Buses replace trains between New Cross Gate and Crystal Palace / West Croydon on Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 September 

Route(s) affected

London Overground between Highbury & Islington and Crystal Palace / West Croydon

Southern between London Bridge and London Victoria

Thameslink between Peterborough / Bedford / St Albans / Cambridge and Sutton / Horsham / Brighton

Description

Engineering work is taking place between New Cross Gate and Crystal Palace / West Croydon, closing all lines. ​​​​​​​

London Overground:

No service will operate between New Cross Gate and Crystal Palace / West Croydon.

4 trains per hour will run between Highbury & Islington and New Cross Gate.

Services between Clapham Junction and Dalston Junction will be extended to Highbury & Islington.

Ticket Acceptance:

You should use the following services to complete your journey at no additional cost:

• London Underground or London Bus services via any reasonable route

• Southern buses between New Cross Gate and West Croydon / Crystal Palace.

Southern:

Saturday and Sunday:

Buses will replace trains between New Cross Gate and West Croydon via Crystal Palace.

Ticket acceptance:

You can use your ticket with:

• London Underground between London Bridge and Canada Water.

• London Overground between Whitechapel and New Cross Gate.

• Elizabeth line between Farringdon and Whitechapel.

Thameslink:

Saturday and Sunday:

Services between Peterborough / Bedford / Royston / Finsbury Park and Horsham / Brighton will divert to run non-stop via Selhurst, and will not call at London Bridge.

A revised Thameslink service will run between Sutton and St Albans via Wimbledon.

A severely reduced Thameslink service will run via Mitcham Junction - your tickets will be accepted on Southern services to / from these stations.

Saturday:

A revised train service will run between Luton and Rainham.

Check before you travel: 

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

You can plan your journey on London Buses / London Underground 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 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.