock Wood Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Ramsgate via Tonbridge will be diverted to / from London Victoria and will also run via Maidstone East because of further engineering work at Pluckley.

At Ashford International, a portion of carriages will be detached and will run between Ashford International and Dover Priory calling at all stations.

Trains between London Charing Cross and Dover Priory via Tonbridge will also be diverted to run to / from London Victoria but will only run between London Victoria and Headcorn because of further engineering work. These trains will stop additionally at Hildenborough.

Additional trains will run between London Victoria and Tonbridge via Sevenoaks.

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

Bexleyheath Line: Trains between London Victoria and Dartford via Bexleyheath will run at different times than usual and will be extended to run to / from Strood.

Services between London Cannon Street and Slade Green via Bexleyheath will not run so trains on the Bexleyheath line will be every 30 minutes.

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

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

Sidcup Line: Trains will only be able to run between Sidcup and Dartford, every 30 minutes.

Hayes Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Hayes will run from to / from London Victoria.

Accessible replacement buses will run between:

• Greenwich and Sidcup calling at all stations including New Cross and St Johns

• Lewisham and Orpington calling at all stations. On Saturday and Monday these buses will stop additionally at Sundridge Park

• Grove Park and Bromley North non-stop (Saturday and Monday only)

Alternative travel options:

You can use London Underground between Victoria, Charing Cross, Embankment, Waterloo, Southwark, London Bridge and Cannon Street at no extra cost.

The following stations will be closed and will only be served via replacement buses:

• New Cross

• St Johns

• Hither Green

• Grove Park

• Elmstead Woods

• Chislehurst

• Lee

• Mottingham

• New Eltham

• Sundridge Park*

• Bromley North*

*These stations have no scheduled service on Sunday and will not be served by buses on Sunday 3 May.

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.