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Easter Bank Holiday Travel Advice

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Friday 3 April - Good Friday

Amended Southern service on Good Friday

As a result of the Bank Holiday, Southern will run an amended train service all day on Friday 3 April.

No Southern trains will run between Shepherds Bush and Watford Junction

Due to engineering work, no Southern trains will run between Shepherds Bush and Watford Junction.

Please use alternative London Overground trains between Clapham Junction and Willesden Junction. Or alternatively, Southern trains between Clapham Junction and London Victoria, London Underground between Victoria and Euston and London Northwestern Railway or London Overground trains between London Euston and Watford Junction.

Ticket acceptance at no extra cost will be in place between London Euston and Watford Junction (London Northwestern Railway and London Overground Lioness line), and between Clapham Junction and Willesden Junction (London Overground Mildmay line).

Paper ticket acceptance will be in place at no extra cost on London Underground trains:

  • Victoria – Euston (Victoria line)

  • Victoria – Shepherds Bush (Circle and Central line)

  • Victoria – West Brompton (District line)

  • Oxford Circus – Harrow & Wealdstone (Bakerloo line)

Paper rail tickets will also be accepted at no extra cost on the following London Bus routes:

  • 718 Willesden Junction – Queens Park

  • 720 Harrow & Wealdstone – Watford Junction

  • 142 Stanmore – Watford Junction

  • 258 Harrow-on-the-Hill – Harrow and Wealdstone – Watford Junction

Journey times will be increased on the alternative route via central London and Euston and on local buses.

Buses will replace trains between Eastbourne and Hastings

Due to engineering work, no Southern trains will run between Eastbourne and Hastings. Replacement buses will run between Eastbourne and Hastings / Ore.

Trains which usually run between Eastbourne and Ashford International will be amended to only run between Hastings and Ashford International.

Trains will also be amended to run between London Victoria and Eastbourne and between Brighton and Eastbourne.

Journey times will be increased when using replacement buses.

Saturday 4 April

No Southern trains will run between Shepherds Bush and Watford Junction

Due to engineering work, no Southern trains will run between Shepherds Bush and Watford Junction.

Please use alternative London Overground trains between Clapham Junction and Willesden Junction.

Due to major engineering work between London Euston and Watford Junction, you will need to use an alternative route north of London. Ticket acceptance at no extra cost will be in place between London Kings Cross and Potters Bar (Great Northern and Thameslink), and replacement buses between Potters Bar and Watford Junction.

Paper ticket acceptance will be in place at no extra cost on London Underground trains:

  • Victoria – Euston - Kings Cross St Pancras (Victoria line)

  • Westminster - Victoria – Shepherds Bush (Circle and Central line)

  • Westminster - Victoria – West Brompton (District line)

  • Oxford Circus – Stonebridge Park (Bakerloo line)

  • Watford – Harrow-on-the-Hill – Wembley Park – Kings Cross St Pancras (Metropolitan line)

  • Waterloo – Westminster – Green Park – Wembley Park – Stanmore (Jubilee line)

Paper rail tickets will also be accepted at no extra cost on the following London Bus routes:

  • 718 Willesden Junction – Queens Park

  • 720 Harrow & Wealdstone – Watford Junction

  • 142 Stanmore – Watford Junction

  • 258 Harrow-on-the-Hill – Harrow and Wealdstone – Watford Junction

Journey times will be increased on the alternative routes via central London and on local buses.

Buses will replace trains between Eastbourne and Hastings

Due to engineering work, no Southern trains will run between Eastbourne and Hastings. Replacement buses will run between Eastbourne and Hastings / Ore.

Trains which usually run between Eastbourne and Ashford International will be amended to only run between Hastings and Ashford International.

Trains will also be amended to run between London Victoria and Eastbourne and between Brighton and Eastbourne.

Your ticket will be accepted at no extra cost on Southeastern trains between Hastings and London.

