Major disruption at Sittingbourne expected until the end of the day 

Route(s) affected

All routes to / from / through Sittingbourne

Description

A fault with the signalling system at Sittingbourne means all lines are disrupted.

Trains may be cancelled, delayed by up to 60 minutes or revised.

Major disruption is expected until the end of the day.

A visual disruption map video is available.

What's happened?

A signalling problem has occurred near Sittingbourne. Response staff have completed the repairs and the line is reopening shortly.

How does this affect my journey?

Trains are currently unable to run between Newington and Sittingbourne, or between Sittingbourne and Sheerness-on-Sea.

This affects trains on the following routes:

• London Victoria / London Cannon Street to Ramsgate / Dover via Faversham

• London St Pancras International to Faversham / Ramsgate via Gravesend

• Sittingbourne and Sheerness-on-Sea

What should I do?

Your journey will take longer than planned, and you may need to change trains to complete your journey. More to follow.

You can use the following alternative routes at no extra cost:

• London Underground between our London terminal stations

• Thameslink between Rainham (Kent) and Central London

• Highspeed services on our routes via Ashford International

• Other Southeastern routes

• Arriva Buses on routes

  • 101/182 between Rainham, Gillingham, Chatham & Maidstone

  • 140 / 141 /700 & 191 between Strood, Chatham & Gillingham

  • 71 Snodland and Maidstone

• Stagecoach Buses on routes:

  • X3 between Canterbury and Sittingbourne

  • 15 between Canterbury and Dover

  • 400 between Herne Bay, Whitstable & Canterbury

  • 8 between Canterbury , Birchington & Margate

  • Loop between Margate and Ramsgate

• Fastrack bus route B between Dartford, Ebbsfleet & Gravesend

If you are travelling to / from the Medway Towns and are able to use Maidstone East as an alternative station, you an use our trains between London Charing Cross / London Victoria and Maidstone East.

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.