No trains via Redhill on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 January 

Route(s) affected

Gatwick Express between London Victoria and Gatwick Airport

Southern between London Victoria and Brighton / Bognor Regis / Portsmouth Harbour / Reigate and between Redhill and Tonbridge

Thameslink between Bedford / Cambridge and Brighton, and between Peterborough and Horsham

Description

Engineering work is taking place at several locations between East Croydon / Purley and Gatwick Airport, closing multiple lines.

Gatwick Express:

No Gatwick Express trains will run. You should use alternative direct Southern trains, with extended journey times.

Southern:

No trains will run between Purley (Saturday) / East Croydon (Sunday) and Redhill / Gatwick Airport / Tonbridge.

Replacement buses will run between East Grinstead and Gatwick Airport / Three Bridges.

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

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 Bridge and East Grinstead to an amended timetable, connecting with direct buses to and from Gatwick Airport / Three Bridges.

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

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

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

No direct trains will run between London Victoria and Reigate.

Please use Thameslink trains to travel between Gatwick Airport and Brighton.

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

• Redhill and Reigate

• East Croydon and Tattenham Corner (Sunday only)

On Saturday, no Southern trains will run between London Bridge and Beckenham Junction.

On Saturday, trains that usually run between London Victoria and Horsham will only run between London Victoria and Dorking. Replacement buses will run between Dorking and Horsham.

No Southern trains will run between London Bridge and Crystal Palace via Sydenham. Trains will run between London Victoria and Crystal Palace / West Croydon.

No Southern trains will run between Clapham Junction and Watford Junction.

Please use alternative London Overground trains or 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.

Southern paper tickets will be accepted at no extra cost: on the following alternatives:

London Underground:

• Vauxhall - Victoria- Euston (Victoria line)

• Victoria - Shepherds Bush (Circle / Central line)

• Victoria - West Brompton (District line)

• Oxford Circus - Harrow & Wealdstone (Bakerloo line)

• Euston - Waterloo (Northern line)

• Elizabeth Line: Whitechapel - Farringdon

London Overground:

• Euston - Watford Junction

• Crystal Palace - Whitechapel

• Clapham Junction - Willesden Junction

National Rail

• London North Western Railway: Euston - Watford Junction

• South Western Railway: Waterloo - Vauxhall- Clapham Junction

• Southeastern: Hastings - London

• South Western Railway: Portsmouth - London

London Buses:

• 407: East Croydon-Caterham

• 434: East Croydon-Caterham

• 439: East Croydon-Caterham

• 21: New Cross Gate-London Bridge

• 343: New Cross Gate-London Bridge

Thameslink:

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

If you're travelling between London and Gatwick Airport, you can use Southern trains between East Croydon and East Grinstead, and rail replacement buses between East Grinstead and Gatwick Airport.

If you're using stations between Three Bridges and Brighton / Horsham for travel to / from London, you can use Southern trains between East Croydon and East Grinstead, and rail replacement buses between East Grinstead and Three Bridges, all at no extra cost.

A revised train service will run between:

• London Kings Cross and Peterborough / Cambridge (Saturday only) / Royston (Sunday only)
  Bedford and East Croydon

• Gatwick Airport / Three Bridges and Brighton

• On Saturday only: Gatwick Airport and Bognor Regis via Horsham (Thameslink tickets will be accepted on these trains operated by Southern at no extra cost)

• On Sunday only: Gatwick Airport and Horsham via Three Bridges

Rail replacement buses (operated by Southern) will run between:

• East Grinstead and Gatwick Airport (for travel to / from Gatwick Airport)

• East Grinstead and Three Bridges (for travel to / from stations on the Brighton and Horsham routes)

• On Saturday only: Purley and Gatwick Airport via Redhill (your tickets will be accepted on Southern trains between East Croydon and Purley)

• On Sunday only: East Croydon and Gatwick Airport via Redhill

Thameslink tickets will be accepted on these replacement bus services at no extra cost.

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.