Journey times will be increased when using replacement buses.

Amended 23:16 London Victoria to Chichester service

Due to late night engineering work, the 23:16 London Victoria to Chichester train will divert to and terminate at Bognor Regis. A replacement bus will run from Barnham to Chichester.

Sunday 5 April

No Southern trains will run between Shepherds Bush and Watford Junction

Due to engineering work, no Southern trains will run between Shepherds Bush and Watford Junction.

Please use alternative London Overground trains between Clapham Junction and Willesden Junction.

Due to major engineering work between London Euston and Watford Junction, you will need to use an alternative route north of London. Ticket acceptance at no extra cost will be in place between London Kings Cross and Potters Bar (Great Northern and Thameslink), and replacement buses between Potters Bar and Watford Junction.

Paper ticket acceptance will be in place at no extra cost on London Underground trains:

  • Victoria – Euston - Kings Cross St Pancras (Victoria line)

  • Westminster - Victoria – Shepherds Bush (Circle and Central line)

  • Westminster - Victoria – West Brompton (District line)

  • Oxford Circus – Stonebridge Park (Bakerloo line)

  • Watford – Harrow-on-the-Hill – Wembley Park – Kings Cross St Pancras (Metropolitan line)

  • Waterloo – Westminster – Green Park – Wembley Park – Stanmore (Jubilee line)

Paper rail tickets will also be accepted at no extra cost on the following London Bus routes:

  • 718 Willesden Junction – Queens Park

  • 720 Harrow & Wealdstone – Watford Junction

  • 142 Stanmore – Watford Junction

  • 258 Harrow-on-the-Hill – Harrow and Wealdstone – Watford Junction

Journey times will be increased on the alternative routes via central London and on local buses.

Buses will replace trains between Polegate and Hastings

Due to engineering work, no Southern trains will run between Polegate and Hastings. Replacement buses will run between Polegate, Eastbourne and Ore.

Trains which usually run between Eastbourne and Ashford International will be amended to only run between Hastings and Ashford International.

Trains will also be amended to run between London Victoria and Polegate and between Brighton and Polegate.

Your ticket will be accepted at no extra cost on Southeastern trains between Hastings and London.

Journey times will be increased when using replacement buses.

Amended service between Chichester and Arundel / Angmering / Littlehampton

Due to engineering work, no trains will run between Arundel / Angmering / Littlehampton and Barnham / Bognor Regis / Chichester.

Replacement buses will run between Littlehampton and Barnham / Chichester; also between Barnham and Bognor Regis.

Trains will run to an amended timetable between London Victoria and Arundel / Littlehampton; between Brighton and Littlehampton; between Chichester and Portsmouth Harbour.

Changes to Southern services at Tulse Hill and Sutton

Due to engineering work, buses will replace trains between Tulse Hill and Sutton, calling at all stations via Mitcham Junction and additionally at Streatham Common.

Trains between London Victoria and Dorking will be diverted between London Victoria and Sutton and will not call at stations via Mitcham Junction. They will run non-stop between Balham and Sutton.

Trains between London Bridge and East Croydon (via Peckham Rye) will be diverted and will not call at stations between East Croydon and Tulse Hill via Selhurst, they will be diverted and call additionally at Norwood Junction.

Trains between London Victoria and East Grinstead will call additionally at Selhurst.

Monday 6 April - Easter Monday

Amended Southern service on Easter Monday

As a result of the Bank Holiday, Southern will run an amended train service all day on Monday 6 April.

No Southern trains will run between Shepherds Bush and Watford Junction

Due to engineering work, no Southern trains will run between Shepherds Bush and Watford Junction.

Please use alternative London Overground trains between Clapham Junction and Willesden Junction.

Due to major engineering work between London Euston and Watford Junction, you will need to use an alternative route north of London. Ticket acceptance at no extra cost will be in place between London Kings Cross and Potters Bar (Great Northern and Thameslink), and replacement buses between Potters Bar and Watford Junction.

