Amended late night / early morning Southeastern services from Monday 19 to Friday 23 January 

Route(s) affected

Various Southeastern routes

Description

Engineering work is taking place overnight at various locations 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, Newington and Teynham.

From 00:15 until the end of service, buses will replace trains between Meopham* and Sittingbourne. Connecting trains will run between Sittingbourne and Ramsgate.

*On Wednesday morning only, Buses will replace trains between Rochester and Sittingbourne instead of Meopham.

Tuesday only:

Engineering work that usually takes place between Faversham, Margete, and Ramsgate will not take place and trains will be able to run normally, unless they are affected by other engineering work.

Tuesday to Friday:

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.

The 00:25 London Victoria to Ashford International train will leave at 00:26 and is diverted from Bromley South to Ashford International via an alternative route calling at Sevenoaks and Tonbridge. An additional bus will run between Maidstone East and Ashford International, departing at 01:29.

Accessible buses will run between:

• Swanley and Ashford International calling at all stations except Kemsing and East Malling

A minibus will run between West Malling & East Malling*

To connect with these buses at Swanley, you will need to use alternative trains between London Victoria and Swanley.

*If you are travelling to or from East Malling 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 we can ensure appropriate transport is available for you.

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.

Wednesday and Thursday:

The 23:07 London St Pancras International to Ramsgate via Dover Priory service will run non stop 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.

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.