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Disruption between London Charing Cross and London Bridge expected until 15:00 

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Incident reported: Monday 19 October 2026 at 12:38

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Last updated

Monday 19 October 2026 at 13:11

Train operators affected

  • Southeastern

Route(s) affected

Southeastern services to / from London Charing Cross

Description

A fault with the signalling system between London Charing Cross and London Bridge means that all lines will be blocked. Trains running to / from these stations may be cancelled, delayed or revised as a result.

Disruption is expected until 15:00.

What's happened?

Because of a fault with the signalling system, services will be unable to call at London Charing Cross and Waterloo East for an hour, from 13:30, while engineers fix the issue.

How does this affect my journey?

Your service may terminate at London Bridge, or be diverted to London Victoria / London Cannon Street.

What should I do?

Customers are advised to allow for extra time to complete their journeys. You may use your ticket at no extra cost on London Underground between 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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