Paper ticket acceptance will be in place at no extra cost on London Underground trains:

  • Victoria – Euston - Kings Cross St Pancras (Victoria line)

  • Westminster - Victoria – Shepherds Bush (Circle and Central line)

  • Westminster - Victoria – West Brompton (District line)

  • Oxford Circus – Stonebridge Park (Bakerloo line)

  • Watford – Harrow-on-the-Hill – Wembley Park – Kings Cross St Pancras (Metropolitan line)

  • Waterloo – Westminster – Green Park – Wembley Park – Stanmore (Jubilee line)

Paper rail tickets will also be accepted at no extra cost on the following London Bus routes:

  • 718 Willesden Junction – Queens Park

  • 720 Harrow & Wealdstone – Watford Junction

  • 142 Stanmore – Watford Junction

  • 258 Harrow-on-the-Hill – Harrow and Wealdstone – Watford Junction

Journey times will be increased on the alternative routes via central London and on local buses.

Buses will replace trains between Eastbourne and Hastings

Due to engineering work, no Southern trains will run between Eastbourne and Hastings. Replacement buses will run between Eastbourne and Hastings / Ore.

Trains which usually run between Eastbourne and Ashford International will be amended to only run between Hastings and Ashford International.

Trains will also be amended to run between London Victoria and Eastbourne and between Brighton and Eastbourne.

Your ticket will be accepted at no extra cost on Southeastern trains between Hastings and London.

Journey times will be increased when using replacement buses.

Late night service changes between East Croydon and Uckfield / East Grinstead

Due to late night engineering work from 22:30 until the end of service, the following service changes will be made:

22:07 London Bridge to Uckfield train will terminate at Oxted. A replacement bus will run from Oxted to Uckfield

  • 23:22 London Victoria to East Grinstead train will terminate at East Croydon. A rail replacement bus will run from East Croydon calling at stations to Oxted / East Grinstead

  • 23:53 London Victoria to Oxted train will terminate at East Croydon. A replacement bus will run from East Croydon calling at stations to Oxted

Journey times will be increased when using replacement buses.

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Saturday 2 May

Changes to some services to and from London Victoria

Due to engineering work between London Victoria, Clapham Junction and Balham, a reduced train service will run between London Victoria and Clapham Junction / East Croydon. The following Southern service changes will be made:

  • Clapham Junction - Watford Junction: No Southern trains will run. You can use your ticket at no extra cost to travel to / from London Euston / Willesden Junction via Southern, London Underground and London Overground services, and on London Northwestern Railway and London Overground (Lioness line) services between London Euston and Watford Junction

  • Battersea Park station: Trains travelling towards London Victoria will not be able to call at Battersea Park. Customers travelling from Battersea Park towards London Victoria should travel to Clapham Junction, then change for a train back towards London Victoria. Customers for Battersea Park should travel on to London Victoria, then catch the next train back to Battersea Park

  • London Victoria - Hastings / Eastbourne / Littlehampton: Trains will be diverted to run between London Bridge and Hastings / Eastbourne / Littlehampton

  • London Victoria - Reigate: Trains will be amended to run between Redhill and Reigate only. Please use alternative Southern or Thameslink trains to travel between London and Redhill

  • London Victoria - London Bridge: No direct trains will run. Trains will instead run between London Victoria and West Croydon via Crystal Palace

  • London Victoria - Uckfield: Trains will run between East Croydon and Uckfield only

You can use your paper ticket at no extra cost on the following services:

National Rail ticket acceptance at no extra cost will be in place between:

  • London Euston and Watford Junction (London Northwestern Railway)

  • London Waterloo and Clapham Junction (South Western Railway)

Paper ticket acceptance will be in place at no extra cost on London Underground / Overground trains:

  • London Euston – Watford Junction (Lioness line)

  • Clapham Junction – Willesden Junction (Mildmay line)

