Buses replace trains between East Croydon and Gatwick Airport on Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 January 

Route(s) affected

Gatwick Express between London Victoria and Gatwick Airport

Southern between London Victoria and Reigate / Three Bridges / Horsham / Brighton / Worthing / Littlehampton / Bognor Regis / Portsmouth Harbour, between London Victoria and Eastbourne / Hastings / Ore, between London Bridge and Caterham, and also between Purley and Tattenham Corner

Thameslink between Bedford and Gatwick Airport / Three Bridges / Horsham / Brighton

Description

Engineering work is taking place between East Croydon and Gatwick Airport, closing all lines.

Gatwick Express and Southern

Saturday:

From approximately 23:45 until the end of service, buses will replace trains between:

• East Croydon and Gatwick Airport / Horsham

• East Croydon / Purley and Caterham / Tattenham Corner

• Redhill and Reigate

• Redhill and Tonbridge

Additionally, the 23:36 Tonbridge to Redhill service will not run.

Sunday:

All day on Sunday, no trains will run between East Croydon and Redhill / Gatwick Airport / Reigate / Tonbridge / Caterham / Tattenham Corner. A reduced service will run between London Victoria and East Croydon.

No Gatwick Express services will run.

A direct, but diverted, Southern train service will run between London Victoria and Gatwick Airport, calling at Clapham Junction; this service will have extended service times.

A reduced train service will run between London Victoria and East Croydon. Services that usually run between London Victoria and East Grinstead will instead run between London Bridge and East Grinstead.

Replacement bus services will run between:

• Gatwick Airport / Three Bridges and East Grinstead

• East Croydon and Redhill

• Redhill and Gatwick Airport

• Redhill and Reigate / Tonbridge

• Purley and Tattenham Corner

Additionally, the 00:23 Redhill to Tonbridge service will not run, and the 01:10 London Victoria to Brighton service will be diverted to terminate at East Grinstead.

Ticket Acceptance:

Southern paper tickets will be accepted on the following services:

• London Bus Route 407 between East Croydon and Caterham.

• South Western Railway services between London Waterloo and Portsmouth Harbour.

• Southeastern services between London Charing Cross / London Bridge and Hastings.

Thameslink

All day on Sunday, no trains will run between East Croydon and Gatwick Airport.

If you are travelling between London stations / East Croydon and Gatwick Airport, you should use Southern trains to / from East Grinstead. Replacement bus services will run between East Grinstead and Gatwick Airport.

Services between Bedford and Three Bridges / Brighton will run between Bedford and East Croydon, and between Three Bridges and Brighton only.

Services between Cambridge and Brighton will run between Royston and London Kings Cross only.

Services between Bedford and Horsham will run between Bedford and East Croydon, and between Horsham and Gatwick Airport only.

Replacement bus services will run between East Croydon and Redhill, and between Redhill and Gatwick Airport.

Pay as you go:

If you are using Pay As You Go (Oyster Card, contactless bank card or mobile device) for your journey between London Victoria, Clapham Junction and Gatwick Airport, it’s very important that you touch in and out at the start and end of your journey.

Car park closures:

Due to the engineering work taking place the following car parks will be closed:

• Three Bridges from 22:00 Saturday until 04:00 Monday

• Redhill from 22:00 Friday until 04:00 Monday

• East Grinstead (front Car Park will be closed only, the main car park will still be open) : from 22:00 Saturday until 00:01 Monday

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

You can plan your journey on London Buses by using the Transport for London 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.