This week planned engineering works will affect services running to and from south London with some trains running to an amended timetable.

This week planned works between London Blackfriars and Sevenoaks, Blackfriars and Sutton, and Purley and Eastwood will affect some lines in south east London.

Some services will be running to an amended timetable, with some trains terminating at earlier stops on the route on certain days.

Here’s everything you need to know:

Monday, March 11 to Thursday, March 14 - Amended evening Thameslink trains to / from Sevenoaks

Between Monday and Thursday, engineering work taking place between London Blackfriars and Sevenoaks will close various lines on these days.

The services affected:

  • The 11:22pm Sevenoaks to London Blackfriars service will be diverted to terminate at London Victoria and will not call at Elephant & Castle or London Blackfriars.
  • The 11:46pm London Blackfriars to Sevenoaks service will be diverted after Bickley, and will call at Petts Wood and Orpington.

South London stations affected:

  • Swanley
  • St. Mary Cray
  • Bickley
  • Bromley South
  • Shortlands
  • Ravensbourne
  • Beckenham Hill
  • Bellingham
  • Catford
  • Crofton Park
  • Nunhead
  • Peckham Rye
  • Denmark Hill
  • Elephant & Castle

Alternative travel:

Passengers travelling to Elephant & Castle or London Blackfriars are being advised to use London Underground services to complete their journeys.

A replacement bus service will run between Bromley South and Sevenoaks via Swanley, calling at all stations.

Monday, March 11 to Thursday, March 14 - Amended evening services between London Blackfriars or Herne Hill and Sutton

In the evenings between Monday and Thursday, engineering work taking place between Herne Hill and Sutton will close some lines overnight, from Monday evening until Friday morning.

The services affected:

  • The 10:07pm St Albans to Sutton service will terminate at Herne Hill.
  • The 10:22pm St Albans to Sutton service will terminate at Herne Hill.
  • The 10:37pm St Albans to Sutton service will terminate at Herne Hill.
  • The 10:54pm Luton to Sutton service will terminate at London Blackfriars.

South London stations affected:

  • Elephant & Castle
  • Herne Hill
  • Tulse Hill
  • Streatham
  • Mitcham Eastfields
  • Mitcham Junction
  • Hackbridge
  • Carshalton
  • Sutton

Alternative travel:

Additional trains will run between London Blackfriars and Herne Hill during affected days.

Passengers are also being advised by Thameslink to use their tickets to complete journeys using London Underground Northern line services or London Bus services by any reasonable route.

Sunday, March 17 - Amended services in the East Croydon / Three Bridges area

On Sunday, engineering work taking place between Purley and Eastwood will close some lines.

Trains between East Croydon and Three Bridges or Brighton will run to an amended timetable on Sunday.

The majority of trains to and from Horsham will run between Three Bridges and Horsham only, and will run to an amended timetable.

Passengers travelling between Three Bridges and London are being advised to change at Three Bridges.

South London stations affected:

  • East Croydon
  • South Croydon