Major disruption between Orpington and Bromley South expected until 10:00 

Route(s) affected

Between Orpington and Bromley South

Description

A safety inspection of the track between Orpington and Bromley South means some lines are blocked. As a result, trains running between these stations may be cancelled, delayed by up to 30 minutes or revised.

Some lines have now reopened.

Major disruption is expected until 10:00.

Southeastern customer advice:

How does this affect my journey?

Trains may be diverted via alternate routes where possible.

What should I do?

You may use your ticket at no extra cost on:

• London Buses between Orpington and Bromley South

• London Underground between London Terminals

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.

Thameslink customer advice:

If you are travelling between Orpington and Bromley South this morning, you will need to use an alternative route to complete your journey.

Thameslink services are currently unable to run between these stations. If you are travelling now, please allow at least an extra 30 minutes of travel time, as you will need to change trains or use alternative transport.

Thameslink strongly advises you to check a live journey planner before you set off this morning to find the best available route for your destination. If you travel on an alternative route you will need to allow at least 30 minutes extra to complete your journey.

Ticket Acceptance:

If you are travelling this morning you can use your ticket on any of the following at no extra cost

• Thameslink on any alternative services between Sevenoaks and London

• Southeastern between Sevonoaks, Orpington and London

• London Buses between Orpington and Bromely South

Planning your journey:

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

You can see an alternative route guide.

You can also use Southern's app to find up-to-date information.

If you're travelling in the London area, you can plan journeys on alternative routes by using the TfL Journey Planner. You can also use the app to find up-to-date information.

Can you tell me more about the incident?

Thameslink have had a report of a fault with the track in the Petts Wood area. Due to this they are currently unable to run to or from Orpington.

Network Rail are inspecting the track and will provide updates when they are available.

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.