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No Southeastern trains at London Charing Cross, London Waterloo East and London Cannon Street on Friday 1 January 

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Engineering work details

Starts Friday 01 January 2027 to Friday 01 January 2027

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Train operators affected

  • Southeastern

Route(s) affected

All routes to / from London Charing Cross / London Cannon Street

Description

Engineering work is taking place between London Charing Cross and New Cross, and no services will run from London Charing Cross, London Waterloo East or London Cannon Street with a limited service running to / from London Bridge with most services diverted to / from London Victoria.

Accessible replacement buses will run between:

  • Lewisham and Orpington via Grove Park, calling additionally at Sundridge Park

  • Grove Park and Bromley North non-stop

  • Greenwich and Sidcup

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

Maidstone East line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Maidstone East will not run because of further engineering work.

Bexleyheath Line: Trains between London Cannon Street and Slade Green via Bexleyheath, and between London Charing Cross and Dartford will not run.

Trains between London Victoria and Gravesend via Bexleyheath will run normally.

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

Grove Park Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Sevenoaks will not run.

Stations between Petts Wood and Sevenoaks will be served by trains to / from London Victoria.

Sidcup Line: Trains will only run between Sidcup and Dartford.

Hayes Line: Trains will run very 30 minutes, and will run to / from London Victoria.

Bromley North Line: Buses will replace all trains on the Bromley North Line.

Alternative travel options:

  • 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

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

  • St Johns

  • Hither Green

  • Grove Park

  • Elmstead Woods

  • Chislehurst

  • Sundridge Park

  • Bromley North

  • Lee

  • Mottingham

  • New Eltham

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Journey Planner.

You can plan your journey on London Underground / Docklands Light Railway 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 drop-off 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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