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No trains via Denmark Hill on Sunday 24 May 

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Engineering work details

Starts Sunday 24 May 2026 to Sunday 24 May 2026

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Route(s) affected

London Overground between Clapham Junction and Dalston Junction / Highbury & Islington

Southeastern between London Victoria and Dartford / Dover Priory

Thameslink between London Blackfriars and Sevenoaks and also between London Victoria and Orpington

Description

Engineering work is taking place in the Demark Hill area, closing all lines.

London Overground:

No trains between Clapham Junction and Surrey Quays.

If you have a National Rail paper ticket or e-ticket, you can use your ticket at no extra cost on the following operators’ services:

  • Southern services from London Bridge for Queens Road Peckham and Peckham Rye

  • Local buses P12 or 225 / 381 and 177 / 436 between Queens Road Peckham and Surrey Quays

  • Local bus P12 between Peckham Rye and Surrey Quays

  • Jubilee line to Southwark and local bus 40 to Denmark Hill

  • Northern line to Clapham North for High Street Clapham

  • Mildmay line or National Rail services to Clapham Junction and local bus 87 to Wandsworth Road

If you are using contactless payment / Oyster card, you can also use the above alternative travel options but you will be required to pay the normal tap in / tap out fares for your journey.

Southeastern:

Bexleyheath Line: Trains between London Victoria and Dartford via Bexleyheath will not run.

Additional trains will run between London Charing Cross and Dartford via Bexleyheath

Sole Street line: Trains between London Victoria and Gillingham (Kent) (Saturday) / Dover Priory (Sunday) via Denmark Hill will run non stop between London Victoria and Bromley South.

Alternative travel options:

You can use the following alternative services at no extra cost:

Thameslink services between Herne Hill and Bromley South via Denmark Hill and Catford.

Thameslink:

Thameslink have yet to confirm how they are affected by these works.

Check before you travel:

If you are travelling with London Overground or Southeastern, you can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

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

If you are travelling with Thameslink, these changes are not currently shown in the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner, please check back nearer to the time of travel.

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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