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No Southeastern trains to / from London Charing Cross / Waterloo East on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 August 

Train operators affected

Route(s) affected

All Southeastern services to / from London Charing Cross / London Cannon Street

Description

Engineering work is taking place between New Cross and London Charing Cross, closing all lines. ​​​​​​​

No trains will run to / from London Charing Cross or Waterloo East on Saturday or Sunday, and no trains will run to / from London Cannon Street on Sunday.

Saturday:

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

Hastings Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Hastings will run to / from London Bridge and run non-stop between London Bridge and Tonbridge by an alternative route.  Trains which usually only run between London Charing Cross and Tunbridge Wells will not run.

Maidstone East line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Maidstone East will be amended to run to / from London Victoria, and will call additionally at Bromley South.

Sole Street line: Trains between London Victoria and Dover Priory will be retimed, and will call additionally at Denmark Hill. A reduced service of 2 trains each hour will run between London Victoria and Gillingham

Bexleyheath Line: Services between London Cannon Street and Slade Green via Bexleyheath will not run. Services between London Victoria and Dartford via Bexleyheath will be retimed.

Woolwich Arsenal Line: Trains between London Cannon Street and Gravesend via Woolwich Arsenal will not run.  Trains between London Cannon Street and Slade Green via Greenwich will be extended to run to / from Dartford. Additional trains will run between London Victoria and Dartford via Woolwich Arsenal.

Grove Park Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Sevenoaks will be diverted to run to / from London Victoria.  Services between London Cannon Street and Orpington will not run.

Sidcup Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Gravesend will run to / from London Victoria. A reduced service of 2 trains each hour will run between London and Dartford via Sidcup.

Hayes Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Hayes will run to / from London Blackfriars and will run every 30 minutes calling additionally at Elephant & Castle.

Additional trains will run between London Bridge & London Cannon Street.

Sunday:

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

Hastings Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Hastings will run to / from London Bridge and run non-stop between London Bridge and Tonbridge by an alternative route. 

Bexleyheath Line: Services between London Cannon Street and Slade Green via Bexleyheath will not run.  Services between London Victoria and Dartford via Bexleyheath will be retimed.

Woolwich Arsenal Line: Trains between London Cannon Street and Dartford via Woolwich Arsenal will be diverted to run to / from London Victoria.  Trains between London Cannon Street and Slade Green via Greenwich will be amended to run between London Bridge and Dartford.

Grove Park Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Sevenoaks will be diverted to run to / from London Victoria.

Sidcup Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Gravesend will run to / from London Victoria. Trains which usually run between London Charing Cross and Dartford via Sidcup will not run.

Hayes Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Hayes will run to / from London Blackfriars, calling additionally at Elephant & Castle.

Accessible replacement buses will run between Lewisham and Greenwich, calling at St Johns and New Cross.

Ticket Acceptance:

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

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

Check before you travel: 

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries 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 this page

You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages

Please be advised that, on occasion, replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.