No Southern trains between South Croydon and Oxted / East Grinstead / Uckfield from Saturday 23 to Monday 25 May
Engineering work details
Starts Saturday 23 May 2026 to Monday 25 May 2026
Train operators affected
Route(s) affected
Between London Victoria and Oxted / East Grinstead / Uckfield
Description
Engineering work is taking place between South Croydon and Oxted / East Grinstead / Uckfield closing all lines.
Replacement buses will run between:
Purley and East Grinstead calling at Upper Warlingham and Oxted / East Grinstead
Oxted and Crowborough / Uckfield
Upper Warlingham and Woldingham
Oxted and East Grinstead
Tickets for journeys on the Uckfield line will also be accepted on Southeastern trains between London Bridge and Tunbridge Wells at no extra cost.
Sanderstead and Riddlesdown will have no train or replacement bus service for nearly all of this closure.
If you are travelling to / from Sanderstead, you are advised to use Purley Oaks station and customers travelling to / from Riddlesdown are advised to use Purley Station.
Paper tickets will also be accepted on TfL London Bus routes at no extra cost:
403 between South Croydon – Sanderstead
412 between South Croydon – Riddlesdown – Purley
Journey times will be increased when using replacement buses.
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.
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