  • Crystal Palace – Canada Water (Windrush line)

  • Vauxhall / Victoria – Euston (Victoria line)

  • Victoria – Shepherds Bush (Circle and Central line)

  • Victoria – West Brompton (District line)

  • Oxford Circus – Harrow & Wealdstone (Bakerloo line)

  • London Bridge – Canada Water (Jubilee line)

Paper rail tickets will also be accepted at no extra cost on the following London Bus routes:

  • Victoria - Battersea Park (Bus route 44)

  • Battersea Park - Clapham Junction (Bus route 156 & 344)

  • Victoria - Clapham Junction (Bus route 170)


Sunday 3 May

Changes to some services to and from London Victoria

Due to engineering work between London Victoria, Clapham Junction and Balham, a reduced train service will run between London Victoria and Clapham Junction / East Croydon. The following Southern service changes will be made:

  • Clapham Junction - Watford Junction: No Southern trains will run. You can use your ticket at no extra cost to travel to / from London Euston / Willesden Junction via Southern, London Underground and London Overground services, and on London Northwestern Railway and London Overground (Lioness line) services between London Euston and Watford Junction

  • Battersea Park station: Trains travelling towards London Victoria will not be able to call at Battersea Park. Customers travelling from Battersea Park towards London Victoria should travel to Clapham Junction, then change for a train back towards London Victoria. Customers for Battersea Park should travel on to London Victoria, then catch the next train back to Battersea Park

  • London Victoria - Hastings / Eastbourne / Littlehampton: Trains will be diverted to run between London Bridge and Three Bridges

  • London Victoria - Reigate: Trains will be amended to run between Redhill and Reigate only. Please use alternative Southern or Thameslink trains to travel between London and Redhill

You can use your paper ticket at no extra cost on the following services:

National Rail ticket acceptance at no extra cost will be in place between:

  • London Euston and Watford Junction (London Northwestern Railway)

  • London Waterloo and Clapham Junction ( South Western Railway)

Paper ticket acceptance will be in place at no extra cost on London Underground / Overground trains:

  • London Euston – Watford Junction (Lioness line)

  • Clapham Junction – Willesden Junction (Mildmay line)

  • Crystal Palace – Canada Water (Windrush line)

  • Vauxhall / Victoria – Euston (Victoria line)

  • Victoria – Shepherds Bush (Circle and Central line)

  • Victoria – West Brompton (District line)

  • Oxford Circus – Harrow & Wealdstone (Bakerloo line)

  • London Bridge – Canada Water (Jubilee line)

Paper rail tickets will also be accepted at no extra cost on the following London Bus routes:

  • Victoria - Battersea Park (Bus route 44)

  • Battersea Park - Clapham Junction (Bus route 156 & 344)

  • Victoria - Clapham Junction (Bus route 170)


Changes to services between Three Bridges and Brighton / Lewes / Hove

Due to engineering work closing the lines all day between Three Bridges and Brighton, the following changes will be made to Southern services:

No trains will run between Three Bridges and Brighton. However, direct Southern trains will run between London Victoria and Brighton via a diversionary route (through Horsham, Littlehampton and Hove), with extended journey times.

Buses will replace trains between Three Bridges and Lewes, between Haywards Heath and Plumpton, and between Plumpton and Lewes.

Buses will replace trains between Three Bridges and Preston Park, and between Balcombe and Brighton.

Tickets will also be accepted at no extra cost on Southeastern trains between Hastings and London Bridge.

Buses will be replacing trains between Hastings and Ashford International

Due to engineering work, buses will be replacing trains all day between Hastings and Ore, and between Hastings and Ashford International.

Amended service to and from Sutton

Due to engineering work, no Southern trains will run between Balham and Sutton via Mitcham Junction.

Train services between London Victoria and Dorking will be diverted between Balham and Sutton (running non-stop via West Croydon).

