Disruption between Swanley and St Mary Cray expected until 08:00 

Route(s) affected

Southeastern between Dover Priory / Folkestone Central / Ramsgate / Minster / Gillingham (Kent) / Ashford International and London Victoria, between Ramsgate / Broadstairs / Faversham / Gillingham (Kent) and London Cannon Street, between Maidstone East / Ashford International and London Charing Cross, and also between Maidstone East and London Blackfriars

Thameslink between Sevenoaks and London Blackfriars / Finsbury Park / Welwyn Garden City

Description

A trespass incident between Swanley and St Mary Cray means that all lines are closed.

As a result, trains running between these stations may be cancelled in full, held until lines are able to reopen or revised to only run for part of their normal journey.

Disruption is expected until 08:00.

Southeastern customer advice:

How does this affect my journey?

It is expected that the line will be reopened at approximately 07:00 and once this is done, the trains will be able to resume running. It may take a little longer to get trains further back in the queue on the move, while they wait for the line ahead to become clear.

What should I do?

Please allow extra time to complete your journey and check before you travel. You can use your ticket at no extra cost on London Underground between terminal stations and London Buses between Bromley South, Orpington and Swanley as well as highspeed services between Medway towns and London St Pancras International.

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:

Services are currently unable to run between Swanley and St Mary Cray. There is currently no estimate for when the line will reopen.

If you're travelling now, you may need to travel using an alternative route. We will provide further updates shortly.

For the latest information, you should listen to announcements, check station screens, and consult journey planners.

Planning your journey:

For help planning your journey, check live departure boards, view a live network map or see alternative route guides.

If you’re travelling within London, you can use the TfL Journey Planner.

Stay up to date on the move with Thameslink's WhatsApp channel. Live updates are available Monday to Friday, 07:00–21:00.

Can you tell me more about the incident?

Services are currently being disrupted in this area as a result of a safety inspection of the track. The electricity supply to the railway has been switched off to ensure response staff are able to access the railway.

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.