Train Service Updates
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Planned engineering work for Today
Amended services to / from London Victoria before 10:00 and after 22:00 on Sunday 19 August
Date:
19 August - 19 August 2018 11:59 PM
Routes affected:
Gatwick Express between London Victoria and Gatwick Airport
Southern services to / from London Victoria
Engineering work is taking place between London Victoria and Clapham Junction before 10:00, and after 22:00, closing some lines.
Gatwick Express:
Before 07:00, services between London Victoria and Gatwick Airport will not run.
Between 07:00 and 10:00, and after 22:00, journeys will be subject to extended journey times.
Southern:
Until 07:00, services will not run between Clapham Junction and London Victoria. Replacement buses will run between London Victoria and Clapham Junction / London Bridge, and also between Clapham Junction and London Victoria.
Between 07:00 and 10:00, and also after 22:00, services running between London Victoria and Clapham Junction will be subject to extended journey times.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages
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.
Buses replace trains between Leatherhead and Dorking on Sunday 19 August
Date:
19 August - 19 August 2018 11:59 PM
Routes affected:
South Western Railway between London Waterloo and Dorking
Southern between London Victoria and Dorking
Engineering work is taking place between Leatherhead and Dorking until 16:40, closing all lines.
South Western Railway:
Services between London Waterloo and Dorking will run between London Waterloo and Leatherhead only.
Replacement buses will run between Leatherhead and Dorking.
Southern:
Buses will replace trains all day between Epsom and Dorking.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages
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.
Buses replace trains between Angmering and Barnham until 09:20 on Sunday 19 August
Date:
19 August - 19 August 2018 11:59 PM
Routes affected:
Southern between London Victoria / Brighton and Littlehampton / Bognor Regis / Portsmouth Harbour / Southampton Central
Engineering work is taking place between Angmering / Arundel and Barnham, closing lines until 09:20.
Replacement buses will run between Angmering and Barnham.
An amended service will run between Brighton and Angmering, between London Victoria and Arundel, and also between Barnham and Portsmouth Harbour / Brighton.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages
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.
Buses replace trains between Balham and West Croydon via Crystal Palace until 09:20 on Sunday 19 August
Date:
19 August - 19 August 2018 11:59 PM
Routes affected:
Southern between London Victoria / London Bridge and Crystal Palace / West Croydon.
Engineering work is taking place between Streatham Hill and Norwood Junction, closing all lines until 09:20.
The following services will not run:
- London Bridge to Crystal Palace via Tulse Hill.
- London Victoria to West Croydon via Crystal Palace.
Replacement buses will run between Balham and West Croydon via Crystal Palace.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages
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.
No trains at London Euston on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 August
Date:
18 August - 19 August 2018 11:59 PM
Routes affected:
All trains to and from London Euston
Major engineering work is taking place at London Euston, closing the station all weekend.
No trains will arrive or depart London Euston.
Caledonian Sleeper
On Sunday night, trains will depart from London Kings Cross and be diverted via the East Coast Mainline.
Information regarding Friday night services can be found here
London Northwestern Railway
A special half-hourly train service will run between Hemel Hempstead and Northampton. Trains will operate between Northampton and Crewe / Birmingham New Street.
Buses will operate between Stanmore (London Underground) and Hemel Hempstead, calling at Watford Junction, Kings Langley and Apsley.
Customers travelling to / from central London can use:
- Jubilee Line between Wembley Park and Stanmore
- Metropolitan Line between Euston Square and Wembley Park
For more information, please visit here.
London Overground
No trains will run between London Euston and Watford Junction. Buses will run between Queen's Park, Harrow & Wealdstone and Watford Junction.
Customers can use London Buses or London Underground services between London Euston and Queen's Park via any reasonable route.
Southern:
Services between East Croydon / Clapham Junction and Watford Junction / Milton Keynes will not run between Shepherds Bush and Watford Junction / Milton Keynes Central. Please note, these services have been suspended due to a shortage of train crew. Customers should use alternative routes. More details can be found here.
