Updated at: 01-Oct-2025 08:41:42: AM
Operator: Thameslink
Routes affected:
Between Kentish Town and Rainham (Kent)
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Description of Incident
Engineering work is taking place overnight between Gravesend and Gillingham (Kent), closing some lines.
From approximately 23:55 on Monday to Thursday evenings until approximately 04:55 on Tuesday to Friday mornings, the following amendments to service will operate:
- At the end of service on Monday, a bus will replace the 01:41 Gravesend to Gillingham service, leaving at 01:56 on Tuesday morning
- On Tuesday to Thursday evenings, buses will replace the 00:47 and 01:47 Gravesend to Gillingham services, leaving at 00:57 and 01:57, on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday mornings
- On Tuesday to Friday mornings, the 04:06 Gillingham to Dartford service will start from Gravesend at 04:17. A replacement bus will leave Gillingham much earlier, at 03:12 to connect
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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This page created on: 25-Jul-2025 11:25:11: AM