Lewisham Station Faces Full Closure Sunday for Engineering Works
Southeastern services between London Victoria and Dartford will be suspended, with diversions and replacement buses in place.
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Train passengers using Lewisham station face significant disruption on Sunday, September 13, as all lines through the station will be closed for engineering works. Southeastern has confirmed that no trains will run via or call at Lewisham throughout the day.
Service Disruptions and Diversions
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Passengers should expect longer journeys and replacement buses on several routes across the network.
Several Southeastern services will be affected. Trains operating between London Victoria and Dartford will be suspended entirely. Services that normally run between London Cannon Street and Slade Green via Bexleyheath will be diverted to run via Sidcup, meaning they will not stop at Lewisham. Similarly, trains from London Charing Cross to Hayes, Dartford via Sidcup, and Sevenoaks will also bypass Lewisham station.
Alternative Travel Options
To mitigate the impact of the closures, accessible replacement bus services will operate between New Cross and Dartford via Bexleyheath, stopping at all intermediate stations. Passengers are also advised to use alternative transport options at no additional charge. The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) can be used between Lewisham and Greenwich. London Bus routes P12 and 78 will connect Peckham Rye and Nunhead, route 484 will run between Denmark Hill and Lewisham, routes 21, 225, and 273 will serve Hither Green, Lewisham, and New Cross, and routes P4, 284, and 122 will operate between Lewisham and Ladywell.
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Additionally, passengers can use London Underground services connecting various central London stations, including Victoria, Charing Cross, Embankment, Cannon Street, Waterloo, Southwark, and London Bridge.
Questions this report answers
+Why will trains not run at Lewisham station on Sunday, September 13?
All train lines through Lewisham station will be closed on Sunday, September 13, to allow for essential engineering works to take place at the station and on the lines between Lewisham and Dartford via Bexleyheath.
+Which Southeastern services will be affected by the closure?
Southeastern services between London Victoria and Dartford will not run. Services between London Cannon Street and Slade Green via Bexleyheath will be diverted and will not stop at Lewisham. Several other services from London Charing Cross will also bypass the station.
+What alternative travel options are available for passengers?
Replacement buses will operate between New Cross and Dartford via Bexleyheath. Passengers can also use the Docklands Light Railway between Lewisham and Greenwich, various London Bus routes, and London Underground services connecting central London stations.
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