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Bexleyheath line buses replace late-night trains this week

Published at 11:41am

Late-night Southeastern passengers face disruption this week as engineering works lead to trains being replaced by buses.

The biggest changes in south east London will affect the Bexleyheath line, where trains between Lewisham and Dartford will be diverted and replacement buses brought in from Wednesday to Friday.

Other overnight services across the Southeastern network will also be altered between Tuesday and Friday.

From 12.25am until the end of service from Tuesday to Friday (10 to 13 November), accessible buses will replace trains on different sections of the Southeastern network. The affected routes will vary each night, with replacement buses operating from Meopham on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and from Rochester on Wednesday.

Buses will also operate towards Sittingbourne on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and Herne Bay on Tuesday, with connecting trains running from Sittingbourne or Herne Bay to Ramsgate. Replacement buses will not serve Teynham, although a minibus will run between Sittingbourne and Teynham.

The 4.17am Gillingham to Tonbridge service will start from Strood at 4.30am. A replacement bus will leave Gillingham at 3.55am and call at all stations to Strood.

On Wednesday (11 November), the 11.07pm London St Pancras International to Ramsgate service via Dover Priory will be diverted between Dover and Ramsgate. It will additionally call at Faversham, Margate and Broadstairs, while an accessible replacement bus will run between Dover Priory and Ramsgate.

From Wednesday to Friday (11 to 13 November), from 12.10am until the end of service, accessible buses will replace trains between Lewisham and Dartford via Bexleyheath. Trains will instead be diverted to run via Sidcup.

Passengers using late-night Southeastern services between Tuesday and Friday should check their journeys before travelling and allow extra time where replacement buses are operating.

It is the second late-night engineering closure warning of the week for London passengers, after Southern trains were cancelled between London Bridge, Streatham Hill and Beckenham Junction from 10.30pm on Tuesday to Friday nights. Earlier today, the Northern line was partly suspended after a casualty on the tracks at East Finchley.

Sophie Turner
Sophie Turner
Sophie Turner covers transport, major developments, education and council affairs for London Streets.
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