Southeastern Status | Buses replace trains between Beckenham Junction / Bromley South and Orpington / Swanley on Sunday 11 May





Updated at: 19-Mar-2025 12:53:28: PM

Operator:  Southeastern

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Routes affected:

Southeastern between London Victoria and Orpington / Gillingham (Kent) / Ashford International / Dover Priory / Ramsgate

Thameslink between London Victoria and Orpington, and between London Blackfriars / London Victoria and Sevenoaks

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Description of Incident

Engineering work is taking place at Bromley South, closing all lines.

Southeastern:

Bromley South Line: Trains between London Victoria and Orpington will only run between London Victoria and Beckenham Junction.

Sole Street Line: Trains between London Victoria and Faversham / Dover Priory via Chatham will be retimed and diverted to run non-stop between London Victoria / Denmark Hill and St Mary Cray / Swanley. If you are travelling to / from Bromley South you will need to use Thameslink services instead. Trains between London Victoria and Ramsgate via Chatham will only run between London Victoria and Faversham because of further engineering work.

Maidstone East line: Trains between London Victoria and Ashford International via Maidstone East will be retimed and diverted to run non-stop between London Victoria and St Mary Cray. If you are travelling to / from Bromley South you will need to use the Thameslink replacement bus service between Swanley and Bromley South to connect with these diverted trains.

Accessible replacement buses will run between:

  • Beckenham Junction and Orpington

You can use Thameslink replacement buses between Bromley South and Swanley at no extra cost (these buses run between Herne Hill and Swanley via Catford).

Thameslink:

Buses will replace trains between Herne Hill and Swanley via Catford, calling at all stations except Nunhead and Ravensbourne.

You can use your paper tickets on Transport for London Buses to / from Nunhead or Ravensbourne at no extra cost.

Trains to / from Sevenoaks will run between Swanley and Sevenoaks only.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

You can plan your journey on London Buses 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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This page created on: 18-Feb-2025 09:36:49: AM

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