Buses replace trains between Sittingbourne and Herne Bay / Dover Priory on Sunday 10 May  

Route(s) affected

Between Sittingbourne / Herne Bay / Selling and Canterbury East

Description

Engineering work is taking place between Sittingbourne and Dover Priory, closing all lines.

All day there will be no trains running via Faversham.

Sole Street Line:

• Trains between London Victoria and Ramsgate via Chatham will only run between London Victoria and Sittingbourne. Additional trains will run between Herne Bay and Ramsgate

• Trains which normally between London Victoria and Dover Priory via Denmark Hill, will only run between London Victoria and Gillingham (Kent)

Highspeed via Gravesend:

• Trains between London St Pancras International and Ramsgate via Faversham, will only run between London St Pancras International and Sittingbourne

Sheerness Line:

• Trains between Sittingbourne and Sheerness-on-Sea will run at different times than usually scheduled

Accessible replacement buses:

The following buses will run between:

• Sittingbourne and Herne Bay, calling at all stations except Teynham

• Sittingbourne and Canterbury East, calling at Faversham only

• A minibus will be provide between Sittingbourne and Canterbury East, calling at all stations

• Canterbury East and Dover Priory running non-stop

• Canterbury East and Dover Priory calling at all stations

• A minibus will run between Sittingbourne and Selling*

*If you are travelling to or from Teynham or Selling and have additional assistance requirements we recommend you contact Southeastern accessible travel team https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/help/support/accessible-travel or 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.

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.