c2c services disrupted by engineering works October 12-18
Planned works will affect services across east London and Essex, with some trains starting or finishing at different stations.
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Engineering work will affect c2c services across east London and Essex from October 12 to October 18. The planned works will impact services nightly between Fenchurch Street and Barking from 11:30pm until Friday, October 16. Further works are scheduled on Sunday, October 18, at Limehouse platform one and between Barking and Pitsea, and Grays and Pitsea.
Service alterations
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On the Basildon and Ockendon lines, services will start or finish at Liverpool Street and Southend Central until Friday. Trains on these routes will call at Stratford but will not stop at Limehouse or West Ham. For the Rainham line, services will start or finish at Liverpool Street or Barking. Some services will be extended to Southend Central.
Specific last train times have been altered. For example, on the Basildon line, the last service from Fenchurch Street to Shoeburyness will be the 10:34pm train, and the last to Southend Central will be the 11:15pm train. On the Ockendon line, the final service from Fenchurch Street will depart at 10:41pm for Southend Central.
Sunday works and replacements
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Sunday, October 18, will see engineering projects between Barking and Pitsea, and Grays and Pitsea. Services between Barking and Grays via Rainham will not run, with replacement buses operating between Upminster, Rainham, Purfleet, and Grays. Replacement buses will also run between Southend Central and Shoeburyness.
Passengers travelling on Sunday to Dagenham Dock can use TfL bus services EL2 and 287. For other affected stations, passengers can use their tickets on the District line between Tower Hill, West Ham, and Barking. Tickets will also be accepted on the Jubilee line between Stratford and West Ham, and the DLR between Tower Gateway, Limehouse, West Ham, and Stratford.
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+When will the engineering works affect c2c services?
Engineering works will affect c2c services across east London and Essex from October 12 to October 18. Nightly works between Fenchurch Street and Barking will run from 11:30pm until Friday, October 16, with further works scheduled for Sunday, October 18.
+Which lines and stations will be most affected?
Services on the Basildon and Ockendon lines will start or finish at Liverpool Street and Southend Central until Friday, and will call at Stratford but not Limehouse or West Ham. Sunday works will impact services between Barking and Pitsea, and Grays and Pitsea.
+What alternative travel options are available?
Passengers can use their tickets on the District line between Tower Hill and Barking, the Jubilee line between Stratford and West Ham, and the DLR between Tower Gateway and Stratford. Rail replacement services will operate on specific routes, including between Southend Central and Shoeburyness.
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