Operator: Southeastern
Routes affected:Various Southeastern routes
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Engineering work is taking place at various locations on the Southeastern network, closing some lines overnight from Monday evening until Friday morning.
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday:
The 23:49 London Cannon Street to Hastings (Monday and Tuesday) / 23:45 London Charing Cross to Hastings (Thursday) will be replaced by accessible buses between:
- Tunbridge Wells and Hastings, calling at Wadhurst, Battle, West St Leonards and St Leonards Warrior Square
- Tunbridge Wells and Robertsbridge, calling at all stations
- Battle and Crowhurst* (minibus shuttle service)
*If you are travelling to or from Crowhurst 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.
Monday to Thursday
From 23:45 until the end of service, accessible buses replace trains between Lewisham and Dartford via Sidcup. Trains will be diverted by an alternative route, and will run non-stop between Lewisham and Dartford.
Tuesday to Friday
The 00:20 London Cannon Street to Tunbridge Wells (Tuesday and Wednesday) / 00:15 London Charing Cross to Tunbridge Wells (Thursday and Friday) will be replaced by an accessible bus between Sevenoaks and Tunbridge Wells, calling at all stations.
From 00:45 until the end of service, accessible buses replace trains between Swanley and Gillingham calling at all stations except Sole Street. A minibus will run between Swanley and Sole Street*. Additional trains will run between Victoria and Gillingham which will run non-stop between London Victoria and Rochester by an alternative route. The 00:25 London Victoria to Ashford International train will leave London Victoria later at 00:43, in order to connect with the bus at Swanley.
*If you are travelling to / from Sole Street 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.
The 00:03 London Victoria to Dartford will run 12 minutes later, leaving London Victoria at 00:15
The 00:25 London Victoria to Ashford International via Maidstone East train will run 18 minutes later, leaving London Victoria at 00:43.
Monday and Wednesday:
The 22:40 and 23:40 London Victoria to Ramsgate trains will be diverted and run non-stop between Faversham and Ramsgate by an alternative route. Accessible replacement buses will run between Faversham and Margate / Ramsgate.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries 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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