Southern Trains Cancelled on Brighton, Hastings Routes
Engineering works will lead to overnight cancellations and replacement buses from September 28 to October 2.
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Southern passengers will experience a series of late-night train cancellations from Monday, September 28, through Thursday, October 2. These disruptions are due to overnight engineering work planned on several routes across the south coast. The changes will continue until Friday morning, October 2.
London Victoria Services Affected
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Engineering works will affect multiple lines including the Lioness, Mildmay, Weaver, and Windrush lines.
Engineering work taking place overnight between Brighton and Worthing will lead to some lines being closed. From approximately 11:30pm each night, trains travelling from London Victoria towards Worthing will be diverted and will terminate at Brighton. Replacement bus services will be provided to cover the route between Brighton and Hove, and also between Worthing and West Worthing.
Additionally, the 10:52pm service from Portsmouth Harbour to Brighton will be affected. This train will terminate at Littlehampton instead. A replacement bus will run from Littlehampton to Brighton, calling at all stations, departing Littlehampton at 11:52pm.
Hastings Area Disruptions
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Engineering works will see bus replacements on key Southern routes from Monday evening to Friday morning.
Further engineering work is scheduled overnight between Hastings and Ore, resulting in the closure of all lines in this section. From approximately 10:30pm until the end of service on Monday to Thursday evenings, trains between Hastings and Ore will be replaced by buses. Replacement bus services will also operate between Hastings and Rye, and between Hastings and Ashford International.
Passengers are advised to allow extra time for their journeys as replacement bus services are expected to take longer than scheduled train times. The information was reported by This Is Local London.
Questions this report answers
+Which Southern train services will be cancelled?
Southern trains will be cancelled on several routes from Monday to Thursday evenings between September 28 and October 2. This includes services from London Victoria terminating at Brighton, and routes between Hastings and Ore, Hastings and Rye, and Hastings and Ashford International.
+What engineering work is causing the cancellations?
Overnight engineering work is taking place between Brighton and Worthing, and also between Hastings and Ore. This work requires the closure of some lines, necessitating the cancellation of train services during these overnight periods.
+Will there be replacement buses available?
Yes, replacement bus services will be in operation. These buses will run between Brighton and Hove, Worthing and West Worthing, and also cover the routes between Hastings and Ore, Hastings and Rye, and Hastings and Ashford International.
+When will these service changes take place?
The train cancellations and replacement bus services will occur on Monday to Thursday evenings from September 28 until October 2. The disruptions will continue until Friday morning, October 2.
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