Southeastern Status | No trains via Lewisham on Easter Sunday 20 and Easter Monday 21 April





Updated at: 05-Feb-2025 08:58:19: AM

Operator:  Southeastern

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Routes affected:

Southeastern between London Victoria / London Charing Cross / London Cannon Street and Dartford / Gravesend, between London Charing Cross and Hayes and also between London Charing Cross and Orpington / Sevenoaks

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Description of Incident

Engineering work is taking place at Lewisham, closing all lines.

Bexleyheath Line:

  • Sunday: Trains between London Victoria and Dartford 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
  • Monday: Trains between London Victoria and Gravesend, and between London Charing Cross and Dartford via Bexleyheath 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

Woolwich Line:

  • Monday only: Trains between London Cannon Street and Dartford via Lewisham and Woolwich will be diverted between London Bridge and Charlton to run via Greenwich

Hayes Line:

  • Trains between London Charing Cross and Hayes 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

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 Buses routes P12 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 Undergound between Victoria, Charing Cross, Embankment, Cannon Street, Waterloo, Southwark and London Bridge

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 Bus / 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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This page created on: 27-Jan-2025 12:15:27: PM

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