In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, some Southeastern train times will change from Monday 8 February, with some further amends from 22 February.

These changes reflect current levels of demand, the availability of our colleagues and will ensure that those passengers who need to travel with us have as comfortable a journey as possible.

Many services will remain unchanged, please see the list below for details of the changes.

Summary of changes from 8 February:

Chatham Line

Off peak London Victoria to Dover Priory semi-fast services via Canterbury East will not run

Off peak London Victoria to Gillingham stopping services will be extended to Dover Priory and will call at all stations

Off peak services will be hourly on the Sheerness branch

Maidstone East Line

Off peak services will no longer call at Canterbury West and will run between London Victoria & Ashford International only except at peak/school times

Ashford Line

Many of the additional peak time services between Ashford International & Ramsgate via Deal will not run

Peak time services from Ramsgate and Dover Priory to London Cannon Street via Tonbridge are reduced to one service each way in the morning and evening peak from Ashford International to London Cannon Street

Hastings Line

Off peak London Charing Cross to Tunbridge Wells services will not run

Evening services between London Charing Cross and Tunbridge Wells are reduced to an hourly service

One off peak train per hour from London Charing Cross to Hastings will call additionally at Hildenborough

Peak time services from Hastings to London Cannon Street will not run

Medway Valley Line

The Medway Valley Line will have one train per hour between Paddock Wood and Strood (Off peak and evening Maidstone West to Strood shuttle services will not run)

School time services continue to operate to and from Tonbridge

Metro

Off peak and evening services from London Charing Cross to Hayes will not run

Bromley North to Grove Park will have two trains per hour

Thameslink services between Orpington & Luton via Catford will have two services a day in each direction

Sevenoaks to Blackfriars services via Catford continue to operate two trains per hour

Rainham to Luton services via Dartford & Greenwich continue to operate two trains per hour all day

 

Summary of changes from 22 February

Chatham Line

The Faversham to Dover Priory route will have hourly trains for most of the day

Off peak and evening London St Pancras to Ramsgate (via Medway) services will start and terminate at Faversham

Some services on the line between Dover Priory and London Terminals will not run

Maidstone East Line

Off peak & evening services will be hourly

Trains departing London Victoria to Canterbury West at 25 minutes past the hour will be extended to Ramsgate and call at all stations on the Maidstone East line

Trains departing Canterbury West to London Victoria at 5 minutes past the hour will begin from Ramsgate and call at all stations on the Maidstone East line

The 5.30 and 6.22 Ashford International to London Blackfriars (via Maidstone East) and 17.38 return will continue running

Ashford Line

Off peak services will be hourly (services between Ramsgate and London Charing Cross (via Canterbury West) will not run after the morning peak until mid-afternoon, and some evening services wont run)

Some services between London Charing Cross and Ramsgate (via Dover Priory) will call additionally at Orpington

There will be no peak trains to London Cannon Street from Ashford International

Medway Valley Line

Off peak Medway Valley Line services will be extended to and from Tonbridge

Hastings Line

Off peak services will be hourly

A few London Charing Cross to Hastings services will call additionally at Hildenborough

Metro

Off-peak and evening Charing Cross to Dartford (via Blackheath and Woolwich) services will not run

Charing Cross to Sevenoaks (via Grove Park) services will be hourly. Cannon Street to Orpington (via Grove Park) services will continue to run half-hourly.

 

Responding to the pandemic means that information in the journey planner is not available as far in advance as usual. Check your journey now for train times from Monday 8 February. For travel from Monday 22 February, journey planners will be updated from 13 February.

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