Buses replace trains between Tulse Hill / Streatham and Sutton via Mitcham Junction on Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 August 

Route(s) affected

Southern between London Victoria and Epsom / Dorking / East Grinstead, and between London Bridge and East Croydon via Peckham Rye

All Thameslink services to / from Sutton

Description

Engineering work is taking place between Tulse Hill / Streatham and Sutton via Mitcham Junction, closing all lines.

Southern:

Buses will replace trains between:

• Streatham and Sutton via Mitcham Junction (Saturday)

• Tulse Hill and Sutton via Mitcham Junction (Sunday)

Trains between London Victoria and Horsham (Saturday) / Dorking (Sunday) will be diverted between Sutton and Balham, running via an alternative route and will run to an amended timetable with extended journey times.

Additionally on Sunday:

Trains which usually run between London Bridge and East Croydon via Peckham Rye and Streatham will be diverted after Tulse Hill to run via Norwood Junction (calling additionally). These trains will not call at Streatham, Streatham Common, Norbury, Thornton Heath or Selhurst.

Trains between London Victoria and East Grinstead will call additionally at Selhurst.

Thameslink:

Saturday

No Thameslink trains will run between Herne Hill and Sutton via Mitcham Junction. Services to / from Sutton via Wimbledon will run as normal.

Paper rail tickets will be accepted on London buses between Streatham and Sutton via Mitcham, on London Trams between Wimbledon and East Croydon, and on London Underground between Kentish Town and Morden, at no extra cost.

Sunday

No Thameslink services will run between London Blackfriars and Sutton via Wimbledon / Mitcham Junction.

A revised service will run between London St Pancras International and St Albans / Luton / Bedford.

Your tickets will be accepted at no extra cost on Southern services, Southwestern Railway services between London Waterloo and Wimbledon and paper rail tickets will be accepted on London Underground, London Buses and London Trams to complete your journey.

Check before you travel:

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

You can plan your journey on London Buses / Underground / Trams 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.