Disruption between Sevenoaks / Swanley and Shortlands expected until 23:00 

Route(s) affected

Southeastern between Ramsgate / Dover Priory / Ashford international / Gillingham (Kent) / Rochester / Orpington and London Victoria, and also between Rochester / Maidstone East and London Blackfriars

Thameslink between Sevenoaks and London Blackfriars / West Hampstead Thameslink / Finsbury Park / Welwyn Garden City, between Orpington and Kentish Town / Luton

Description

A person has been hit by a train between Sevenoaks / Swanley and Shortlands. Whilst the emergency services carry out their work, some lines between these stations are closed. Trains may be cancelled, delayed by up to 60 minutes or revised.

This is expected until 23:00.

If you've been affected by what happened on the network today, there is always someone to talk to. You can contact the Samaritans on 116 123 from any phone for a confidential chat.

Advice for Southeastern customers:

Two of the four lines between Swanley and Shortlands have now reopened. No services will call at Bickley until further notice.

Services via Bromley South may be delayed, revised or cancelled.

What should I do?

You can use your ticket at no extra cost on:

• London Buses between London Victoria and Bromley / Orpington

• London Underground services between our London Terminals

• Stagecoach Bus routes 15 and X3 between Faversham, Canterbury and Dover

• Arriva Bus routes 101, 140, 190, 191, and 700 via the Medway Towns

How can I stay up to date?

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

Advice for Thameslink customers:

No trains are able to run through this area until further notice.

If you are travelling through this area, it is likely you will need to use an alternative route to complete your journey. This may take at least 60 minutes longer than usual so please allow extra time.

Please check before you travel using online journey planners and live departure boards.

Ticket Acceptance:

You can use your existing ticket at no extra cost on the following services:

• Southeastern railway services between Orpington/Sevenoaks and London

• Alternative Thameslink services between Sevenoaks/Orpington and London

• London Underground between all London terminals

• London Buses between Victoria and Orpington/Bromley South

Local buses on the following routes:

• Arriva Bus 191 / 101 / 140 / 700 / 190.

• Stagecoach Bus 15 and X3 between Canterbury East and Dover Priory and Faversham

• Rail Replacement Buses requested between Rochester and Faversham, Swanley and Rochester, Faversham and Ramsgate and Dover Priory

Planning your journey:

You can use live departure boards, and a live map of the network.

You can see an alternative route guide.

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

Our app will also help you plan your journey.

Can you tell me more about the incident?

A person has been hit by a train on this part of the network, Network Rail and the emergency services are working to deal with this incident as sensitively, quickly and safely as possible.

Check before you travel:

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

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.

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.