Up-to- the-minute information about current engineering works and any other service disruptions on Thameslink.
Network Rail are carrying out major improvement work at London Waterloo. As a result of this, there will be a severely reduced South Western Railway service on many routes. This will increase passenger numbers on many Southern and Thameslink routes and may change the route we recommend you take for your journey. If possible, you are advised to avoid travelling at peak times and to allow longer for your journey.
Southern services from Clapham Junction to London Victoria during the evening peak.
There will be a reduced number of services from Clapham Junction to London Victoria between 16:00 and 20:00 on weekdays as certain services will not call at Clapham Junction to prevent overcrowding at the station. In general, only Mainline services (those that normally run non-stop between East Croydon and Clapham Junction) will be affected and Metro services will call as normal.
Many Southern and Thameslink services will be busier
With the significant reduction in South Western Railway services. The following routes are expected to be considerably busier than usual as passengers who usually use London Waterloo seek alternative routes:
All Southern and Thameslink services to and from London are expected to be busier than usual. You are advised to allow extra time for their journeys and to avoid travelling at peak times where possible. Queuing systems will be in place at some locations.
Clapham Junction station
It may be necessary to restrict access at Clapham Junction and you may have to queue to enter the station or to board connecting services. You are strongly advised to travel outside peak times from this station. If interchanging please consider alternative routes.
You are strongly advised to avoid interchanging at Clapham Junction. South Western Railway services at this station will be very limited so journeys may be considerably extended. Queuing systems are expected to be in place even if you aren't interchanging with South Western Railway services.
There are alternative routes between most stations that avoid Clapham Junction. Use the National Rail journey planner as detailed below to plan journeys to avoid changing at Clapham Junction.
Alternative routes if you normally change at Clapham Junction for services to London Waterloo (and vice versa)
Please consider travelling on services to London Bridge and changing for Southeastern services to/from Waterloo East*. Alternatively, use Thameslink services to Blackfriars which is a short walk from London Bridge. *Please note that there will be no Southeastern service at London Bridge, Cannon Street, Waterloo East or Charing Cross from 26 August until 2 September due to major route improvement work.
Alternative routes if you normally change at Clapham Junction for South Western Railway services away from London or for London Overground services
Services on all South Western Railway routes from Clapham Junction (including those away from London) will be reduced and interchange with London Overground services at Clapham Junction will take longer.
There are alternative routes between most stations that avoid Clapham Junction. Use the National Rail journey planner as detailed below to plan journeys to avoid changing at Clapham Junction.
How to plan a journey and get fares so that you avoid Clapham Junction
To plan your journey to avoid Clapham Junction, visit nationalrail.co.uk and use the journey planner. Fill in the details of your journey and click on 'more options, railcards and people'. In this section, under 'Route', choose the option 'Do not change at Clapham Junction' to see suggested routes and fares.
Plan ahead and check back before you travel
You should plan your route well in advance by using the journey planner, noting bulletins (an exclamation mark in a triangle) attached to affected services which will advise of any alternative, less busy and easier routes. See above for tips on how to plan a journey that avoids changing at Clapham Junction. If you plan to interchange other operators affected by this work, visit the dedicated pages on their website for more information:
Check before you travel:
Please use the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner to check your journey before you travel.
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Last updated: 05:28
Although the number of customers travelling in August is lower than any other time of the year, customers should expect:
Customer Advice:
Because fewer South Western Railway services will be running throughout this period, some Southern and Thameslink services are expected to be busier. You can find more information on this here.
Images showing the progression of the upgrade work being carried out can be found here.
Check before you travel:
Please use the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner to check your journey before you travel.
Twitter:
If you would like to follow this incident on Twitter, please use #SWupgrade
Compensation:
You may be entitled to compensation if you experience a delay in completing your journey today. Please keep your train ticket and make a note of your journey, as both will be required to support any claim.
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Last updated: 00:31
Date:
19 August 11:00 PM - 20 August 2017 10:59 PM
Routes affected:
Thameslink between Bedford and Brighton
Southern between London Victoria and Sutton and London Bridge and West Croydon
Network Rail is carrying out engineering work between Streatham Hill and Norwood Junction closing some lines
Southern trains are replaced by buses between Streatham Hill and West Croydon via Crystal Palace.
Thameslink services will be diverted via Selhurst, amending journey times slightly.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
Bicycles:
Non folding bicycles are not allowed on rail replacement bus services at any time. Folding bicycles are allowed if fully folded. For more information, please see here.
Project Information:
You can read more about engineering work and why it is necessary.
Date:
19 August 11:00 PM - 20 August 2017 10:59 PM
Routes affected:
Between London Blackfriars and Sevenoaks
Network Rail are carrying out engineering work between Otford and Sevenoaks, closing all lines.
Trains that usually run between London Blackfriars and Sevenoaks will be amended to run between London Blackfriars and Orpington, calling additionally at Petts Wood.
Buses will run between Otford and Sevenoaks.
If you are travelling to stations between Bickley and Otford, you should change at Bromley South for an alternative train service.
If you are travelling to Bat & Ball you should change at Bromley South for an alternative train service to Otford and change at Otford for a replacement bus service.
