Bank Holiday Information: Southeastern

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Tuesday 23 December

Amended timetable will operate

An enhanced Saturday timetable will be operating all day.

Amended 00:26 London Cannon Street to Dartford via Greenwich

Due to overnight engineering work from Monday night into Tuesday morning, the 00:26 London Cannon Street to Dartford via Greenwich train will be diverted to run via Bexleyheath. An accessible bus will run between London Bridge and Dartford via Greenwich.

Amended 23:39 London Cannon Street to Dover Priory / Canterbury West service

Due to late night engineering work, the 23:39 London Cannon Street to Dover Priory / Canterbury West train will be diverted, will stop additionally at Chislehurst, and will run non stop between Chislehurst and Ashford International via Maidstone East.

An accessible replacement bus will run between Tonbridge and Ashford International.

If you are travelling to Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, or the connecting to the replacement bus at Tonbridge, you should use alternative trains between London / Sevenoaks and Tonbridge.

Late night service changes at Margate and Ramsgate

Due to late night engineering work, from 23:40 until the end of service, buses will replace trains between Faversham and Margate / Ramsgate. Trains between London Victoria and Ramsgate will run non stop between Faversham and Ramsgate by an alternative route.

Wednesday 24 December

Amended service, plus trains will finish earlier than normal

An enhanced Saturday timetable will be operating until Wednesday evening.

All Southeastern services will shut down earlier than normal, with a reduced frequency from 21:00 and no trains starting after approximately 22:00.

Amended 00:26 London Cannon Street to Dartford via Greenwich

Due to overnight engineering work from Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, the 00:26 London Cannon Street to Dartford via Greenwich train will be diverted to run via Bexleyheath. An accessible bus will run between London Bridge and Dartford via Greenwich.

Thursday 25 December - Christmas Day

No service

There will be no Southeastern services on Christmas Day.

Friday 26 December - Boxing Day

No service

There will be no Southeastern services on Boxing Day.

Saturday 27 December

No Southeastern services will run to or from London Victoria

Due to major engineering work closing the lines used by Southeastern at London Victoria station, the following service changes will be made:

Sole Street Line: Trains between London Victoria and Ramsgate via Chatham will run to / from London Cannon Street instead, and will run non-stop between London Bridge and Rochester. Trains between London Victoria and Dover Priory via Chatham will run from London Cannon Street instead, and run non-stop between London Bridge and Longfield using an alternative route. Stopping services which only run between London Victoria and Gillingham will run to / from London Cannon Street, and will run non-stop between London Bridge and Bromley South.

Maidstone East Line: Trains between London Victoria and Ashford International via Maidstone East will run from London Charing Cross, and run non-stop between London Bridge and St Mary Cray. Additional trains will run between London Cannon Street and Swanley, calling at London Bridge, Bromley South and St Mary Cray.

Bexleyheath Line: Trains between London Victoria and Gravesend via Bexleyheath will not run. Additional trains will run between London Charing Cross and Dartford via Bexleyheath.

Bromley South Line: Trains between London Victoria and Orpington will not run. Brixton station will be closed all day.

Hayes Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Hayes which do not run via Lewisham will be diverted after New Beckenham to run to / from Orpington, calling at Beckenham Junction, Shortlands, Bromley South, Bickley / Petts Wood. Trains which run between London Charing Cross and Hayes via Lewisham will run normally.

Sunday 28 December

No Southeastern services will run to or from London Victoria

Due to major engineering work closing the lines used by Southeastern at London Victoria station, the following service changes will be made:

Sole Street Line: Trains between London Victoria and Ramsgate via Chatham will run to / from London Cannon Street instead, and will run non-stop between London Bridge and Rochester. Stopping services which run between London Victoria and Dover Priory will run to / from London Cannon Street, and will run non-stop between London Bridge and Bromley South.

Maidstone East Line: Trains between London Victoria and Ashford International via Maidstone East will run from London Cannon Street, and run non stop between London Bridge and St Mary Cray.

