Amended late night / early morning Southeastern services between Monday 9 and Friday 13 November 

Route(s) affected

Various Southeastern routes

Description

Engineering work is taking place overnight on the Southeastern network, closing some lines.

Monday to Thursday:

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

From approximately 23:00 until the end of service, engineering work will affect trains towards Hayes (Kent):

• From the 22:51 until the 23:21 London Charing Cross to Hayes (Kent) service, these trains will be diverted after New Beckenham to run to Bromley South. After 23:30, no further trains will run from London to stations on the Hayes line, and the last train Between London Charing Cross / London Cannon Street and Hayes (Kent) will only run as far as Lewisham

• From 23:05 until the end of service, accessible buses will run between Bromley South and Hayes (Kent). The last bus will start back from Lewisham at 00:31

• Trains from Hayes (Kent) towards Lewisham and London are not affected

Tuesday to Friday:

• From 00:25 until the end of service, accessible buses replace trains between Meopham (Tue, Thu and Fri / Rochester (Wed) and Sittingbourne (Wed, Thu and Fri) / Herne Bay (Tue). A connecting train will run from Sittingbourne / Herne Bay to Ramsgate

The accessible replacement buses will not serve Teynham, a minibus will run between Sittingbourne and Teynham

*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.

• The 04:17 Gillingham (Kent) to Tonbridge service will start from Strood at 04:30. A replacement bus will leave Gillingham (Kent) at 03:55 calling at all stations to Strood

Tuesday only:

• The weekly late night engineering work between Faversham and Ramsgate will not take place, and trains will run normally between Faversham and Margate

Wednesday and Thursday

• The 23:07 London St Pancras International to Ramsgate via Dover Priory service will run between Dover Priory and Ramsgate via an alternative route and will stop additionally at Faversham, Margate and Broadstairs. An accessible bus will run between Dover Priory and Ramsgate calling at all stations except Thanet Parkway

Wednesday to Friday:

• From 00:10 until the end of service, accessible buses replace trains between Lewisham and Dartford via Bexleyheath. Trains will be diverted to run via Sidcup instead

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 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.