Buses replace trains between Gillingham (Kent) and Rainham (Kent) / Faversham, and between Sittingbourne and Sheerness-on-Sea on Friday 1 January 

Route(s) affected

Southeastern between London St Pancras International / London Cannon Street and Broadstairs, between London Victoria / Gillingham (Kent) and Dover Priory, between London St Pancras International and Faversham / Ramsgate, between Gillingham (Kent) and Sheerness-on-Sea, between London Cannon Street and Ramsgate / Canterbury East / Dover Priory

Thameslink between Bedford / West Hampstead Thameslink / Kentish Town / Dartford and Rainham (Kent)

Description

Engineering work is taking place between Gillingham (Kent) and Faversham, closing all lines.

Southeastern:

Accessible replacement buses will run between:

• Gillingham and Faversham, calling at all stations except Teynham

• Sittingbourne and Sheerness-on-Sea

• A minibus will run between Sittingbourne and Faversham via Teynham*

Sole Street Line: Trains between London Victoria and Dover Priory / Ramsgate via Chatham will only run between London Victoria and Gillingham (Kent).

Highspeed via Gravesend: Trains between London St Pancras International and Ramsgate via Faversham will only run between London St Pancras International and Gillingham (Kent).

Sheerness Line: Trains between Sittingbourne and Sheerness-on-Sea will not run.

Additional trains will run between:

• Faversham and Ramsgate

• Faversham and Dover

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

• Rainham

• Newington

• Sittingbourne

• Teynham*

• Kemsley

• Swale

• Queenborough

• Sheerness-on-Sea

*If you are travelling to / from Teynham and have additional assistance requirements, we recommend you contact the Southeastern accessible travel team, send #Assist to 07866 002960 on WhatsApp, or use the help point at the station so Southeastern can ensure appropriate transport is available for you.

Thameslink:

No Thameslink trains will run between Gillingham (Kent) and Rainham (Kent).

You can use your tickets at no extra cost on Southeastern rail replacement buses running between Gillingham (Kent) and Rainham (Kent).

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail 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.