Buses replace trains between East Croydon / Purley / Reigate / Tonbridge and Redhill / Gatwick Airport on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 January 

Route(s) affected

Gatwick Express between London Victoria and Brighton

Southern between Watford Junction and Shepherds Bush, between London Bridge and Caterham, between London Victoria and Reigate / Gatwick Airport / Horsham / Brighton / Worthing / Littlehampton / Bognor Regis / Chichester / Havant / Portsmouth & Southsea / Portsmouth Harbour / Southampton Central / Eastbourne / Hastings / Ore, and also between Purley and Tattenham Corner

Thameslink between Peterborough and Horsham, between Cambridge and Three Bridges / Brighton, between Luton and Gatwick Airport / Three Bridges, and also between Bedford and Three Bridges

Description

Engineering work is taking place between Purley and Gatwick Airport, closing all lines on Saturday and Sunday.

Gatwick Express

No Gatwick Express services will run.

Please use alternative Southern trains via Horsham.

Southern

No Southern trains will run between Purley and Redhill / Gatwick Airport.

A reduced number of trains will run between London Victoria and East Croydon and between Gatwick Airport / Three Bridges and Brighton / Horsham.

No direct trains will run between London Victoria and Reigate.

Trains will run to an amended timetable between Caterham and Tattenham Corner.

No Southern trains will run between Crystal Palace and Streatham Hill / Tulse Hill, and between Tulse Hill and Beckenham Junction.

There will be no Southern services between Epsom, Dorking and Horsham on Saturday, and replacement buses will run between Dorking and Horsham.

No Southern trains will run between Shepherds Bush and Watford Junction.

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

Frequent replacement buses will run between East Grinstead and Gatwick Airport / Three Bridges. Customers are advised to travel via East Grinstead for journeys between London and Gatwick Airport / the South Coast. Please note that Oyster and Contactless Pay As You Go cannot be used for travel via East Grinstead.

Replacement buses will also run between East Croydon and Redhill and between Redhill and Reigate / Tonbridge / Gatwick Airport.

Mutual ticket acceptance is in place between Southern and Thameslink, so you can use your ticket on either company's services this weekend.

For Watford Junction, please use Southern trains between Clapham Junction and London Victoria, then London Underground between Victoria and Euston, and London Northwestern Railway or London Overground trains between London Euston and Watford Junction.

Thameslink

No Thameslink trains will run between East Croydon and Gatwick Airport / Three Bridges.

Trains that usually run between Peterborough / Cambridge and Horsham / Brighton will run between Peterborough / Cambridge and London Kings Cross only. You should transfer at London Kings Cross to / from London St Pancras International for alternative services.

Replacement buses, operated by Southern, will run between East Croydon and Redhill and between Redhill and Gatwick Airport.

Customers are advised to use alternative Southern trains between East Croydon and East Grinstead, then the frequent replacement bus, operated by Southern, running between East Grinstead and Gatwick Airport / Three Bridges. Please note that Oyster and Contactless Pay As You Go cannot be used for travel via East Grinstead.

Mutual ticket acceptance is in place between Southern and Thameslink, so you can use your ticket on either company's services this weekend.

Additionally, you can use your paper ticket on the following Metrobus routes:

• Route 20: between Horley and Three Bridges via Gatwick Airport

• Route 22: between Horley and Gatwick Airport

• Route 100: between Redhill to Gatwick Airport via Earlswood and Salfords

Check before you travel:

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

You can plan your journey on 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.