Disruption through Lewisham expected until 10:00
Service alteration details
Incident reported: Friday 16 October 2026 at 08:05
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Last updated
Friday 16 October 2026 at 08:31
Train operators affected
- Southeastern
Route(s) affected
Between Gravesend / Orpington / Dartford / Barnehurst and London Cannon Street, between Dartford / Sevenoaks / Hayes (Kent) and London Charing Cross, between Gravesend and London Victoria, between Crayford and London Blackfriars, and also London Cannon Street circular services
Description
A fault with the signalling system at Lewisham is causing disruption to journeys running through this station. As a result, trains may be delayed by up to 10 minutes or amended, and some services may not stop at the station.
Disruption is expected until 10:00.
What's happened?
There is a fault with the signalling system in the Lewisham area. As a result, fewer trains than usual are able to call at Lewisham.
How does this affect my journey?
Some services running towards London Cannon Street and London Charing Cross may be delayed, revised, or cancelled.
Services running between London Charing Cross and Sevenoaks, and London Charing Cross and Dartford via Sidcup will not call at Lewisham.
What should I do?
Customers are advised to allow for extra time to complete their journeys.
Services running from London Cannon Street to Orpington will call additionally at Lewisham. You may change at Hither Green for onward connections to Sidcup line services.
You may use your ticket at no extra cost on London Underground services between London terminals.
How can I stay up to date?
You can follow Southeastern on Twitter (X) @SE_Railway or follow the Southeastern WhatsApp channel.
Check before you travel:
You can check your journey using the National Rail 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.
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