Bromley South Line: Trains between London Victoria and Orpington will be diverted to / from London Charing Cross. These trains will run between London Charing Cross and Beckenham Junction via New Beckenham, calling additionally at London Waterloo East, London Bridge, Ladywell, Catford Bridge, and Lower Sydenham. Brixton station will be closed all day.

Bexleyheath Line: Trains between London Victoria and Dartford via Bexleyheath will not run. Additional trains will run between London Charing Cross and Dartford via Bexleyheath.

Accessible replacement buses will run between Denmark Hill and Beckenham Junction, calling at all stations between Herne Hill and Beckenham Junction.

The following stations will be closed each day and will only be served by replacement buses: West Dulwich, Sydenham Hill, Penge East, Kent House.

Changes to very early morning trains to and from Dartford / Gravesend

Due to overnight engineering work, the following service changes will be made:

• 00:26 London Cannon Street to Dartford via Greenwich train will be replaced by an accessible bus between Slade Green and Dartford

• 00:30 London Charing Cross to Gravesend via Sidcup service will be diverted after Crayford to Slade Green and will be replaced by an accessible bus between Slade Green and Gravesend

• Please note that the above trains are part of the end of Saturday's service, but run early on Sunday morning

• 06:50 Dartford to Charing Cross via Sidcup train will start from Crayford. An accessible bus will run from Dartford to Crayford, leaving Dartford at 06:34

• 07:02 Dartford to London Victoria train will not run. Additional trains will run from Barnehurst at 07:01 and 07:31 to London Charing Cross. Accessible buses will run from Dartford to Barnehurst at 06:40 and 07:10, connecting with the extra trains running from Barnehurst to London Charing Cross

Monday 29 December

No Southeastern services will run to or from London Victoria

Due to major engineering work closing the lines used by Southeastern at London Victoria station, the following service changes will be made:

Sole Street Line: Trains between London Victoria and Ramsgate via Chatham will run to / from London Cannon Street instead, and will run non-stop between London Bridge and Rochester. Trains between London Victoria and Dover Priory via Chatham will run from London Cannon Street instead, and run non-stop between London Bridge and Longfield using an alternative route. Stopping services which only run between London Victoria and Gillingham will run to / from London Cannon Street, and will run non-stop between London Bridge and Bromley South.

Maidstone East Line: Trains between London Victoria and Ashford International via Maidstone East will run from London Charing Cross, and run non-stop between London Bridge and St Mary Cray. Additional trains will run between London Cannon Street and Swanley, calling at London Bridge, Bromley South and St Mary Cray.

Bexleyheath Line: Trains between London Victoria and Gravesend via Bexleyheath will not run. Additional trains will run between London Charing Cross and Dartford via Bexleyheath.

Bromley South Line: Trains between London Victoria and Orpington will not run. Brixton station will be closed all day.

Hayes Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Hayes which do not run via Lewisham will be diverted after New Beckenham to run to / from Orpington, calling at Beckenham Junction, Shortlands, Bromley South, Bickley / Petts Wood. Trains which run between London Charing Cross and Hayes via Lewisham will run normally.

Reduced daytime off-peak service between Paddock Wood and Strood

To allow maintenance and inspection work to take place in daylight, trains between Paddock Wood and Strood will run hourly between 09:10 and 15:00.

Tuesday 30 December

No Southeastern services will run to or from London Victoria

Due to major engineering work closing the lines used by Southeastern at London Victoria station, the following service changes will be made:

Sole Street Line: Trains between London Victoria and Ramsgate via Chatham will run to / from London Cannon Street instead, and will run non-stop between London Bridge and Rochester. Trains between London Victoria and Dover Priory via Chatham will run from London Cannon Street instead, and run non-stop between London Bridge and Longfield using an alternative route. Stopping services which only run between London Victoria and Gillingham will run to / from London Cannon Street, and will run non-stop between London Bridge and Bromley South.

