Alterations to late night and early morning Southeastern services between Monday 13 and Friday 17 October 

Route(s) affected

Various Southeastern routes

Description

Engineering work is taking place on various part of the Southeastern network, closing some lines late night until the end of service.

Monday only:

From 22:45 until the end of service, accessible buses replace trains between Tonbridge and Wadhurst / Hastings.

Monday to Thursday:

From 23:35 (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday evenings) / 00:45 (Thursday morning) until the end of service, accessible buses replace trains between Maidstone East and Ashford International.

• The 22:25 London Victoria to Ashford International (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday only) service will be diverted between Otford and Ashford International to run via Sevenoaks. Change at Otford for a connecting train to Maidstone East, and the onward replacement bus for stations to Ashford International. On Wednesday only, this train will run normally via Maidstone East

• The 22:29 London Charing Cross to Ashford international (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday only) service will only run between London Charing Cross and Maidstone East. On Wednesday only, this train will run normally to Ashford International via Maidstone East

• The 23:25 London Victoria to Ashford International train will be diverted between Otford and Ashford International to run via Sevenoaks. Change at Otford for a connecting train to Maidstone East, and the onward replacement bus for stations to Ashford International

• The 00:25 London Victoria to Ashford International (Wednesday to Friday) service will run at a later time than usual and only run between Victoria and Maidstone East

• Trains between London Charing Cross / London Cannon Street and Maidstone East will stop additionally at Kemsing, East Malling and Barming

From 23:55 until the end of service, accessible buses replace trains between Beckenham Junction and Orpington calling at all stations.

Monday, Wednesday and Thursday:

From 23:20 until the end of service, accessible buses replace trains between Sittingbourne and Sheerness-on-Sea.

The 23:20 and 23:50 London St Pancras International to Faversham trains will be replaced by accessible buses between:

• Ebbsfleet International and Gillingham (Kent), calling at all stations except Higham

• Gillingham (Kent) and Faversham, calling at Rainham (Kent) and Sittingbourne

Tuesday only:

From 23:40 until the end of service, accessible buses replace trains between Tunbridge Wells and Hastings and will run 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 (mini bus shuttle)

Please note that if you are travelling to or from Crowhurst and have additional assistance requirements we recommend you contact Southeastern's accessible travel team, send #Assist to 07866 002960 on WhatsApp or use the help point at the station so appropriate transport is made available for you.

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday:

From 23:55 until the end of service, trains towards Orpington and Sevenoaks will not stop at Lewisham. If you are travelling from Lewisham, you will need to change at Hither Green for services towards Orpington and Sevenoaks. An accessible bus will also leave Lewisham at 01:08 calling at all stations to Orpington.

Tuesday, Thursday and Friday:

From 00:10 until the end of service, accessible buses replace trains between Gillingham and Faversham calling at all stations except Teynham. A connecting train will run from Faversham to Ramsgate. A minibus will run between Sittingbourne and Teynham.

Please note that if you are travelling to or from Teynham and have additional assistance requirements we recommend you contact Southeastern's accessible travel team, send #Assist to 07866 002960 on WhatsApp or use the help point at the station so appropriate transport is made available for you.

Wednesday and Thursday:

The 23:07 London St Pancras International to Ramsgate via Dover service will be replaced by an accessible bus 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.