Amended late night / early morning Southeastern services from Monday 23 to Friday 27 February 

Route(s) affected

Various Southeastern routes

Description

Engineering work is taking place at various locations on the Southeastern network, closing some lines overnight from Monday evening until Friday morning.

Monday, Tuesday and Thursday:

The 23:49 London Cannon Street to Hastings (Monday and Tuesday) / 23:45 London Charing Cross to Hastings (Thursday) will be replaced by accessible buses between:

• Tunbridge Wells and Hastings, calling at Wadhurst, Battle, West St Leonards and St Leonards Warrior Square

• Tunbridge Wells and Robertsbridge, calling at all stations

• Battle and Crowhurst* (minibus shuttle service)

*If you are travelling to or from Crowhurst 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 Southeastern can ensure appropriate transport is available for you.

Monday to Thursday

From 23:45 until the end of service, accessible buses replace trains between Lewisham and Dartford via Sidcup. Trains will be diverted by an alternative route, and will run non-stop between Lewisham and Dartford.

Tuesday to Friday

The 00:20 London Cannon Street to Tunbridge Wells (Tuesday and Wednesday) / 00:15 London Charing Cross to Tunbridge Wells (Thursday and Friday) will be replaced by an accessible bus between Sevenoaks and Tunbridge Wells, calling at all stations.

From 00:45 until the end of service, accessible buses replace trains between Swanley and Gillingham calling at all stations except Sole Street. A minibus will run between Swanley and Sole Street*. Additional trains will run between Victoria and Gillingham which will run non-stop between London Victoria and Rochester by an alternative route.

*If you are travelling to / from Sole Street 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 Southeastern can ensure appropriate transport is available for you.

The 00:03 London Victoria to Dartford will run 12 minutes later, leaving London Victoria at 00:15

The 00:25 London Victoria to Ashford International via Maidstone East train will run 18 minutes later, leaving London Victoria at 00:43.

Wednesday and Thursday:

The 22:20 and 23:40 London Victoria to Ramsgate trains will be diverted and run non-stop between Faversham and Ramsgate by an alternative route. Accessible replacement buses will run between Faversham and Margate / Ramsgate.

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.