Disruption in the Beckenham Junction area expected until 15:00 

Route(s) affected

Southeastern between Dover Priory / Ramsgate / Ashford International / Maidstone East / Tunbridge Wells / Orpington and London Victoria

Southern between Beckenham Junction and London Bridge

Description

All lines are closed in the Beckenham Junction area whilst the emergency services deal with an incident. To allow them to carry out their work safely, no trains can currently run through the area.

Trains running in the area may be delayed by up to 60 minutes, revised or cancelled.

Disruption is expected until 15:00.

A visual disruption map video is available.

Southeastern customer advice:

Trains are currently unable to run through the Beckenham Junction area and are likely to be diverted via Catford, cancelled or delayed.

What should I do?

You should allow extra time to complete your journey, and please check before you travel.

You can use your ticket at no extra cost on local buses to complete your journey.

You can use your ticket at no extra cost on London Tram services to complete your journey.

Alternative routes:

An alternative routes map for Bromley South line is available. This includes advice of which bus routes to use to help complete your journey.

How can I stay up to date?

You can follow Southeastern on Twitter (X) @SE_Railway or follow the Southeastern WhatsApp channel.

Southern customer advice:

There is currently no Southern service at Birkbeck or Beckenham Junction.

Southern services which usually serve these stations will instead terminate at and start back from Crystal Palace. For journeys to / from Birkbeck and Beckenham Junction, you will need to use an alternative route.

You can use London Buses or London Trams to change for alternative train services at Crystal Palace or East Croydon. You should allow at least 30 minutes extra to complete your journey.

Please listen to announcements, check station screens, and use journey planners to help you reach your destination.

Your ticket will be accepted at no additional cost on the below:

• Alternative Thameslink services between East Croydon / Bromley South and central London

• Alternative Southern services between East Croydon / Crystal Palace and central London

• London Buses between Beckenham Junction and Crystal Palace

• London Underground between London Terminals

• London Trams between Beckenham Junction and East Croydon

Planning your journey:

You can use live departure boards, a live map of the network and the alternative route guide to help you.

If you're travelling in the London area, you can plan journeys on alternative routes by using the TfL Journey Planner.

The Southern app will also help you plan your journey.

Can you tell me more about the incident?

The emergency services are dealing with an incident near the railway in the Beckenham Junction area. Operators are working closely with emergency responders and Network Rail.

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner.

Compensation:

You may be entitled to compensation if you experience a delay in completing your journey today. Please keep your train ticket and make a note of your journey, as both will be required to support any claim.