Several busy lines around the county will close for engineering
Commuters will need to keep in mind a number of key changes to Southeastern train journeys this weekend as planned works will see several bus stations close. The rail operator has confirmed details on engineering works taking place on Sunday (December 14), impacting journeys around Kent and beyond.
On this date, there will be no Southeastern services via London Canon Street or via Greenwich. This is due to engineering taking place between London Cannon Street, London Bridge and Greenwich, and on some of the lines through New Cross used by services to and from London Cannon Street.
Busy stations including St Johns, Deptford, Greenwich and Charlton will be closed all day as a result. Elsewhere, buses will replace trains to and from Swanley on Sunday as works are taking place between Bickley and Rochester.
As such, key Southeastern stations such as Meopham, Shoreham, Otford, Bat and Ball, St Mary Cray, Longfield and Sole Street will be closed all day. Rail replacement buses will serve journeys where lines and stations are closed, the full details of which can be found below.
Finally, buses will also replace trains between Dover Priory and Ramsgate this Sunday as engineering works close all lines between the two stations via Deal. Accessible replacement buses will run between Dover Priory and Ramsgate, calling at all stations.
Passengers have also been advised to keep in mind a number of changes to train services around Christmas. As usual, there will be no services on the Southeastern network on both Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
Further details on the changes to trains over the festive period can be found here.
Southeastern engineering works – Sunday, December 14
No Southeastern services via London Canon Street or via Greenwich
Engineering work is taking place between London Cannon Street, London Bridge and Greenwich, and some of the lines through New Cross used by services to and from London Cannon Street, closing some lines. London Cannon Street, Deptford, Greenwich, Maze Hill, Westcombe Park, St Johns and New Cross will be closed all day.
Services will be impacted as follows:
- London Cannon Street, Deptford, Greenwich, Maze Hill, Westcombe Park, St Johns and New Cross will be closed all day.
- Woolwich line: Trains between London Cannon Street and Slade Green via Greenwich will not run. Additional trains will run between London Charing Cross and Dartford via Woolwich Arsenal.
- Bexleyheath line: Trains between London Cannon Street and Slade Green via Bexleyheath will not run. Trains between London Victoria and Dartford will run normally.
- Hayes line: Trains from London Charing Cross to Hayes will run three minutes earlier than usual.
Accessible replacement buses will run between Lewisham and Charlton via New Cross and Greenwich. Passengers can use London Underground between Cannon Street, Charing Cross, Embankment, Waterloo, Southwark and London Bridge at no extra cost, as well as the Docklands Light Railway between Lewisham and Greenwich at no extra cost.
The following stations will be closed all day, and will only be served by replacement buses:
- St Johns
- New Cross
- Deptford
- Greenwich
- Maze Hill
- Westcombe Park
- Charlton
Buses to replace trains to and from Swanley
Engineering work is taking place between Bickley and Rochester, closing all lines through Swanley. Services will be impacted as follows:
Southeastern
- Sole Street line: Trains between London Victoria and Ramsgate via Chatham and will be diverted to run non-stop between London Victoria and Strood. At Faversham a portion of the train will run between Faversham and Dover Priory. Stopping services between London Victoria and Dover Priory via Denmark Hill will only run between London Victoria and Bromley South.
- Maidstone East line: Trains between London Victoria and Ashford International via Maidstone East will only run between Borough Green and Wrotham, and Ashford International.
Accessible replacement buses will run between:
- Bromley South and Meopham, calling at all stations between St Mary Cray and Meopham
- Meopham and Strood, non-stop
- Bromley South, and Borough Green and Wrotham, calling at St Mary Cray, Swanley and Otford
- A minibus will run between Meopham and Sole Street
The following Southeastern stations will be closed all day and will only be served by replacement buses:
- St Mary Cray
- Swanley
- Farningham Road
- Longfield
- Meopham
- Sole Street
- Eynsford
- Shoreham
- Otford
- Bat & Ball
Thameslink
Trains which normally run between Sevenoaks and London Blackfriars via Swanley will be diverted and run via Orpington and will call additionally at Orpington and Petts Wood. Rail replacement buses will run between Sevenoaks and Bromley South via Swanley, calling at all stations. First and last buses of the day will be extended to run to/from London Blackfriars.
Rail replacement buses to run between Dover Priory and Ramsgate
Engineering work is taking place between Dover Priory and Ramsgate, closing all lines via Deal. Trains between London St Pancras International and Ramsgate via Dover Priory will only run between London St Pancras International and Dover Priory.
Accessible replacement buses will run between Dover Priory and Ramsgate calling at all stations.
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