Updated at: 05-Feb-2025 08:55:06: AM
Operator: Southeastern
Routes affected:
Southeastern trains to / from London Victoria
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Description of Incident
Engineering work is taking place at London Victoria, closing Southeastern lines. Trains will be diverted to London Cannon Street, London Charing Cross or London Blackfriars.
Friday and Saturday:
- Sole Street Line: Trains between London Victoria and Ramsgate / Dover Priory via Chatham will run from London Cannon Street instead, and run non stop between London Bridge and St Mary Cray / Swanley. Stopping services which only run between London Victoria and Gillingham via Denmark Hill will not run.
- Maidstone East Line: Trains between London Victoria and Ashford International via Maidstone East will run from London Charing Cross, and run non stop between London Bridge and St Mary Cray.
- Bromley South Line: Trains between London Victoria and Orpington will run from London Blackfriars, calling additionally at Elephant and Castle. Brixton station will be closed all day.
- Bexleyheath Line: Trains between London Victoria and Dartford via Bexleyheath will not run. Additional trains will run between London Charing Cross and Dartford via Bexleyheath.
- Additional trains will run between London Blackfriars and Orpington via Denmark Hill, Lewisham and Bromley South
Sunday:
- Sole Street Line: Trains between London Victoria and Ramsgate via Chatham will run from Lonodn Cannon Street instead, and run non stop between London Bridge and Swanley. These trains will only run between London Cannon Street and Sittingbourne because of further engineering work. Trains between London Victoria and Dover priory via Denmark Hill will run to / from London Cannon Street, and run non stop between London Bridge and St Mary Cray. These trains will only run between London Cannon Street and Gillingham because of further engineering work.
- Maidstone East Line: Trains between London Victoria and Ashford International via Maidstone East will not run because of further engineering work at Maidstone East. Use alternative trains between London Charing Cross and Sevenoaks, and change at Sevenoaks for an accessible replacement bus to stations on the Maidstone East line.
- Bexleyheath Line: Trains between London Victoria and Dartford via Bexleyheath will not run because of further engineering work near Lewisham. Use alternative trains between London Cannon Street, London Bridge and New Cross and change at New Cross for an accessible replacement bus to stations on the Bexleyheath line.
- Bromley South Line: Trains between London Victoria and Orpington will run from London Blackfriars, calling additionally at Elephant and Castle. Brixton station will be closed all day.
Monday:
- Sole Street Line: Trains between London Victoria and Ramsgate / Dover Priory via Chatham will run from London Cannon Street instead, and run non stop between London Bridge and St Mary Cray / Swanley. Stopping services which only run between London Victoria and Gillingham via Denmark Hill will not run.
- Maidstone East Line: Trains between London Victoria and Ashford International via Maidstone East will run from London Charing Cross, and run non stop between London Bridge and St Mary Cray.
- Bromley South Line: Trains between London Victoria and Orpington will run from London Blackfriars, calling additionally at Elephant and Castle. Brixton station will be closed all day.
- Bexleyheath Line: Trains between London Victoria and Dartford via Bexleyheath will not run because of engineering work near Lewisham. Use alternative trains between London Cannon Street, London Bridge and New Cross and change at New Cross for an accessible replacement bus to stations on the Bexleyheath line.
Alternative travel options
- You can use London Underground at no extra cost between Victoria, Brixton, Elephant & Castle, London Blackfriars, Charing Cross, Embankment, Cannon Street, London Bridge, Southwark and Waterloo.
- You can use Thameslink services at no extra cost between London Blackfriars, Bromley South and Sevenoaks to connect with trains to / from Gillingham, Faversham, Ashford International, Ramsgate and Dover Priory at Swanley.
- On Sunday and Monday only you can use London Buses routes P12, 78 and 484 between Denmark Hill and Lewisham at no extra cost.
Check before you travel:
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You can plan your journey on London Underground by using the Transport for London Journey Planner
You can plan your journey on London Buses by using the Transport for London Journey Planner
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This page created on: 27-Jan-2025 10:52:45: AM