Alternatively, you could travel to Orpington, change for a replacement bus service to Sevenoaks and change at Sevenoaks for a replacement bus service to Bat & Ball, the quickest options are shown in our journey planner.
If you are travelling to Sevenoaks you should travel to Orpington and change for a replacement bus service.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
Bicycles:
Non folding bicycles are not allowed on rail replacement bus services at any time. Folding bicycles are allowed if fully folded. For more information, please see here.
Project Information:
You can read more about engineering work and why it is necessary.
Date:
19 August 11:00 PM - 20 August 2017 10:59 PM
Routes affected:
Between Bedford and Brighton and between Luton and Sutton
Network Rail are carrying out engineering work between St Albans and West Hampstead Thameslink until 08:50, closing some lines.
Until approximately 08:50, buses will replace trains between St Albans and West Hampstead Thameslink. Some bus services will be extended to / from London St Pancras International.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
Bicycles:
Non folding bicycles are not allowed on rail replacement bus services at any time. Folding bicycles are allowed if fully folded. For more information, please see here.
Project Information:
You can read more about engineering work and why it is necessary.
Date:
4 August 11:00 PM - 28 August 2017 10:59 PM
Routes affected:
Southern routes to / from London Victoria
Thameslink routes through London
Network Rail is carrying out major improvement work at London Waterloo. As a result of this, there will be a severely reduced South Western Railway service on many routes. This will increase passenger numbers on many Southern routes and may change the route we recommend you take for your journey. If possible, you are advised to avoid travelling at peak times and to allow longer for your journey.
Southern services from Clapham Junction to London Victoria during the evening peak.
There will be a reduced number of services from Clapham Junction to London Victoria between 16:00 and 20:00 on weekdays as certain services will not call at Clapham Junction to prevent overcrowding at the station. In general, only Mainline services (those that normally run non-stop between East Croydon and Clapham Junction) will be affected and Metro services will call as normal, however please check your journey before you travel by visiting nationalrail.co.uk and using the journey planner as detailed below
Many Southern and Thameslink services will be busier
With the significant reduction in South Western Railway services. The following routes are expected to be considerably busier than usual as passengers who usually use London Waterloo seek alternative routes:
Clapham Junction station
It may be necessary to restrict access at Clapham Junction and you may have to queue to enter the station or to board connecting services. You are strongly advised to travel outside peak times from this station. If interchanging please consider alternative routes.
You are strongly advised to avoid interchanging at Clapham Junction. South Western Railway services at this station will be very limited so journeys may be considerably extended. Queuing systems are expected to be in place even if you aren't interchanging with South Western Railway services.
There are alternative routes between most stations that avoid Clapham Junction. Use the National Rail journey planner as detailed below to plan journeys to avoid changing at Clapham Junction.
Alternative routes if you normally change at Clapham Junction for services to London Waterloo (and vice versa)
Please consider travelling on services to London Bridge and changing for Southeastern services to/from Waterloo East*. Alternatively, use Thameslink services to Blackfriars which is a short walk from London Bridge. *Please note that there will be no Southeastern service at London Bridge, Cannon Street, Waterloo East or Charing Cross from 26 August until 2 September due to major route improvement work.
Alternative routes if you normally change at Clapham Junction for South Western Railway services away from London or for London Overground services
Services on all South Western Railway routes from Clapham Junction (including those away from London) will be reduced and interchange with London Overground services at Clapham Junction will take longer.
There are alternative routes between most stations that avoid Clapham Junction. Use the National Rail journey planner as detailed below to plan journeys to avoid changing at Clapham Junction.
How to plan a journey and get fares so that you avoid Clapham Junction
To plan your journey to avoid Clapham Junction, visit nationalrail.co.uk and use the journey planner below. Fill in the details of your journey and click on 'more options, railcards and people'. In this section, under 'Route', choose the option 'Do not change at Clapham Junction' to see suggested routes and fares.
Major work at London Bridge on all days between 26 August and 2 September
There will be no Southeastern services calling at London Bridge, Cannon Street, Waterloo East or Charing Cross between Saturday 26 August and Saturday 2 September because of major route upgrade work. Although Southern and Thameslink services aren't altered because of this work, trains on many routes are expected to be busier. You should allow extra time for your journeys and travel outside busy times if possible. More information is available here.
Plan ahead and check back before you travel
We will keep you advised here if anything changes and it is vital for you to continue to do so. You should plan your route well in advance by using the journey planner, noting bulletins (an exclamation mark in a triangle) attached to affected services which will advise of any alternative, less busy and easier routes. See above for tips on how to plan a journey that avoids changing at Clapham Junction. If you plan to interchange other operators affected by this work, visit the dedicated pages on their website for more information:
Date:
5 January 2015 - 31 January 2018 11:59 PM
Routes affected:
All routes via London Bridge
As part of the government sponsored Thameslink Programme, Network Rail are rebuilding London Bridge mainline rail station to provide more space, improved connections to more destinations and more reliable services. The rail and tube station will remain open during the work.
Until 2018, there will be long and short term changes to train services as major track work takes place around London Bridge station.
See the Thameslink Programme website for more information.
To check for future disruptions visit the planned engineering works page.
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