Find the full details on all of the services that will be impacted here
Details have been confirmed on the upcoming engineering works that will affect travel around the Southeastern network in Kent this weekend.
Multiple projects will impact journeys along key routes this Sunday (December 7), with several busy train stations closing all day as a result.
On this date, there will be no Southeastern trains to London Charing Cross, Waterloo East or Canon Street due to engineering between Charing Cross and New Cross closing all lines.
There will be a limited service to and from London Bridge with most services diverted to and from London Victoria.
Meanwhile, no Southeastern trains will run to or from Ramsgate on Sunday as a result of planned works between Margate and Minster, as well as between Ramsgate and Sandwich.
Accessible rail replacement buses will run instead with several key stations to close all day and be served by these buses only, including Thanet Parkway, Broadstairs and Ramsgate.
Finally, buses will replace trains between Paddock Wood and Strood on Sunday as work between the stations will close all lines.
Once again, busy Kent stations including Maidstone West, Maidstone Barracks, Aylesford and Snodland will be closed all day. See below for the full details on all of these works.
Southeastern engineering works – Sunday, December 7
No Southeastern services at London Charing Cross, Waterloo East or Canon Street
Engineering works will be taking place between London Charing Cross and New Cross, closing all lines. No services will run to or from London Charing Cross, London Waterloo East or London Cannon Street.
A limited service will run to and from London Bridge with most services diverted to and from London Victoria. Services will be impacted as follows:
- Paddock Wood Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Ramsgate / Dover Priory via Tonbridge will be diverted to run to and from London Victoria and will stop additionally at Orpington.
- Trains between London Victoria and Ramsgate will only run between London Victoria and Minster because of further engineering work.
- Trains between London Victoria and Dover Priory will only run between London Victoria and Ashford International because of further engineering work.
- Hastings Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Hastings will run to and from London Victoria and run nonstop between London Victoria and Orpington.
- Bexleyheath Line: Services between London Cannon Street and Slade Green via Bexleyheath will not run. Trains between London Victoria and Dartford via Bexleyheath will run normally.
- Woolwich Line: Trains on the Woolwich line will run between London Bridge and Gravesend via Greenwich and Woolwich Arsenal.
- Grove Park Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Sevenoaks will not run. Trains between London Victoria and Orpington via Beckenham Junction will be extended to run to and from Sevenoaks calling at all stations.
- Sidcup Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Dartford / Gravesend will not run.
- Hayes Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Hayes will run to and from London Victoria.
Passengers can use tickets at no extra cost on London Underground services between Victoria, Charing Cross, Embankment, Waterloo, Southwark, London Bridge, and Cannon Street. Accessible replacement buses will run between:
- Lewisham and Orpington calling all stations
- Greenwich and Dartford via Lewisham and Sidcup calling at all stations
The following stations will be closed all day and will only be served by replacement buses:
- New Cross
- St Johns
- Hither Green
- Lee
- Mottingham
- New Eltham
- Sidcup
- Albany Park
- Bexley
- Crayford
- Grove Park
- Elmstead Woods
- Chislehurst
No trains to or from Ramsgate
Works will be taking place between Margate and Minster and between Ramsgate and Sandwich, closing all lines. Southeastern trains will be impacted as follows:
- Paddock Wood Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Dover Priory will only run between London Victoria and Ashford International. These trains will run to and from London Victoria because of further engineering work.
- Trains between London Charing Cross and Ramsgate via Canterbury West will be only run between London Victoria and Minster. These trains will run to / from London Victoria because of further engineering work. These trains will detach / attach a portion of coaches at Ashford International which will run between Ashford International and Minster via Dover Priory calling at all stations.
- Sole Street Line: Trains between London Victoria and Ramsgate via Chatham will only run between London Victoria and Margate.
- Highspeed via Ashford International: Trains between London St Pancras International and Margate via Canterbury West will only run between London St Pancras International and Minster. Trains between London St Pancras International and Ramsgate via Dover Priory will only run between London St Pancras International and Dover Priory.
- Highspeed via Gravesend: Trains between London St Pancras International and Ramsgate via Faversham will only run between London St Pancras International and Margate.
Accessible replacement buses will run between:
- Minster and Margate calling at Thanet Parkway, Ramsgate and Broadstairs
- Ramsgate and Margate calling at all stations
- Minster and Ramsgate calling at Thanet Parkway
The following stations will be closed and will only be served by accessible buses.
- Thanet Parkway
- Ramsgate
- Dumpton Park
- Broadstairs
Rail replacement buses between Paddock Wood and Strood
Engineering works are scheduled between Paddock Wood and Strood (Medway Valley Line), closing some lines. Trains between the two stations will not run.
Accessible replacement buses will run between:
- Paddock Wood and Maidstone West calling at all stations
- Maidstone West and Strood calling at all stations
The following stations will be closed all day and will only be served by replacement buses:
- Cuxton
- Halling
- Snodland
- New Hythe
- Aylesford
- Maidstone Barracks
- Maidstone West
- East Farleigh
- Wateringbury
- Yalding
- Beltring
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