Maidstone East Line: Trains between London Victoria and Ashford International via Maidstone East will run from London Charing Cross, and run non-stop between London Bridge and St Mary Cray. Additional trains will run between London Cannon Street and Swanley, calling at London Bridge, Bromley South and St Mary Cray.

Bexleyheath Line: Trains between London Victoria and Gravesend via Bexleyheath will not run. Additional trains will run between London Charing Cross and Dartford via Bexleyheath.

Bromley South Line: Trains between London Victoria and Orpington will not run. Brixton station will be closed all day.

Hayes Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Hayes which do not run via Lewisham will be diverted after New Beckenham to run to / from Orpington, calling at Beckenham Junction, Shortlands, Bromley South, Bickley / Petts Wood. Trains which run between London Charing Cross and Hayes via Lewisham will run normally.

Reduced daytime off-peak service between Paddock Wood and Strood

To allow maintenance and inspection work to take place in daylight, trains between Paddock Wood and Strood will run hourly between 09:10 and 15:00.

Wednesday 31 December

No Southeastern services will run to or from London Victoria

Due to major engineering work closing the lines used by Southeastern at London Victoria station, the following service changes will be made:

Sole Street Line: Trains between London Victoria and Ramsgate via Chatham will run to / from London Cannon Street instead, and will run non-stop between London Bridge and Rochester. Trains between London Victoria and Dover Priory via Chatham will run from London Cannon Street instead, and run non-stop between London Bridge and Longfield using an alternative route. Stopping services which only run between London Victoria and Gillingham will run to / from London Cannon Street, and will run non-stop between London Bridge and Bromley South.

Maidstone East Line: Trains between London Victoria and Ashford International via Maidstone East will run from London Charing Cross, and run non-stop between London Bridge and St Mary Cray. Additional trains will run between London Cannon Street and Swanley, calling at London Bridge, Bromley South and St Mary Cray.

Bexleyheath Line: Trains between London Victoria and Gravesend via Bexleyheath will not run. Additional trains will run between London Charing Cross and Dartford via Bexleyheath.

Bromley South Line: Trains between London Victoria and Orpington will not run. Brixton station will be closed all day.

Hayes Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Hayes which do not run via Lewisham will be diverted after New Beckenham to run to / from Orpington, calling at Beckenham Junction, Shortlands, Bromley South, Bickley / Petts Wood. Trains which run between London Charing Cross and Hayes via Lewisham will run normally.

Reduced daytime off-peak service between Paddock Wood and Strood

To allow maintenance and inspection work to take place in daylight, trains between Paddock Wood and Strood will run hourly between 09:10 and 15:00.

Thursday 1 January 2026 - New Year's Day

A Sunday service will operate on New Year's Day

A Sunday service will operate on all Southeastern routes on January 1 2026, subject to the following engineering work:

No Southeastern services will run to or from London Charing Cross, London Cannon Street or London Waterloo East

Due to engineering work closing three key central London stations, the following service changes will be made:

Paddock Wood Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Ramsgate / Dover Priory via Tonbridge will be diverted to run to / from London Victoria. Trains between London Victoria and Dover Priory via Tonbridge will only run to / from Folkestone Central because of further engineering work.

Hastings Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Hastings will run to / from London Bridge and run non stop between London Bridge and Tonbridge via an alternative route.

Bexleyheath Line: Trains between Cannon Street and Slade Green will not run. Services between Victoria and Dartford via Bexleyheath will run normally.

Woolwich Line: Trains between London Cannon Street and Slade Green via Greenwich will run to / from London Bridge and will also be extended to run to / from Gravesend.

Grove Park Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Sevenoaks will be diverted to run to / from London Victoria and will run non-stop between London Victoria and Petts Wood.

Bromley South Line: Trains between London Victoria and Orpington via Beckenham Junction will run at different times than usual.

Sidcup Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Dartford / Gravesend via Sidcup will not run.

Hayes Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Hayes will run from London Victoria and will run every 30 minutes.

