Bank Holiday Information: Southeastern

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Early May Bank Holiday Travel Advice

Saturday 2 May

No trains will run to or from London Charing Cross or London Waterloo East

Due to engineering work between London Charing Cross and New Cross, no services will run from London Charing Cross or London Waterloo East. A limited train service will run from London Cannon Street and London Bridge with most services diverted to run to and from London Victoria. 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 and from London Victoria and will stop additionally at Hildenborough.

Hastings Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Hastings will run to and from London Bridge and run nonstop between London Bridge and Tonbridge via an alternative route. Trains which usually only run between London Charing Cross and Tunbridge Wells will not run.

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 Victoria and Gravesend via Bexleyheath will run normally. Services between London Cannon Street and Slade Green, and London Charing Cross and Dartford via Bexleyheath will not run so trains on the Bexleyheath line will run every 30 minutes.

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

Grove Park Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Sevenoaks will be diverted to run to and from London Victoria and will run nonstop between London Victoria and Petts Wood. Services between London Cannon Street and Orpington will not run, accessible replacement buses will run between Lewisham and Orpington calling at all stations, stopping additionally at Sundridge Park.

Sidcup Line: Trains will only be able to run between Sidcup and Dartford, every 30 minutes. Accessible replacement buses will run between Greenwich and Sidcup calling at all stations including New Cross and St Johns.

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

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

Bromley North Line: Trains between Grove Park and Bromley North will not run. Accessible replacement buses will run between Grove Park and Bromley North nonstop.

Alternative travel options: You can use London Underground between Victoria, Charing Cross, Embankment, Waterloo, Southwark, London Bridge and Cannon Street at no extra cost.

Sunday 3 May

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

Due to engineering work between London Charing Cross and New Cross, no services will run from London Charing Cross or London Waterloo East. London Cannon Street will also be closed, with a limited train service running to / from London Bridge and most services diverted to and from London Victoria. The following service changes will be made:

Paddock Wood Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Ramsgate via Tonbridge will be diverted to and from London Victoria and will also run via Maidstone East because of further engineering work at Pluckley.

At Ashford International, a portion of carriages will be detached and will run between Ashford International and Dover Priory calling at all stations.

Trains between London Charing Cross and Dover Priory via Tonbridge will also be diverted to run to and from London Victoria but will only run between London Victoria and Headcorn because of further engineering work. These trains will stop additionally at Hildenborough.

Additional trains will run between London Victoria and Tonbridge via Sevenoaks.

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

Bexleyheath Line: Trains between London Victoria and Dartford via Bexleyheath will run at different times than usual and will be extended to run to / from Strood.

Services between London Cannon Street and Slade Green via Bexleyheath will not run so trains on the Bexleyheath line will be every 30 minutes.

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

Grove Park Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Sevenoaks will be diverted to run to and from London Victoria and will run nonstop between London Victoria and Petts Wood. Accessible replacement buses will run between Lewisham and Orpington calling at all stations.

Sidcup Line: Trains will only be able to run between Sidcup and Dartford, every 30 minutes. Accessible replacement buses will run between Greenwich and Sidcup calling at all stations including New Cross and St Johns.

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

Alternative travel options: You can use London Underground between Victoria, Charing Cross, Embankment, Waterloo, Southwark, London Bridge and Cannon Street at no extra cost.

Changes to services between Tonbridge and Ashford International

Due to engineering work at Pluckley, the following Paddock Wood Line service changes will be made (please note these trains will be running to and from London Victoria because of further engineering work at London Charing Cross):

London Victoria - Ramsgate via Tonbridge trains will run hourly, and will be diverted between London Victoria and Ashford International to run via Maidstone East - calling additionally at Bromley South, Otford (for connections to / from Sevenoaks) and Maidstone East. At Ashford International a portion of carriages will be detached and will run between Ashford International and Dover Priory calling at all stations.

London Victoria - Dover Priory via Tonbridge trains will only run between London Victoria and Headcorn. Accessible replacement buses will run between Headcorn and Ashford International calling at Pluckley.

Changes to services between Meopham / Strood and Rainham (Kent)

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

Sole Street Line: Trains between London Victoria and Ramsgate / Dover Priory via Chatham will only run between London Victoria and Sole Street. Additional trains will run between Rainham and Ramsgate / Dover Priory. Accessible replacement buses will run between Meopham and Rainham calling at all stations except Sole Street.

Highspeed via Gravesend: Trains between London St Pancras International and Ramsgate via Faversham will only run between London St Pancras International and Strood. Accessible replacement buses will run between Strood and Rainham calling at all stations.

Highspeed via Ashford International: Trains between London St Pancras International and Margate via Canterbury West will be extended after Margate to run to and from Faversham.

Sheerness Line: Trains between Sittingbourne and Sheerness-on-Sea will run at different times than usual.

Bexleyheath Line: Trains which usually only run between London Victoria and Dartford via Bexleyheath will be extended to run to / from Strood.

Monday 4 May - Early May Bank Holiday