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Industrial Action is taking place up to and including Saturday 3 JuneShow detailsHide details
Friday 2 June
Services will be limited across the network, with a later start, an early shut down and no service in some locations.Saturday 3 June
NO Southern, Gatwick Express, Thameslink or Great Northern services will run.Due to a knock on effect, early morning services on Sunday 4 June will also start later than normal.
For more information on this Industrial Action, including details of when journey planners will be updated see our Industrial Action pageTo check your full journey and to see how other operators are impacted, visit National Rail.
Last updated: 02/06/2023 11:58
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Planned engineering work for Today
Buses replace trains between Southampton Central and Portsmouth & Southsea / Portsmouth Harbour on Sunday 4 June
Date:
4 June - 4 June 2023 11:59 PM
Routes affected:
Great Western Railway between Cardiff Central and Portsmouth HarbourSouth Western Railway between London Waterloo / Eastleigh / Southampton Central and Portsmouth & Southsea / Portsmouth Harbour
Engineering work is taking place between St Denys and Fratton, closing some lines.
Great Western Railway:
Trains will start / terminate at Southampton Central.
Rail replacement buses will run between Southampton Central and Portsmouth Harbour (calling at Fareham, Cosham until 20:08 and Portsmouth & Southsea).
Additionally:
The 17:37 Worcester Foregate Street to Portsmouth Harbour service will terminate at Westbury.
The 17:40 Cardiff Central to Portsmouth Harbour service will start from Bristol Temple Meads and terminate at Westbury. You should use alternative train services to complete your journey.
South Western Railway:
Buses replace trains between:
Southampton Central and Portsmouth Harbour.
Eastleigh and Portsmouth Harbour.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries 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.
Please be advised that, on occasion, replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.
Buses replace trains between London Bridge and Tulse Hill on Sunday 4 June
Date:
4 June - 4 June 2023 11:59 PM
Routes affected:
Southern between London Bridge and East Croydon
Engineering work is taking place between South Bermondsey and Tulse Hill, closing all lines.
As a result, trains which usually run between London Bridge and East Croydon will only run between Tulse Hill and East Croydon.
Rail replacement buses will run between London Bridge and Tulse Hill.
You can also use London Buses at no extra cost to complete your journey.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
You can plan your journey on London Buses 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.
Please be advised that, on occasion, replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.
Buses replace trains between Havant and Southampton Central on Sunday 4 June
Date:
4 June - 4 June 2023 11:59 PM
Routes affected:
Southern between Brighton / Littlehampton and Southampton Central
Engineering work is taking place between Havant and Southampton Central, closing some lines.
As a result, trains which usually run between Brighton and Southampton Central will divert after Havant and run to / from Portsmouth & Southsea.
Rail replacement buses will run between Havant and Southampton Central.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries 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.
Please be advised that, on occasion, replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.
No service between Purley and Caterham on Sunday 4 June
Date:
4 June - 4 June 2023 11:59 PM
Routes affected:
Southern between London Bridge and Caterham
Engineering work is taking place between Purley and Caterham, closing all lines.
Trains which usually run between London Bridge and Caterham will run to a revised service between London Bridge and Purley.
No services will run between Purley and Caterham.
Trains which usually run between Purley and Tattenham Corner will be extended to run between London Bridge and Tattenham Corner.
Ticket Acceptance
You should use London Bus routes 407 and 434 to complete your journey at no extra cost.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
You can plan your journey on London Buses by using the Transport for London Journey Planner
Buses replace trains between Oxted and Uckfield on Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 June
Date:
3 June - 4 June 2023 11:59 PM
Routes affected:
Southern between London Bridge / Oxted and Uckfield
Engineering work is taking place between Hurst Green and Uckfield, closing all lines.
As a result buses will replace trains between Oxted and Uckfield.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries 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.
Please be advised that, on occasion, replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.
Reduced service between Shepherds Bush and Watford Junction on Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 June
Date:
3 June - 4 June 2023 11:59 PM
Routes affected:
Southern between East Croydon / Clapham Junction and Watford Junction
Engineering work is taking place between Shepherds Bush and Watford Junction, closing some lines.
From 20:00 on Saturday until 12:00 on Sunday, and also from 21:00 on Sunday, trains which usually run between East Croydon / Clapham Junction and Watford Junction will only run to / from Shepherd's Bush.
Ticket Acceptance
You can use the following services at no extra cost:
Southern between Clapham Junction and London Victoria
London Underground between London Victoria and London Euston and also between London Euston and Watford Junction
London Northwestern Railway between London Euston and Watford Junction
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
To check for future disruptions visit the planned engineering works page.
Other disruptions
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08:22 Epsom to Dorking due 08:37
Facilities on the 08:22 Epsom to Dorking due 08:37.
Will be formed of 5 coaches instead of 10. -
08:43 Dorking to London Victoria due 09:45
Facilities on the 08:43 Dorking to London Victoria due 09:45.
Will be formed of 5 coaches instead of 10. -
17:38 Epsom Downs to London Victoria due 18:39
Facilities on the 17:38 Epsom Downs to London Victoria due 18:39.
Will be formed of 6 coaches instead of 8.
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East Croydon: Lifts out of order
The lifts will be out of order between the footbridge and platforms 3 & 4 from now until further notice at East Croydon station.
Additional Information:
Step free access to and from the plaforms is available via Ramps to the Main Entrance. -
Fratton: Lifts out of order
The lifts will be out of order between all platforms and the station entrance / exit from 00:01 on 22/05/2023 until 23:59 on 14/06/2023 at Fratton station.
Additional Information:
This affects all services at the station. Access to Platform 1 remains step-free from the main entrance. Passengers for Fratton are advised to travel via Portsmouth and Southsea and join returning services to Fratton from Portsmouth and Southsea. Please speak to station staff for further assistance. -
Hastings: Lifts out of order
The lifts will be out of order between platforms 3,4 and station exit/entry from now until further notice at Hastings station.
Additional Information:
This affects services towards Ashford International, London and Ore. Please speak to station staff for further assistance -
Oxted: Lifts out of order
The lifts will be out of order between platforms 2 and 3 and and entrance / exit from now until further notice at Oxted station.
Additional Information:
This affects Southern services towards East Grinstead and Uckfield. Please speak to station staff for further assistance -
Queens Rd Peckham: Lifts out of order
The lifts will be out of order between Subway and Platforms from now until further notice at Queens Rd Peckham station.
Additional Information:
This affects Southern services to all destinations. Please speak to station staff for further assistance -
Sutton Surrey: Lifts out of order
The lifts will be out of order between the footbridge and platforms 1 from 12:06 on 27/05/2023 until further notice at Sutton Surrey station.
Additional Information:
This affects Southern and Thameslink services towards London. Please speak to station staff for further assistance.