Operator: Southeastern
Routes affected:All routes via Lewisham
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Engineering work is taking place at Lewisham, closing the Bexleyheath line.
Bexleyheath line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Dartford via Bexleyheath (Saturday only) will not run.
Trains between London Victoria and Dartford / Gravesend will not run. Services between London Cannon Street and Slade Green via Bexleyheath will be diverted to run via Sidcup and will not stop at Lewisham.
Hayes line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Hayes (Kent) will not stop at Lewisham.
Sidcup line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Dartford via Sidcup will not stop at Lewisham.
Grove Park line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Sevenoaks will not call at Lewisham.
Woolwich line (Saturday only): Trains between London Cannon Street and Dartford via Lewisham and Woolwich Arsenal will be diverted between London Bridge and Charlton to run via Greenwich.
Accessible replacement buses will run between:
- New Cross and Dartford via Bexleyheath calling at all stations
Alternative travel options:
You can use the following alternative services at no extra cost:
Docklands Light Railway:
- between Lewisham and Greenwich
London Bus routes:
- 12 and 78 between Peckham Rye and Nunhead
- 484 between Denmark Hill and Lewisham
- 21, 225 and 273 between Hither Green, Lewisham and New Cross
- P4, 284 and 122 between Lewisham and Ladywell
London Underground:
- between Victoria, Charing Cross, Embankment, Cannon Street, Waterloo, Southwark, and London Bridge
The following stations will be closed all weekend and will only be served by accessible buses:
- Lewisham
- Blackheath
- Kidbrooke
- Eltham
- Falconwood
- Welling
- Bexleyheath
- Barnehurst
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
You can plan your journey on Docklands Light Railway / London Buses / London Underground 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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