Southeastern train disruption affects Bromley routes this week
Engineering works will cause cancellations and diversions between September 7 and September 11.
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Train passengers in Bromley are advised to check their travel plans this week as Southeastern undertakes engineering works across its network. The disruption, scheduled from Monday, September 7, to Friday, September 11, will affect several services, leading to cancellations and diversions.
Bromley North and Grove Park services
Southeastern trains cancelled through Bromley
Engineering works mean diversions and bus replacements on key commuter routes until Friday.
From approximately 11.45pm each night between Monday, September 7, and Thursday, September 10, services operating between Bromley North and Grove Park will be suspended. Southeastern has arranged for passengers to use London Buses routes 126 and 261 on this section of the journey without incurring additional cost.
Disruption to London Victoria and Orpington routes
From approximately 12.10am from Tuesday, September 8, to Friday, September 11, services travelling between London Victoria and Orpington via Beckenham Junction will be diverted. These trains will run non-stop between Victoria and Shortlands. Accessible replacement buses will be in operation between Herne Hill and Orpington, calling at all stations except Brixton. An additional replacement bus service will run between Bromley South and Victoria, also omitting Brixton. Passengers needing to travel to or from Brixton can use the London Underground between Victoria and Brixton at no extra charge.
Southeastern trains cancelled across South London this weekend
Engineering works will close lines between Grove Park and Bromley North, and suspend services between Charing Cross and Dartford.
Further diversions and replacement services
Between Wednesday, September 9, and Friday, September 11, accessible buses will replace trains between Slade Green and Gravesend from approximately 1.15am until the end of service. Additionally, the final train service from London to Dartford via Bexleyheath, scheduled after approximately 12.45am, will be diverted to Slade Green. This service will connect with a replacement bus service that will continue to Gravesend.
Southeastern has urged passengers to verify their travel plans before commencing their journeys. The operator has warned that replacement transport may be busier than usual, potentially leading to extended travel times.
Questions this report answers
+When will Southeastern train services be disrupted?
Southeastern train services will be disrupted between Monday, September 7, and Friday, September 11, due to ongoing engineering works across the network.
+Which services are affected by cancellations?
Services between Bromley North and Grove Park will not run from approximately 11.45pm Monday to Thursday. Trains between London Victoria and Orpington via Beckenham Junction will be diverted from approximately 12.10am Tuesday to Friday.
+What are the alternative travel options?
Passengers can use London Buses routes 126 and 261 at no extra cost between Bromley North and Grove Park. Accessible replacement buses will run between Herne Hill and Orpington via Beckenham Junction, and between Bromley South and Victoria.
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