Lines reopened: disruption to Southeastern services through New Cross expected until 11:00 

Route(s) affected

Between Hastings / Tunbridge Wells / Tonbridge / Ashford International / Dover Priory / Orpington / Ramsgate / Broadstairs / Faversham / Gillingham (Kent) / Crayford / Dartford / Barnehurst / New Cross and London Cannon Street, London Cannon Street circular services, and also between Hastings / Ore / Tunbridge Wells / Tonbridge / Ashford International / Dover Priory / Sevenoaks / Maidstone East / Hayes (Kent ) / Orpington / Ramsgate/ Crayford / Strood / Gravesend / Dartford and London Charing Cross

Description

Following a train hitting an obstruction on the line at New Cross all lines have now reopened. As service recovers, trains may still be cancelled, delayed by up to 25 minutes or diverted.

Disruption is expected until 11:00.

What's happened?

A train struck an obstruction earlier today in the New Cross area, causing the train to come to a halt. This blocked one of the lines that services from London Charing Cross use travelling away from central London.

Response staff have attended and inspected the train; no damage has been found and the train is now on the move, with all lines from London Bridge available.

How does this affect my journey?

Cancellations:

• Services that terminate / start at Tunbridge Wells

• All-station services between London Charing Cross and Sevenoaks will run between Orpington and Sevenoaks only

• Services towards London Bridge from Bexleyheath or Woolwich will not call at St Johns or New Cross
  

Diversions:

• Services between Ashford and London Charing Cross via Maidstone East will be diverted to/from London Victoria

• Services via the Medway Towns to London Cannon Street will be diverted to London Victoria

Other services to/from London Charing Cross will be delayed, and may be altered or cancelled.

What should I do?

Allow extra time to make your journey and use our live departures page for travel updates.

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

Alternative routes:

For details of alternative routes that may be available to complete your journey, please refer to our Alternative routes during disruption maps.

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 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.