Operator: Thameslink
Routes affected:Between Bedford / Luton / Peterborough / Cambridge and Horsham / Brighton
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Engineering work is taking place between London St Pancras International and London Blackfriars / London Bridge, closing all lines.
From approximately 21:45 on Sunday, until approximately 03:45 on Monday, no Thameslink trains will run through central London between Finsbury Park / London St Pancras International and London Blackfriars / London Bridge.
Your paper rail ticket will be accepted at no extra cost on the following alternatives:
London Underground / London Bus routes across central London.
Trains will run to an amended timetable between:
- Cambridge / Peterborough and London Kings Cross
- Bedford / Luton and London St Pancras International
- London Bridge and Three Bridges / Brighton
- London Victoria and Sevenoaks
- Plumstead and Gillingham
No Thameslink trains will run between London Blackfriars and Sutton. Your paper rail tickets will be accepted at no extra cost on Southern services, and London Buses, London Underground and London Trams.
No Thameslink trains will run between London Bridge and Rainham. Your paper rail tickets will be accepted t no extra cost on Southeastern trains between London Bridge and Dartford / between Rochester and Rainham, and on Southeastern rail replacement buses between Dartford and Rochester.
Paper rail tickets will be accepted at no extra cost on the following Transport for London services:
London Buses between:
- Blackfriars – Streatham (via Tulse Hill)
- Streatham – Sutton (via Wimbledon)
- Streatham – Sutton (via Mitcham)
- Kings Cross St Pancras – London Bridge / Elephant & Castle
- Kings Cross St Pancras – Kentish Town / Kentish Town West
- Farringdon – East Dulwich via Elephant & Castle / Denmark Hill
London Trams between:
- Wimbledon – East Croydon
London Underground between:
- Victoria – Blackfriars
- Kentish Town / Kings Cross St Pancras – Farringdon / London Bridge / Elephant & Castle / Morden
- West Hampstead – London Bridge / Woolwich Arsenal
Elizabeth line:
- Farringdon – Abbey Wood
London Overground between :
- West Hampstead – Kentish Town West
Southeastern rail services between:
- London Bridge and Plumstead
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
You can plan your journey on London Buses / Underground and Tramlink services by using the Transport for London Journey Planner
Replacement bus travel advice:
For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use our Rail Replacement Services page.
You can find the pick-up and set-down location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page.
Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.
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