Customers should use alternative Southern service to / from London Victoria, London Underground services by any reasonable route between London Victoria and Stanmore, and on London Northwestern Railway bus services between Stanmore and Milton Keynes Central via Hemel Hempstead.
Virgin Trains
No trains will run to and from London Euston. You are advised to use alternative routes from London Marylebone, London St Pancras International and London Kings Cross.
Bus connections will be in operation between Kettering and Rugby to allow you travel on East Midlands Trains services to and from London St Pancras International.
An amended timetable will run as follows:
- An hourly service between Milton Keynes Central and Scotland / Liverpool Lime Street / Manchester Piccadilly
- An hourly service between Preston and Glasgow Central
- An hourly service between Rugby and Manchester Piccadilly via Birmingham New Street
- Trains between London Euston and North Wales will run between Crewe and Holyhead only
Virgin Trains ticket acceptance:
Customers travelling between London and Birmingham can use Chiltern Railway services between London Marylebone and Birmingham Moor Street.
Customers travelling between London and Rugby can use East Midlands Trains services between London St Pancras International and Kettering. Replacement buses will run between Kettering and Rugby. Please note these services are currently being disrupted and may be extremely busy. Full details can be found here.
Customers travelling between London and Manchester can use London North Eastern Railway services between London Kings Cross and Leeds, and TransPennine Express services between Leeds and Manchester Piccadilly.
Customers travelling between London and Glasgow Central can use London North Eastern Railway services between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey by using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
You can plan your journey on London Buses and London Underground by using the Transport for London Journey Planner
You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages
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.
Buses will replace trains between Lewes and Seaford from Saturday 18 to Monday 27 August
Date:
18 August - 27 August 2018 11:59 PM
Routes affected:
Between Brighton and Seaford
Engineering work is taking place between Lewes and Seaford, closing the line.
Buses will replace trains between these stations from Saturday 18 to Monday 27 August, extending journey times by up to 40 minutes.
There will also be a reduced service between Brighton and Lewes during this time.
Bus timetables:
You can find the bus timetables in PDF form below:
Check before you travel:
For journeys up to and including Friday 24 August, you can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
For Saturday 25, Sunday 26 and Monday 27, these changes are not currently shown in the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner, please check back nearer to the time of travel.
You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages
If you require assistance please contact Southerns assisted travel team 24 hours before travelling.
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:
Network Rail engineers will be working to replace all signalling equipment between Lewes and Seaford with new, more reliable technology as part of a £20m signalling upgrade. The signal boxes at Lewes, Newhaven Town and Newhaven Harbour will be closed, with control of the signalling in the area transferred to Network Rail's state-of-the-art Route Operating Centre (ROC) at Three Bridges.
The work being carried out around Lewes is part of the plan to provide a better, more reliable railway for passengers. The new signalling equipment will be far less likely to fail.
The improvements will allow triple the number of trains to use the line via Lewes as a diversionary route between Brighton and Haywards Heath when the main line is closed.
Amended overnight services between Earlswood and Gatwick Airport on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 August
Date:
18 August - 19 August 2018 11:59 PM
Routes affected:
Southern between London Victoria and Gatwick Airport / Three Bridges / Brighton / Chichester / Hastings
Thameslink between Bedford and Three Bridges / Brighton
Engineering work is taking place between Earlswood and Gatwick Airport, closing some lines from Saturday evening until Sunday morning.
Southern:
From 01:00 until 05:50 on Sunday, services running between Purley and Gatwick Airport will be subject to extended journey times.
Thameslink:
The 23:05 Bedford to Three Bridges and the 23:35 Bedford to Brighton services will be subject to extended journey times between Redhill and Three Bridges / Brighton.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
Project Information:
You can read more about engineering work and why it is necessary.
