Engineering work to affect trains to Orpington and Greenwich this weekend
Here's everything you need to know about how services will be affected this weekend (August 2 – August 3)
Saturday & Sunday, August 2–3
Weekend disruption between Orpington, Sevenoaks and Tonbridge
Engineering work will close all lines between Sevenoaks and Tonbridge throughout the weekend, with an extended closure from Orpington to Sevenoaks on Sunday.
Saturday – Service changes:
Hastings line: Services will be diverted non-stop between London Bridge and Tonbridge via Redhill, adding 30–40 minutes.
Paddock Wood line: One train will run per hour from London Charing Cross to Ramsgate via Maidstone East and Canterbury West.
Maidstone East line: Charing Cross to Maidstone East trains will not run. Customers should instead use diverted Ramsgate services calling additionally at Swanley, Otford, Borough Green & Wrotham, and Maidstone East.
Extra trains will run between London Charing Cross and Sevenoaks.
Sunday – Additional changes:
Charing Cross to Sevenoaks services will only run between Charing Cross and Orpington.
Additional services will run from Charing Cross to Orpington.
Trains between Victoria and Ashford International will call at Eynsford and Shoreham.
Replacement buses:
Saturday: Between Sevenoaks and Tonbridge, calling at Hildenborough.
Sunday: Between Orpington and Tonbridge, either calling at Sevenoaks only or all stations.
Stations closed all weekend:
Hildenborough
Stations also closed on Sunday:
Sevenoaks
Dunton Green
Knockholt
Chelsfield
South east London stations affected:
Chelsfield
Knockholt
Orpington
Sunday, August 3
No trains at London Cannon Street or via Greenwich
Engineering works between London Cannon Street, London Bridge and Greenwich will suspend all services via this route.
Woolwich line: No trains between Cannon Street and Slade Green via Greenwich.
Bexleyheath line: No trains between Cannon Street and Slade Green via Bexleyheath.
Victoria to Dartford services will run as normal on Sunday.
Accessible buses will run between Lewisham and Dartford via New Cross, Greenwich and Woolwich Arsenal.
Alternative routes you can use at no extra cost:
London Underground between Cannon Street, Charing Cross, Embankment, Waterloo, Southwark and London Bridge.
DLR between Lewisham and Greenwich.
South east London stations affected:
Deptford
Greenwich
Maze Hill
Westcombe Park
Charlton
Woolwich Dockyard
Woolwich Arsenal
Plumstead
Abbey Wood
Belvedere
Erith
Slade Green
New Cross
St Johns
Lewisham
Blackheath
Kidbrooke
Eltham
Falconwood
Welling
Bexleyheath
Barnehurst
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