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Train companies affected:South Western Railway
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Train companies affected:National Rail

Bank Holiday Information: Southeastern

Information will be published under the dates listed below when it becomes available

Saturday 23 December

Due to engineering work at London Victoria, the following changes will be made:

  • Sole Street Line: Trains between London Victoria and Ramsgate / Dover Priory via Chatham will run from London Cannon Street instead, and run non stop between London Bridge and St Mary Cray / Swanley.  Stopping services which only run between London Victoria and Gillingham will not run.

  • 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. Trains which usually run between London Charing Cross and Maidstone East will stop additionally at St Mary Cray.

  • Bromley South Line: Trains between London Victoria and Orpington will run from Blackfriars, calling additionally at Elephant and Castle. 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.

Additional trains will run between London Blackfriars and Oprington via Denmark Hill, Lewisham and Bromley South.

Christmas Eve Sunday 24 December

Due to engineering work at London Victoria, the following changes will be made:

  • Sole Street Line: Trains between London Victoria and Ramsgate / Dover Priory via Chatham will run from London Cannon Street instead, and run non stop between London Bridge and St Mary Cray / Swanley. 

  • 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 run from London Blackfriars, calling additionally at Elephant and Castle. 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.

Christmas Day Monday 25 December

No service.

Boxing Day Tuesday 26 December

No service.

Wednesday 27 December

Due to engineering work at London Victoria, the following changes will be made:

  • Sole Street Line: Trains between London Victoria and Ramsgate / Dover Priory via Chatham will run from London Cannon Street instead, and run non stop between London Bridge and St Mary Cray / Swanley.  Stopping services which only run between London Victoria and Gillingham will not run.

  • 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. Trains which usually run between London Charing Cross and Maidstone East will stop additionally at St Mary Cray.

  • Bromley South Line: Trains between London Victoria and Orpington will run from London Blackfriars, calling additionally at Elephant and Castle. 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.

Additional trains will run between London Blackfriars and Orpington via Denmark Hill, Lewisham and Bromley South.

Thursday 28 December

Due to engineering work at London Victoria, the following changes will be made:

  • Sole Street Line: Trains between London Victoria and Ramsgate / Dover Priory via Chatham will run from London Cannon Street instead, and run non stop between London Bridge and St Mary Cray / Swanley.  Stopping services which only run between London Victoria and Gillingham will not run.

  • 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. Trains which usually run between London Charing Cross and Maidstone East will stop additionally at St Mary Cray.

  • Bromley South Line: Trains between London Victoria and Orpington will run from London Blackfriars, calling additionally at Elephant and Castle. 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.

Additional trains will run between London Blackfriars and Orpington via Denmark Hill, Lewisham and Bromley South.

Friday 29 December

Due to engineering work at London Victoria, the following changes will be made:

  • Sole Street Line: Trains between London Victoria and Ramsgate / Dover Priory via Chatham will run from London Cannon Street instead, and run non stop between London Bridge and St Mary Cray / Swanley.  Stopping services which only run between London Victoria and Gillingham will not run.

  • 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. Trains which usually run between London Charing Cross and Maidstone East will stop additionally at St Mary Cray.

  • Bromley South Line: Trains between London Victoria and Orpington will run from London Blackfriars, calling additionally at Elephant and Castle. 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.

Additional trains will run between London Blackfriars and Orpington via Denmark Hill, Lewisham and Bromley South.

Saturday 30 December

Due to engineering work at London Victoria, the following changes will be made:

  • Sole Street Line: Trains between London Victoria and Ramsgate / Dover Priory via Chatham will run from London Cannon Street instead, and run non stop between London Bridge and St Mary Cray / Swanley.  Stopping services which only run between London Victoria and Gillingham will not run.

  • 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. Trains which usually run between London Charing Cross and Maidstone East will stop additionally at St Mary Cray.

  • Bromley South Line: Trains between London Victoria and Orpington will run from London Blackfriars, calling additionally at Elephant and Castle. 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.

New Year’s Eve Sunday 31 December

Due to engineering work at London Victoria, the following changes will be made:

  • Sole Street Line: Trains between London Victoria and Ramsgate / Dover Priory via Chatham will run from London Cannon Street instead, and run non stop between London Bridge and St Mary Cray / Swanley. 

  • 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 run from London Blackfriars, calling additionally at Elephant and Castle. 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.

New Year’s Day Monday 1 January 2024

Due to engineering work at London Victoria, the following changes will be made:

  • Sole Street Line: Trains between London Victoria and Ramsgate / Dover Priory via Chatham will run from London Cannon Street instead, and run non stop between London Bridge and St Mary Cray / Swanley. 

  • Maidstone East Line: Trains between London Victoria and Ashford International will not run, because of further engineering work between Otford & Ashford.  If you are travelling to or from stations on the Maidstone East line, you will need to use alternative trains between London Charing Cross and Sevenoaks to connect with replacement buses between Sevenoaks and Maidstone East.

  • Bromley South Line: Trains between London Victoria and Orpington will run from London Blackfriars, calling additionally at Elephant and Castle. 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.

Due to engineering work between Folkestone Central and Dover Priory the following changes will be made:

  • High Speed 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 Dover Priory and Ramsgate.

  • Paddock Wood Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Dover Priory via Tonbridge will only run between London Charing Cross and Folkestone Central.

  • Accessible buses will run between Folkestone Central and Dover Priory.

Tuesday 2 January

Due to late night engineering work:

  • From 23:25 until the end of service, accessible buses replace trains between Dartford and Gravesend.

  • The 23:20 and 23:50 London St Pancras International to Faversham services will be replaced by accessible buses between Ebbsfleet International, Gillingham and Faversham.

  • From 23:25 until the end of service, accessible buses replace trains between Ashford International and Dover Priory.

  • The 23:07 London St Pancracas International to Ramsgate via Dover service will be replaced by buses between Ashford International and Dover Priory, Ramsgate and Margate.

  • From approximately 23:15, trains will not be able to stop at Lewisham. Trains via Bexleyheath will not run or will be diverted to run via Sidcup, and trains will be unable to run between Lewisham and Hayes. 


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