To check for future disruptions visit the planned engineering works page.
Other disruptions
17 Train formation updates
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20:57 Brighton to London Victoria due 22:05
Facilities on the 20:57 Brighton to London Victoria due 22:05.
Will be formed of 8 coaches instead of 12. -
21:12 London Victoria to Epsom due 21:54
Facilities on the 21:12 London Victoria to Epsom due 21:54.
This is due to availability of train crew.
Will be formed of 10 coaches instead of 4. -
21:31 West Croydon to London Victoria due 22:17
Facilities on the 21:31 West Croydon to London Victoria due 22:17.
Will be formed of 8 coaches instead of 4. -
21:39 Epsom Downs to London Victoria due 22:38
Facilities on the 21:39 Epsom Downs to London Victoria due 22:38.
Will be formed of 10 coaches instead of 4. -
22:01 West Croydon to London Victoria due 22:46
Facilities on the 22:01 West Croydon to London Victoria due 22:46.
Will be formed of 8 coaches instead of 4. -
22:18 London Victoria to Sutton Surrey due 23:04
Facilities on the 22:18 London Victoria to Sutton Surrey due 23:04.
Will be formed of 8 coaches instead of 4. -
22:23 London Victoria to Epsom due 23:07
Facilities on the 22:23 London Victoria to Epsom due 23:07.
Will be formed of 8 coaches instead of 4. -
22:25 London Victoria to Brighton due 23:31
Facilities on the 22:25 London Victoria to Brighton due 23:31.
Will be formed of 4 coaches instead of 8. -
22:27 London Victoria to West Croydon due 23:12
Facilities on the 22:27 London Victoria to West Croydon due 23:12.
This is due to availability of train crew.
Will be formed of 10 coaches instead of 4. -
22:56 London Victoria to West Croydon due 23:39
Facilities on the 22:56 London Victoria to West Croydon due 23:39.
Will be formed of 8 coaches instead of 4. -
23:02 London Victoria to Selhurst due 23:30
Facilities on the 23:02 London Victoria to Selhurst due 23:30.
Will be formed of 10 coaches instead of 4. -
23:09 Sutton Surrey to London Victoria due 23:54
Facilities on the 23:09 Sutton Surrey to London Victoria due 23:54.
Will be formed of 8 coaches instead of 4. -
23:18 London Victoria to Sutton Surrey due 00:06
Facilities on the 23:18 London Victoria to Sutton Surrey due 00:06.
Will be formed of 8 coaches instead of 4. -
23:31 West Croydon to London Victoria due 00:12
Facilities on the 23:31 West Croydon to London Victoria due 00:12.
This is due to availability of train crew.
Will be formed of 10 coaches instead of 4. -
23:32 London Victoria to Brighton due 00:59
Facilities on the 23:32 London Victoria to Brighton due 00:59.
Will be formed of 8 coaches instead of 12. -
23:46 London Victoria to Selhurst due 00:15
Facilities on the 23:46 London Victoria to Selhurst due 00:15.
Will be formed of 4 coaches instead of 5. -
00:12 London Victoria to East Croydon due 00:44
Facilities on the 20/08/18 00:12 London Victoria to East Croydon due 00:44.
Will be formed of 8 coaches instead of 4.
0 Changes to train facilities
4 Station updates
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Dorking: Lifts out of order
The lifts will be out of order between platforms 2 and 3 from now until further notice at Dorking station.
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Kenley Facilities: Various changes
At Kenley station, the following issues have been reported:
The ticket office is closed.
Ticket Vending Machines are working correctly.
The station is unstaffed. -
Tulse Hill: Ticket Office Closure
At Tulse Hill station, the following issues have been reported:
The ticket office has now reopened.
Ticket Vending Machines are working correctly. -
Wembley Central: Lifts out of order
The lifts will be out of order between Platform 5 and exit/entry to station. from now until further notice at Wembley Central station.