Buses replace trains between Sittingbourne and Faversham / Dover Priory via Herne Bay on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 October 

Route(s) affected

between London Victoria / London St Pancras International and Faversham / Ramsgate / Dover Priory

Description

Engineering work is taking place between Sittingbourne and Faversham / Dover Priory, closing some lines.

Saturday

• Services between London Victoria and Ramsgate / Dover Priory via Chatham will only run between London Victoria and Sittingbourne. Additional train services will operate between Faversham and Ramsgate / Dover Priory.

• Services between London St Pancras International and Ramsgate via Faversham will run between London St Pancras International and Sittingbourne only.

• Services between Sittingbourne and Sheerness-on-Sea will not run because of further engineering work.

Accessible replacement bus services will run direct between Sittingbourne and Sheerness-on-Sea, and another service calling at Teynham.

Sunday

Engineering work will be extended to Herne Bay and Dover Priory.

• Services between London Victoria and Ramsgate via Chatham / Dover Priory via Denmark Hill will instead operate between London Cannon Street and Gillingham / Sittingbourne. Additional train services will operate between Herne Bay and Ramsgate.

• Services between London St Pancras International and Ramsgate via Faversham will run between London St Pancras International and Sittingbourne.

• Services between Sittingbourne and Sheerness-on-Sea will not run due to further engineering work.

Accessible replacement bus services will run between:

• Sittingbourne and Herne Bay, calling at all stations except Teynham.

• Sittingbourne and Canterbury East, calling at Faversham only.

• Sittingbourne and Selling, calling at all stations.

• Canterbury East and Dover Priory, both a direct service and a service calling at all stations.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility information, please use our travel information pages.

You can find the location of your replacement bus by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.

Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.