No trains between London Victoria and Beckenham Junction until approximately 14:00 

Route(s) affected

between London Victoria and Ramsgate / Orpington / Dover Priory / Ashford International

Description

A person has been hit by a train between London Victoria and Beckenham Junction. Whilst the emergency services carry out their work, all lines between these stations are closed. Trains may be cancelled, revised or diverted.

Disruption is expected until approximately 14:00.

What's happened?

A person has sadly been hit by a train between London Victoria and Beckenham Junction. The emergency services and response staff remain are on site. Power has been restored to the railway, and final inspections are being made to the train involved in the incident. Once these are complete, the train can return to the depot, and we expect all lines to reopen.

How does this affect my journey?

Stopping services between London Victoria and Orpington via Herne Hill have been unable to run.

The first trains to call at stations between London Victoria and Shortlands are expected to be:

• 12:27 from London Victoria to Orpington

• 13:20 from Orpington to London Victoria

Trains on the following routes via Bromley South are using an alternative route via Denmark hill to reach London Victoria, and may be delayed on route.

• London Victoria to Ramsgate / Dover Priory via Chatham

• London Victoria to Ashford via Maidstone East

What should I do?

You may use your ticket at no extra cost on the following:

• London Buses via any reasonable route

• London Underground between London Victoria and Brixton

If you're using Oyster / Contactless PAYG and you incur additional costs, please contact our Customer Services team.

Alternative Routes:

For details of alternative routes that may be available to complete your journey, please refer to our Alternative routes during disruption maps which can be found here

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner.

Compensation:

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.