A tree blocking the railway between Greenwich and Slade Green means that all lines are blocked. Trains running between these stations may be cancelled, delayed by up to 20 minutes or revised.
Disruption is expected until 12:30.
Southeastern
What's happened?
Trains are unable to run between Deptford / Blackheath & Slade Green via Woolwich and will be diverted via alternative routes via Bexleyheath or Sidcup.
How does this affect my journey?
Trains are unable to service the following stations:
- Deptford
- Greenwich
- Maze Hill
- Westcombe Park
- Charlton
- Woolwich Dockyard
- Woolwich Arsenal
- Plumstead
- Abbey Wood
- Belvedere
- Erith
- Slade Green
What do I need to do?
You can use the following alternative services at no extra cost to travel to / from the affected stations:
- London Buses routes between London Bridge and Dartford
- Docklands Light Railway between Lewisham, Greenwich and Woolwich
- Elizabeth line between Central London and Abbey Wood
An alternative route map is available here.
Thameslink
Services are unable to run in either direction between London Bridge and Dartford via Greenwich, Charlton and Abbey Wood.
Where possible, services will be diverted via Lewisham. This means that stations between Slade Green and Deptford will not be served in either direction.
Other services may be delayed, or cancelled completely. Some services may terminate and start at a different station to normal instead.
Thameslink advise delaying your journey until later today. If you do travel now, you'll need to allow extra time for your journey and you will likely need to use an alternative route.
Check if your journey will be affected using the live route map here.
Tickets will be accepted for no extra cost on the following alternatives:
- London Buses between London Bridge and Dartford
- Elizabeth line between Farringdon and Abbey Wood
- London Underground via any reasonable route including between London Terminals and connections to / from the Docklands Light Railway
- Docklands Light Railway via any route (for Greenwich / Woolwich Arsenal)
For help planning your journey within London, you can use the TfL journey planner here.
Can you tell me more about the incident?
A tree is reported to be blocking the railway in the Charlton area. Network Rail colleagues have been requested to attend, and are expected to be on site by 11.00.
Check before you travel:
You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner.
âââââââCompensation:
You may be entitled to compensation if you experience a delay in completing your journey today. Please keep your train ticket and make a note of your journey, as both will be required to support any claim.