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No trains to / from London Cannon Street or via Woolwich Arsenal on Sunday 23 November 

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Engineering work details

Starts Sunday 23 November 2025 to Sunday 23 November 2025

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Train operators affected

Route(s) affected

All Southeastern services to / from London Cannon Street

Thameslink between Bedford / West Hampstead Thameslink / Kentish Town and Rainham, and between St Albans City / London Bridge and Gillingham (Kent)

Description

Engineering work is taking place at London Cannon Street, and also between Deptford and Slade Green, closing all lines.

Southeastern:

Engineering work is taking place on the lines between London Cannon Street, London Bridge and Slade Green, and some of the lines through New Cross used by services to / from London Cannon Street.

Woolwich Line: Trains between London Cannon Street and Slade Green via Greenwich will not run. Additional trains will run between London Charing Cross and Dartford via Woolwich Arsenal.

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

Accessible replacement buses will run between Lewisham and Dartford via New Cross, Greenwich and Woolwich Arsenal.

Alternative travel options:

You can use London Underground between Cannon Street, Charing Cross, Embankment, Waterloo, Southwark and London Bridge at no extra cost.

You can use Docklands Light Railway between Lewisham and Greenwich at no extra cost

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

  • St Johns

  • Deptford

  • Greenwich

  • Maze Hill

  • Westcombe Park

  • Charlton

  • Woolwich Dockyard

  • Woolwich Arsenal

  • Plumstead

  • Abbey Wood

  • Belvedere

  • Erith

  • Slade Green

Thameslink:

Thameslink services that usually run via Woolwich Arsenal will be diverted between London Bridge and Dartford via Lewisham, calling additionally at Lewisham, Blackheath, Eltham, Bexleyheath and Barnehurst.

You can use your tickets at no extra cost on Southeastern trains between London Bridge and New Cross, and on rail replacement buses between New Cross and Dartford (via Woolwich Arsenal and Charlton).

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries 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 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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