No trains between East Croydon and Redhill / Gatwick Airport / Tonbridge / Caterham / Tattenham Corner after on 23:55 on Saturday 12 and all day on Sunday 13 July 

Route(s) affected

Gatwick Express between London Victoria and Gatwick Airport

Great Western Railway between Reading and Gatwick Airport

All Southern services via East Croydon

All Thameslink services to / from Horsham / Brighton

Description

Engineering work is taking place between East Croydon and Gatwick Airport, closing all lines.

Gatwick Express:

No Gatwick Express services will run. You can use Southern services to complete your journey at no extra cost.

Great Western Railway:

Saturday:

The 23:35 Reading to Gatwick Airport service will terminate at Redhill. You can use alternative rail connections between Redhill and Gatwick Airport.

Sunday:

No Great Western Railway trains will run between Redhill and Gatwick Airport.

You can use Southern replacement buses between Redhill and Gatwick Airport at no extra cost.

Southern:

Early on Sunday morning:

Please note that these trains run at the end of Saturday's service very early on Sunday morning:

• The 00:23 Tonbridge to Redhill train will not run, a replacement bus will run from Tonbridge to Redhill

• The 01:10 London Victoria to Brighton train will be diverted to East Grinstead. A replacement bus will run from East Grinstead to Gatwick Airport via Horley

Sunday:

All day on Sunday, no trains will run between East Croydon and Redhill / Gatwick Airport / Tonbridge / Caterham or Tattenham Corner.

A direct, but diverted Southern train service will run, with extended journey times, between London Victoria and Gatwick Airport, calling at Clapham Junction only.

Trains will run between London Victoria and East Grinstead to an amended timetable, connecting with direct buses between East Grinstead and Gatwick Airport / Three Bridges.

Trains will run between Gatwick Airport and Bognor Regis / Portsmouth Harbour.

Trains will run between Three Bridges and Littlehampton and and between Three Bridges and Eastbourne / Hastings / Ore.

Trains between London Victoria and East Grinstead will be amended to run between London Bridge and East Grinstead.

A reduced number of trains will run between London Victoria and East Croydon.

No direct trains will run between London Victoria and Reigate. You can use Great Western Railway trains to travel between Redhill and Reigate.

Replacement buses will run between:

• East Grinstead and Gatwick Airport (frequent)

• East Grinstead and Three Bridges (frequent)

• East Croydon and Redhill (limited)

• Redhill and Gatwick Airport (limited)

• Redhill and Tonbridge

• East Croydon and Tattenham Corner

Car park closures

To ensure the smooth and safe operation of the rail replacement bus service during these works, the following car park closures will be in place from 22:00 on Friday 11 until 23:59 on Sunday 13 July:

• Three Bridges (Full closure)

• Redhill (Full closure)

• East Grinstead (Part closure - the car park at the front of the station will be closed)

No Southern trains will run between Clapham Junction and Watford Junction, please follow the link for more information.

Ticket acceptance:

You can use Thameslink trains to travel between Gatwick Airport and Brighton.

Southern paper tickets will be accepted on the following alternatives:

• London Bus route 407 between East Croydon and Caterham

• South Western Railway between Portsmouth Harbour and London Waterloo

• Southeastern between London Bridge / London Charing Cross and Hastings

• Great Western Railway between Reigate and Redhill

Thameslink:

From 00:50 on Sunday morning until the end of Sunday service, no trains will run between East Croydon and Gatwick Airport.

You can change at East Croydon for Southern services to East Grinstead, and rail replacement buses from East Grinstead to Gatwick Airport / Three Bridges.

A revised train service will run between:

• Bedford and East Croydon

• Gatwick Airport / Three Bridges and Brighton

• Gatwick Airport and Horsham

• London King's Cross and Cambridge

Check before you travel:

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

You can plan your journey on London Buses 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.