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No Southeastern trains at London Charing Cross, or Waterloo East on Sunday 7 December 

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Engineering work details

Starts Sunday 07 December 2025 to Sunday 07 December 2025

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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 all lines.

No services will run to or from London Charing Cross, London Waterloo East or London Cannon Street.

A limited service will run to and from London Bridge with most services diverted to and from London Victoria.

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

Trains between London Victoria and Ramsgate will only run between London Victoria and Minster because of further engineering work.

Trains between London Victoria and Dover Priory will only run between London Victoria and Ashford International because of further engineering work.

Hastings Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Hastings will run to and from London Victoria and run nonstop between London Victoria and Orpington.

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

Woolwich Line: Trains on the Woolwich line will run between London Bridge and Gravesend via Greenwich and Woolwich Arsenal.

Grove Park Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Sevenoaks will not run. Trains between London Victoria and Orpington via Beckenham Junction will be extended to run to and from Sevenoaks calling at all stations.

Sidcup Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Dartford / Gravesend will not run.

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

Accessible replacement buses will run between:

  • Lewisham and Orpington calling all stations

  • Greenwich and Dartford via Lewisham and Sidcup calling at all stations

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 all day and will only be served by replacement buses:

  • New Cross

  • St Johns

  • Blackheath

  • Kidbrooke

  • Eltham

  • Falconwood

  • Weling

  • Bexleyheath

  • Barnehurst

  • Hither Green

  • Lee

  • Mottingham

  • New Eltham

  • Sidcup

  • Albany Park

  • Bexley

  • Crayford

  • Grove Park

  • Elmstead Woods

  • Chislehurst

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.

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