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  • National Restrictions are in place across Britain so please check the government website before you travel.

    From Monday 18 January we will be running a reduced timetable to match demand during the third national lockdown.  Please check ‘Our timetable’ page for more info.

    Journey planners, such as National Rail will be updated each Saturday for the following week. 

    Always check before you travel as there may be changes to services due to engineering work and any local disruption on the day.

    We are doing everything we can to ensure those who need to travel can travel safely. Please follow our advice by ensuring you are wearing a face covering over your mouth and nose (unless exempt) and social distance where possible. For more information see "Information to support your journey".

    As with many other businesses, Covid is having an effect on us and the services that we run. So please check before you travel for every journey.

    The information shown anywhere on our website may be superseded - the latest information will be on the Coronavirus Information pages:

    Information to support your journey

    Our timetable

    Finding a quieter train

    Coronavirus refunds and change of travel plans

    Due to Coronavirus, planning engineering work is harder than usual. This means online journey planners, such as National Rail Enquiries, may only be updated with works close to when they are due to happen. We’re sorry about this, but rest assured there’s plenty of ways to check your journey before you leave for the station.
    For more information, please see the ‘How do I plan a specific journey?’ on Our timetable page.

    Last updated: 15/01/2021 08:25

  • A 40-metre long landslip on a railway cutting at Newington has resulted in movement of an embankment which is falling on to the railway. This means Network Rail will close the line between Sittingbourne and Rainham / Gillingham from the close of service on Saturday January 23 until Monday February 8, in order for essential repairs to take place and train services to resume over the affected area.

    Working together with Network Rail, Southeastern and Thameslink have a contingency plan in place to make sure you can get to where you need to go, but please check before you travel.

    Advice for Southeastern customers:

    How does this affect my journey?

    Buses will replace trains between Gillingham and Sittingbourne for the duration of the closure.

    The following alterations to the train service will be in place:

    • An hourly High Speed service will run between London St Pancras International and Gillingham
    • A half-hourly Peak service will run between London Victoria and Gillingham
    • An hourly Off Peak service will run between London Victoria and Gillingham
    • Trains will run between Sittingbourne and Dover Priory via Canterbury East (except on Sunday 24 January when buses replace trains between Canterbury East and Dover Priory for planned engineering work.)
    • Trains will run between Sittingbourne and Ramsgate via Margate
    • An hourly service will operate between Sittingbourne and Sheerness-on-Sea

    What do I need to do?

    Replacement buses in the morning are likely to be busy and social distancing may not be possible.

    Throughout the duration of the closure, you'll be able to use your ticket, at no extra cost on:

    • Replacement buses between Gillingham and Sittingbourne
    • London Underground between Southeastern terminal stations
    • Thameslink services via reasonable routes
    • Docklands Light Railway on all reasonable routes
    • High Speed services via Canterbury West for passengers needing Kent coast stations

     

    Because of the late notice nature of this closure, online Journey Planners will not be updated as far in advance as is usually possible. If you are planning to travel on Sunday 24 January, Journey Planners will be updated later today.

    For more information from Southeastern about the incident, click here.

    Advice for Thameslink customers:

    Trains will not run between Rainham and Gillingham for the duration of the line closure. Trains will instead run between Gillingham and Central London only.

    Buses, operated by Southeastern, will be running between Rainham and Gillingham for any customers travelling between these two stations. Taking the bus will add roughly 10 minutes extra to your journey time.

    Why can't you run trains to Rainham if the landslip is at Newington?

    Whilst track engineers carry out repair works near Newington, the power to the electric third rail will be turned off at Rainham. With no power to the track, trains can not run beyond Gillingham.

    What is being done to get the line back open?

    Network Rail have been working since Tuesday 19 January. They've removed 280 tons of spoil, battling through poor weather conditions, but unfortunately the land is still slipping. The difficult, but necessary, decision has been taken to close the line for a long term repair to the embankment. 

    Check before you travel:
    Due to the late notice nature of this closure, Online Journey Planners will not be updated as far in advance as is usually possible. We're working on the train plan now and will update this message with those dates which are updated in Journey Planners as and when they are.

    Twitter:
    If you would like to follow this incident on Twitter, please use #Newington and #Rainham

    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: 07:43

Engineering work for Today

Date:
23 January - 23 January 2021 11:59 PM

Routes affected:
Thameslink between Rainham / Sutton and Kentish Town / West Hampstead Thameslink / St Albans City

Engineering work is taking place between London St Pancras and West Hampstead Thameslink, closing some lines late on Saturday evening.

As a result, a reduced service will run after 23:45 between London St Pancras International and West Hampstead Thameslink.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Although journey planners are showing correctly, your journey may be subject to alteration at short notice due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Please check before your journey.

Date:
23 January - 24 January 2021 11:59 PM

Routes affected:
Great Northern between London Kings Cross and Peterborough / Ely / Kings Lynn LNER between London Kings Cross and Lincoln / Bradford Forster Square / York / Leeds / Hull / Newcastle / Edinburgh / Glasgow Central / Aberdeen / Inverness Thameslink between London Kings Cross and Letchworth Garden City / Royston / Cambridge

Engineering work  is taking place between Peterborough and Stevenage, closing some lines.

