Future engineering work

Engineering work is taking place between Bellingham and St Mary Cray, closing all lines.

Southeastern:

Replacement buses will run between Beckenham Junction and Orpington. Customers can also use Thameslink buses to complete their journey.

Services between London Victoria and Orpington via Bromley South will be amended to run between London Victoria and Beckenham Junction only.

Trains that normally run between London Victoria and Ramsgate / Dover Priory via Sole Street / Faversham will be diverted to run on an alternative route, and will run non-stop between London Victoria and Swanley.

Trains that normally run between London Victoria and Dover Priory via Denmark Hill, and trains between London Victoria and Canterbury West via Maidstone East will run non-stop between Denmark Hill and St Mary Cray.

Thameslink:

Replacement buses will run between Herne Hill and Swanley via Denmark Hill and Catford. Train services will run between Swanley and Sevenoaks.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Although journey planners are showing correctly, your journey may be subject to alteration at short notice due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Please check before your journey.

Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.

You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.

Engineering work is taking place between West Hampstead Thameslink and Herne Hill, closing various lines.

No trains will run between London St Pancras International and  London Blackfriars / London Bridge.

Additionally, no Thameslink services will run between London Blackfriars and Sutton (via Wimbledon or via Mitcham Junction).

Ticket acceptance:

Customers for stations between London Blackfriars and Sutton should use London Buses / London Underground services, or alternative Southern train services between London Victoria and Sutton.

Customers travelling between London St Pancras International and London Blackfriars / London Bridge can use London Underground services between these stations, and additionally to / from London Victoria.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Although journey planners are showing correctly, your journey may be subject to alteration at short notice due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Please check before your journey.

You can plan your journey on London Buses / London Underground by using the Transport for London Journey Planner

Engineering work is taking place between Earlswood and Balcombe, closing some lines over the weekend.

Southern:

Trains between London Victoria and Ore / Eastbourne / Littlehampton and also between Brighton and Seaford / West Worthing will run to an amended timetable, with extended journey times.

Saturday only:

No direct trains will run between London Victoria and Brighton, customers should use alternative Southern / Thameslink services.

Sunday only:

Trains between London Victoria and Brighton will run to an amended timetable, with extended journey times.

Thameslink:

Services will run to an amended timetable, with a reduced service on all routes.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Although journey planners are showing correctly, your journey may be subject to alteration at short notice due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Please check before your journey.

Engineering work is taking place between Luton and London St Pancras International closing some lines.

As a result of this engineering work, the line capacity between Luton and London St Pancras International has been reduced.

East Midlands Railway

A reduced service will run to / from London St Pancras International.

Trains between Corby and London St Pancras International will only run between Corby and Kettering. Customers should use alternative trains between Kettering and London St Pancras International to complete your journey.

Thameslink

An amended timetable will be in operation between Bedford / Luton and London St Pancras International.

Trains will not call at Kentish Town. Replacement buses will run between West Hampstead Thameslink and London St Pancras International, calling at Kentish Town.

Check before you travel:

If you are travelling with East Midlands Railway, you can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Although journey planners are showing correctly, your journey may be subject to alteration at short notice due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Please check before your journey.

If you are travelling with Thameslink, these changes are not currently shown in the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner, please check back nearer to the time of travel.

Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.

You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.

Engineering work, part of the East Coast Upgrade, is continuing at London Kings Cross until Sunday 6 June.

Major closures of London Kings Cross station will take place during this period:

• Friday 23 to Sunday 25 April
• Friday 4 to Sunday 6 June.

On all other dates, engineering work will be taking place that may affect your journey. Please check before you travel .

A summary of the work can be found below, with more specific details being provided from each train operating company once known:

Daily until Thursday 22 April:

A temporary reduced timetable will operate to / from London Kings Cross. 

Weekends:

LNER will run a reduced timetable to / from London Kings Cross, with trains diverting and extending journey times by up to 15 minutes. Trains departing London Kings Cross will start earlier than usual. Trains between London Kings Cross and Leeds will run hourly. Other LNER services will be amended to start at / terminate at Peterborough instead of London Kings Cross.

No LNER trains will run to and from Lincoln on Sundays.

Monday to Friday:

Grand Central will be running a reduced timetable.

LNER will running three trains per hour to / from London Kings Cross, with other services running to / from Peterborough instead of London Kings Cross, or cancelled throughout.

Friday 23 April:

No trains will run to or from London Kings Cross.

Saturday 24 to Sunday 25 April:

No trains will run to or from London Kings Cross, Moorgate or London St Pancras International via Finsbury Park. 

More information on this closure will be published here closer to the time.

Monday 26 April to Thursday 3 June:

A temporary reduced timetable will operate to and from London Kings Cross. 

Friday 4 June:

No trains will run to / from London Kings Cross or London St Pancras International via Finsbury Park from the early afternoon.

Engineering work is also taking place just north of Peterborough. Many customers will need to use a rail replacement bus for part of their journey. 

Saturday 5 to Sunday 6 June:

No trains will run to / from London Kings Cross or London St Pancras International via Finsbury Park.

No trains will run between Grantham and Peterborough, due to the work taking place north of Peterborough. Rail replacement buses may be required for part of your journey. 

More information on this closure will be published here closer to the time.

Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

You can find the location of your bus replacement by typing in your station here. 

Bicycles are not allowed on rail replacement bus services at any time, unless fully folded. More travel advice for your replacement bus journey is available by selecting the Train Operating Company you are travelling with here.