c2c trains face disruption from track work
Evening cancellations and Sunday engineering works will affect services across east London and Essex.
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Passengers travelling on c2c routes across east London and Essex are experiencing service cancellations and replacement bus services due to track maintenance this week. The disruptions began on September 7 and are scheduled to continue until September 10.
Evening service cancellations
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Services on the Basildon line are affected as Network Rail engineers carry out maintenance to remove speed restrictions. Four evening services are cancelled each night. These include the 9.52pm and 10.22pm trains from Shoeburyness to Fenchurch Street, and the 11.34pm and 12.04am trains from Fenchurch Street to Shoeburyness. The final service from Fenchurch Street to Shoeburyness via Basildon will depart at 11.15pm. The 12.33am service from Fenchurch Street will terminate at Laindon, with a rail replacement bus operating between Upminster and Shoeburyness. Passengers on the 12.33am service can transfer to a replacement bus at Laindon. The last train from Shoeburyness to Fenchurch Street via Basildon remains the 11.27pm service.
Ockendon line disruptions
Separate engineering work is impacting the Ockendon line between Grays and Pitsea. From 10.20pm each night until September 10, trains will start or finish at Grays. Replacement buses will operate between Grays and Pitsea, serving stations including Tilbury Town, East Tilbury, and Stanford-le-Hope. The last trains affected on this line are the 8.40pm service from Fenchurch Street to Shoeburyness via Ockendon and the 9.06pm service from Southend Central to Fenchurch Street via Ockendon.
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Sunday engineering works
Further engineering work is scheduled for Sunday, September 13, causing additional disruption. This work affects services between Barking and Pitsea via Rainham, and between Chafford Hundred and Grays. Liverpool Street services will be diverted to terminate at Fenchurch Street, with stops at West Ham but not Stratford. Passengers can use Jubilee line services between Stratford and West Ham at no extra cost. Ockendon line trains will start or finish at Chafford Hundred, with replacement buses running between Chafford Hundred and Pitsea via Tilbury. Services on the Rainham line will not operate, and replacement buses will run between Upminster, Rainham, Purfleet, and Grays. Passengers travelling to Dagenham Dock can use TfL bus services EL2 and 287.
Passengers are advised to check their journey details before travelling, allow extra time for their journeys, and follow instructions from staff at stations.
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+Which c2c train services are cancelled each evening?
Until September 10, four evening services between Shoeburyness and Fenchurch Street are cancelled nightly. This includes the 9.52pm and 10.22pm trains from Shoeburyness, and the 11.34pm and 12.04am trains from Fenchurch Street. The last train from Fenchurch Street to Shoeburyness will be at 11.15pm.
+What disruption is expected on the Ockendon line?
From 10.20pm each night until September 10, engineering work will affect the Ockendon line between Grays and Pitsea. Trains will start or terminate at Grays, with replacement buses operating between Grays and Pitsea via Tilbury.
+How will Sunday, September 13, services be affected?
On Sunday, September 13, engineering work will impact services between Barking and Pitsea via Rainham, and between Chafford Hundred and Grays. Liverpool Street services will divert to Fenchurch Street, and Rainham line services will not run, with replacement buses in operation.
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