Great Northern / Thameslink:

Buses will replace trains between Hitchin and Peterborough. Trains that usually run to / from Peterborough will be diverted to run to / from Letchworth Garden City.

From 23:45 until the end of service on Saturday, trains will depart London Kings Cross up to 10 minutes earlier than usual, and journey times between London Kings Cross and Finsbury Park will be extended by up to 10 minutes.

Before 08:45 on Sunday, no trains will run to / from London Kings Cross / Moorgate. Replacement buses will run between Finsbury Park and New Barnet / Welwyn Garden City / Stevenage via Hertford North. Replacement buses will not be able to call at Harringay or Hornsey, customers for these stations should use London Buses instead.

Due to road works at Cuffley station, the bus stop for rail replacement buses has been temporarily moved.

Please follow the directions below:
• Exit the station and turn left onto and continue along Tolmers Road
• Turn right onto and along Station Road
• Turn left onto Plough Hill
• The rail replacement bus stops can be found on either side of the road, adjacent to the church

This will remain until 22:00, then revert back to Cuffley station.

From 08:45 until 09:20 on Sunday, no trains will run between London Kings Cross and Finsbury Park.

Customers travelling between Finsbury Park and London Kings Cross / Moorgate should use London Buses / Underground services to complete their journey.

After 09:20 on Sunday, trains to / from Kings Lynn will arrive at London Kings Cross later than usual.

LNER:

Throughout Saturday and Sunday only one train per hour in each direction will run to and from London Kings Cross. These trains will also be diverted via Cambridge with an extended journey time of approximately one hour.

Other trains will start / terminate at either Grantham, Retford or Doncaster, with some services being cancelled.

Rail replacement coach services will be provided between Grantham and Peterborough.

On Sunday morning the 11:03 service from London Kings Cross will start from Finsbury Park at 09:41 and is subsequently diverted via Cambridge. 

Earlier services from London Kings Cross are either cancelled or will start from Grantham.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Although journey planners are showing correctly, your journey may be subject to alteration at short notice due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Please check before your journey.

Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.

You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.

Date:
23 January - 24 January 2021 11:59 PM

Routes affected:
Southeastern services via Plumstead / Barnehurst Thameslink services via Plumstead

Engineering work is taking place between Plumstead / Barnehurst and Dartford, closing all lines.

Southeastern:

Saturday:

Buses will replace trains between:

  • Plumstead and Dartford.
  • Barnehurst and Dartford.

Sunday:

Buses will replace trains between:

  • Lewisham and Dartford via New Cross / Greenwich.
  • Barnehurst and Dartford.

Bexleyheath Line: 

Trains between London Cannon Street and Slade Green via Bexleyheath, and between London Charing Cross and Dartford via Bexleyheath will not run. Trains between London Victoria and Gravesend will run between London Victoria and Dartford only.

Sidcup Line: 

Trains between London Cannon Street and Slade Green via Sidcup will run to / from Dartford instead. Trains between London Charing Cross and Dartford via Sidcup will stop additionally at Lewisham.

Woolwich Line:

Saturday: 

Trains between London Charing Cross and Dartford will only run between London Charing Cross and Plumstead. Trains between London Cannon Street and Slade Green via Greenwich will not run. 

Sunday: 

The line will be closed between Deptford and Slade Green. Services between London Charing Cross and Dartford via Woolwich will be diverted to run via Sidcup instead, and trains between London Cannon Street and Slade Green will not run.

Ticket acceptance:

Customers can use their tickets on Docklands Light Railway between Lewisham and Greenwich at no additional cost.

Thameslink:

No trains will run between Plumstead and Dartford. An amended service will run between Dartford and Rainham.

Customers should use Southeastern bus services between Plumstead and Dartford.

On Saturday, Thameslink trains will run between Luton and Plumstead.

On Sunday, customers should use London Buses between London Bridge and Plumstead, or Southeastern services between London Bridge and Lewisham / Woolwich Arsenal.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Although journey planners are showing correctly, your journey may be subject to alteration at short notice due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Please check before your journey.

You can plan your journey on London Buses / Docklands Light Railway 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 this page.

You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.

To check for future disruptions visit the planned engineering works page.

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  • Cambridge North: Lifts out of order

    The lifts will be out of order between the booking hall and Platforms 1, 2 and 3 from now until further notice at Cambridge North station.
    Additional Information:
    This affects all services. Please speak to station staff for further assistance.

  • Denmark Hill: Lifts out of order

    The lifts will be out of order between the Main Entrance and Platforms 2 & 3 and 4 from 09:12 on 20/01/2021 until further notice at Denmark Hill station.
    Additional Information:
    This affects Thameslink and Southeastern services towards Kent and London Overground services towards Dalston Junction. Please speak to a member of station staff for further assistance.

  • Orpington: Lifts out of order

    The lifts will be out of order between Platforms 5 & 6 and The Concourse from now until further notice at Orpington station.
    Additional Information:
    This affects Thameslink services towards London Blackfriars & Luton. Please speak to station staff for further assistance.

For details of the London Underground services please visit the Transport for London website.

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