Amended late night / early morning Southeastern services between Monday 13 and Friday 17 July  

Route(s) affected

Various Southeastern routes

Description

Engineering work is taking place overnight at various locations on the Southeastern network ending Friday morning, closing some lines.

Monday only:

The 23:40 London Victoria to Ramsgate service will be replaced by accessible buses between Gillingham (Kent) and Herne Bay calling at all stations except Teynham. A connecting train will run between Herne Bay and Ramsgate. A minibus will run between Sittingbourne, Teynham* and Faversham.

*If you are travelling to or 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.

Monday to Thursday:

The 23:20 and 23:50 London St Pancras International to Faversham trains will be replaced by accessible buses between Ebbsfleet International, Gillingham (Kent) and Faversham calling at all stations except Higham, Newington and Teynham.

From 23:15 until the end of service, accessible buses replace trains between Dartford and Gravesend.

The 04:33 Gravesend to London Charing Cross via Sidcup train will start from Dartford at 04:50. To connect with this train at Dartford, you will need to use a replacement bus between Gravesend and Dartford leaving Gravesend at 04:10.

From 23:50 until the end of service, trains via Maidstone East will be diverted after Otford to run via Sevenoaks.
Accessible replacement buses will run between:

Sevenoaks and Maidstone East calling at all stations except East Malling

Maidstone East and Ashford International calling at all stations

A minibus will run between West Malling & East Malling*

*If you are travelling to or from East Malling 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.

Monday, Wednesday and Thursday:

The 00:23 Sittingbourne to Sheerness-on-Sea will be replaced by an accessible bus calling at all stations.

Wednesday and Thursday:

The 23:40 London Victoria to Ramsgate service will be replaced by accessible buses between Gillingham (Kent) and Faversham calling at all stations except Teynham. A connecting train will run between Faversham and Ramsgate.

A minibus will run between Sittingbourne, Teynham* & Faversham



*If you are travelling to or 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.

Tuesday to Thursday:

From 23:55 until the end of service, accessible buses replace trains between Ashford International and Dover Priory.

The 23:07 London St Pancras International to Ramsgate via Dover Priory service will be diverted between Ashford International and Ramsgate to run non stop via Canterbury West. A connecting train will meet the replacement bus at Dover Priory, and call at all stations to Ramsgate except Thanet Parkway

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 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.