Amended late night / early morning Southeastern trains from Monday 3 to Friday 7 August 

Route(s) affected

Various Southeastern routes

Description

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

Monday to Thursday:

From 23:05 (Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday) / 23:55 (Thursday) until the end of service, accessible buses replace trains between Maidstone East and Ashford International.

The 22:25 and 23:25 London Victoria to Ashford services will be diverted between Otford and Ashford International to run via Sevenoaks.

The 22:44 and 23:44 London Victoria to Ashford international trains will only run between London Victoria and Maidstone East and will stop additionally at Kemsing, East Malling and Barming.

The 23:25 London Victoria to Ashford International train will be diverted between Otford and Ashford International to run via Sevenoaks.

Monday, Wednesday and Thursday:

The 23:20 and 23:50 London St Pancras International to Faversham services will be replaced by accessible buses between Ebbsfleet International, Gillingham and Faversham calling at all stations except Higham, Newington & Teynham.

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

Tuesday, Thursday & Friday:

From 00:10 until the end of service, accessible buses replace trains between Gillingham and Faversham, calling at all stations except Teynham. On Tuesday morning, this bus will be extended to Herne Bay. A connecting train will run from Faversham to Ramsgate, except on Tuesday morning when it will start from Herne Bay. A minibus will run between Sittingbourne and Teynham.

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

Tuesday to Friday:

From 00:15 until the end of service, services between London Victoria and Orpington via Beckenham Junction will be diverted and run non stop between London Victoria and Shortlands. Accessible replacement buses will run between London Victoria and Orpington via Beckenham Junction calling at all stations except Brixton and also between Bromley South and London Victoria calling at all stations except Brixton. If you are travelling to or from Brixton you can use London Underground between London Victoria and Brixton at no extra cost.

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 drop-off 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.