Accessible replacement buses will run between:

• Lewisham and Orpington calling at all stations

• Greenwich and Dartford via New Cross and Sidcup calling at all stations

Buses will replace trains between Folkestone West and Dover Priory / Deal / Canterbury East

Due to engineering work the following service changes will be made:

Paddock Wood Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Dover Priory via Tonbridge will only run between London Victoria and Folkestone Central. These trains will run to / from London Victoria because of further engineering work (see above).

Highspeed via Ashford International: Trains between London St Pancras International and Ramsgate via Dover Priory will only run between London St Pancras International and Folkestone Central. Additional trains will run between Deal and Ramsgate.

Sole Street Line: Trains between London Victoria and Dover Priory via Chatham will only run between London Victoria and Canterbury East.

Accessible replacement buses will run between:

• Folkestone West and Deal, calling at all stations

• Folkestone West and Dover Priory, calling at Folkestone Central

• Canterbury East and Dover Priory, calling at all stations

The following stations will be closed all day and will only be served by replacement buses: Dover Priory, Martin Mill, Walmer, Kearsney, Shepherds Well, Snowdown, Aylesham, Adisham and Bekesbourne.

Buses will replace trains between Sevenoaks and Ashford International via Maidstone East

Due to engineering work, trains between London Victoria and Ashford International will not run.

Accessible replacement buses will run between:

• Sevenoaks and Maidstone East, calling at all stations except Kemsing and East Malling

• Maidstone East and Ashford International, calling at all stations

• A minibus will run between West Malling and East Malling*

You will need to use alternative train services between London Victoria and Sevenoaks to connect with the replacement bus services.

The following stations will be closed all day and will only be served by replacement buses: Borough Green & Wrotham, West Malling, East Malling, Barming, Maidstone East, Bearsted, Hollingbourne, Harrietsham, Lenham and Charing.

*If you are travelling to / from East Malling and have additional assistance requirements we recommend you contact the Southeastern accessible travel team, send #Assist to 07866 002960 on WhatsApp, or use the help point at the station so Southeastern can ensure appropriate transport is available for you.

Friday 2 January

No Southeastern services will run to or from London Charing Cross or London Waterloo East

Due to engineering work, the following service changes will be made:

Paddock Wood Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Ramsgate / Dover Priory via Tonbridge will be diverted to run to / from London Victoria. Trains to / from Dover Priory will stop additionally at Orpington and Hildenborough.

Hastings Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Hastings will run to / from London Bridge and run non stop between London Bridge and Tonbridge via an alternative route.

Maidstone East line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Maidstone East will run from London Victoria, and call additionally at Bromley South.

Bexleyheath Line: Trains between London Cannon Street and Slade Green, and between London Charing Cross and Dartford via Bexleyheath will not run. Services between London Victoria and Gravesend via Bexleyheath will run normally.

Woolwich Line: Trains between London Cannon Street and Slade Green via Greenwich will be extended to run to / from Dartford. Trains between London Cannon Street and Dartford via Lewisham and Woolwich Arsenal will be diverted to run via Greenwich and will run at different times than usual.

Grove Park Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Sevenoaks, and between London Cannon Street and Orpington will not run.

Bromley North Line: Trains between Grove Park and Bromley North will not run.

Bromley South Line: Trains between London Victoria and Orpington via Beckenham Junction will be extended to run to / from Sevenoaks.

Sidcup Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Dartford / Gravesend via Sidcup will not run.

Hayes Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Hayes will run from London Victoria and will run every 30 minutes.

Accessible replacement buses will run between:

• Lewisham and Orpington calling at all stations. These buses will stop additionally at Sundridge Park

• Greenwich and Dartford via New Cross and Sidcup calling at all stations

• Grove Park and Bromley North

Reduced daytime off-peak service between Paddock Wood and Strood

To allow maintenance and inspection work to take place in daylight, trains between Paddock Wood and Strood will run hourly between 09:10 and 15:00.

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