No Southern trains between South Croydon and Oxted / East Grinstead / Uckfield on Sunday 8 November 

Route(s) affected

Between London Victoria and Oxted / East Grinstead / Uckfield and also between London Victoria and Reigate

Description

Engineering work is taking place between South Croydon and Oxted / East Grinstead / Uckfield closing all lines.

A bus service will be provided between Purley and East Grinstead calling at Upper Warlingham and Oxted / East Grinstead.

Replacement buses will run between:

• 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.

Trains between London Victoria and Reigate will be amended to run between Reigate and Redhill only. Your ticket will be accepted at no extra cost on alternative Southern or Thameslink trains to travel between Redhill and London .

Paper tickets will also be accepted on 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

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.