No trains between London Bridge and Crystal Palace / East Croydon on Sunday 23 August  

Route(s) affected

All London Overground routes to / from Crystal Palace / West Croydon

All Southern routes to / from / via London Bridge via Sydenham

All Thameslink routes to / from / via London Bridge

Description

Engineering work is taking place at London Bridge, closing most lines.

London Overground:

No trains will run between New Cross Gate and Crystal Palace / West Croydon.

You can use your tickets at no extra cost on Southern replacement buses.

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:

• Local buses:

  • 171 / 171 between New Cross Gate and Brockley

  • P4 between Brockley and Honor Oak Park

  • P4 and 197 / 176 or P12 and 122 between Honor Oak Park and Forest Hill / Sydenham

  • 157 for journeys between Crystal Palace, Anerley and Norwood Junction

  • 122 or 450 between Sydenham and Crystal Palace

  • 176 and 197 between Sydenham and Penge West

• London Trams between East Croydon and West Croydon

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.

Southern:

All day on Sunday, no trains will run between London Bridge and East Croydon / Crystal Palace via New Cross Gate and Sydenham.

Trains between London Bridge and Caterham will run to an amended timetable and will be diverted to run via Peckham Rye.

Trains between London Victoria and London Bridge will only run between London Victoria and Crystal Palace.

Replacement buses will run between New Cross Gate and Crystal Palace.

Ticket acceptance:

Paper rail tickets will be accepted at no extra cost on:

• London Bus route 157 between Crystal Palace and West Croydon

Tickets will also be accepted at no extra cost on:

• London Underground Jubilee line trains between London Bridge and Canada Water

• London Overground trains between Canada Water and New Cross Gate

Thameslink:

All day on Sunday, most Thameslink trains will be diverted and unable to call at London Bridge.

Thameslink Rainham route trains will run to an amended timetable between Plumstead and Rainham. Your tickets will be accepted at no extra cost on Southeastern services between London and Plumstead.

Some Thameslink trains will be diverted between London Blackfriars and East Croydon, not calling at London Bridge, and run to a revised timetable with extended journey times.

Paper rail tickets will be accepted at no extra cost on:

• London Underground services between:

  • Kings Cross St Pancras and London Bridge / Elephant & Castle

  • Blackfriars and London Bridge / Cannon Street

• Elizabeth line trains between Farringdon and Abbey Wood

• Docklands Light Railway services between Bank and Woolwich Arsenal

Check before you travel:

If you are travelling with Southern or Thameslink, you can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner.

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

You can plan your journey on London Underground / Docklands Light Railway / London Trams 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.