Replacement buses will run between Streatham Common and Sutton, calling at Mitcham Eastfields, Mitcham Junction, Hackbridge and Carshalton. Journey times will be increased when using replacement buses.

Monday 4 May - Early May Bank Holiday

Amended Southern service on Early May Bank Holiday Monday

As a result of the Bank Holiday, Southern will run an amended train service all day on Monday 4 May.

Changes to some services to and from London Victoria

Due to engineering work between London Victoria, Clapham Junction and Balham, a reduced train service will run between London Victoria and Clapham Junction / East Croydon. The following Southern service changes will be made:

  • Clapham Junction - Watford Junction: No Southern trains will run. You can use your ticket at no extra cost to travel to / from London Euston / Willesden Junction via Southern, London Underground and London Overground services, and on London Northwestern Railway and London Overground (Lioness line) services between London Euston and Watford Junction

  • Battersea Park station: Trains travelling towards London Victoria will not be able to call at Battersea Park. Customers travelling from Battersea Park towards London Victoria should travel to Clapham Junction, then change for a train back towards London Victoria. Customers for Battersea Park should travel on to London Victoria, then catch the next train back to Battersea Park

  • London Victoria - Hastings / Eastbourne / Littlehampton: Trains will be diverted to run between London Bridge and Hastings / Eastbourne / Littlehampton

  • London Victoria - Reigate: Trains will be amended to run between Redhill and Reigate only. Please use alternative Southern or Thameslink trains to travel between London and Redhill

  • London Victoria - London Bridge: No direct trains will run. Trains will instead run between London Victoria and West Croydon via Crystal Palace

  • London Victoria - Uckfield: Trains will run between East Croydon and Uckfield only

You can use your paper ticket at no extra cost on the following services:

National Rail ticket acceptance at no extra cost will be in place between:

  • London Euston and Watford Junction (London Northwestern Railway)

  • London Waterloo and Clapham Junction ( South Western Railway)

Paper ticket acceptance will be in place at no extra cost on London Underground / Overground trains:

  • London Euston – Watford Junction (Lioness line)

  • Clapham Junction – Willesden Junction (Mildmay line)

  • Crystal Palace – Canada Water (Windrush line)

  • Vauxhall / Victoria – Euston (Victoria line)

  • Victoria – Shepherds Bush (Circle and Central line)

  • Victoria – West Brompton (District line)

  • Oxford Circus – Harrow & Wealdstone (Bakerloo line)

  • London Bridge – Canada Water (Jubilee line)

Paper rail tickets will also be accepted at no extra cost on the following London Bus routes:

  • Victoria - Battersea Park (Bus route 44)

  • Battersea Park - Clapham Junction (Bus route 156 & 344)

  • Victoria - Clapham Junction (Bus route 170)


After 22:30: Late night service changes to Chichester

Due to late night engineering work between Barnham and Chichester, the following service changes will be made:

  • 22:35 London Victoria to Chichester train will terminate at Barnham. A replacement bus will run from Barnham to Chichester

  • 23:18 London Bridge to Chichester train will terminate at Littlehampton. A replacement bus will run from Littlehampton to Chichester

After 22:30: Buses will replace trains between Oxted and East Grinstead / Uckfield

Due to late night engineering work, after 22:30 buses will replace trains between Oxted and East Grinstead, and between Oxted and Uckfield. Some buses will run to and from East Croydon in order to help connect with trains to and from London.

After 23:30: Buses will be replacing trains between Redhill and Tonbridge

Due to late night engineering work, after approximately 23:30 until the end of service, buses will replace trains between Redhill and Tonbridge.

After 23:30: Buses will be replacing trains between Lewes and Seaford

Due to late night engineering work, after 23:30 buses will replace trains between Lewes and Seaford.

Saturday 23 May

Information will be published here when available.

Sunday 24 May

Information will be published here when available.

Monday 25 May - Late May Bank Holiday

Information will be published here when available.

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