Although strikes by Network Rail employees were called off yesterday, engineering works still spell travel misery for many this bank holiday weekend.
Both the TSSA and the RMT unions cancelled industrial action planned for Monday and Tuesday, yet major engineering works mean Kent's train travel will still be seriously impaired.
While Southeastern is promising a normal service on Monday and Tuesday, work connected with the Thameslink Programme - as well as work to improve lines in East Kent - will cause significant changes to services.
Southeastern trains. Library image.
Work to construct a new station for Rochester and improve signalling along the railway through the Medway Towns will continue on Sunday and Monday this weekend.
No trains will serve stations between Rainham and Teynham and Sittingbourne to Sheerness, with rail replacement buses in operation. High Speed services will run from Gillingham to London St Pancras.
On Saturday Charing Cross, Cannon Street and Waterloo East stations will be shut.
Southeastern services won't serve London Bridge apart from Hastings services.
Trains will be diverted to either London Victoria or London Blackfriars.
Buses will replace trains between Strood / Meopham and Gillingham via Rochester
Buses will replace trains between Minster and Ramsgate
Trains between London and Hastings will start from London Bridge and will be diverted via East Croydon and Redhill, not stopping at Orpington or Sevenoaks
Additional trains will run between New Cross and Tonbridge via Orpington & Sevenoaks
Trains between London and Gravesend via Sidcup will start at New Cross. Connections for London Victoria / London Blackfriars are available at Lewisham.
On Sunday, the same stations will be shut.
Buses will replace trains between Plumstead and Dartford
Buses will replace trains between Gillingham and Faversham
Buses will replace trains between Sittingbourne and Sheerness-on-Sea
Buses will replace trains between Sevenoaks and Maidstone East / Ashford International
If you're travelling from East Malling, a feeder service will run to / from West Malling to connect with buses to / from Maidstone East
If you're travelling from Otford, you'll need to travel on a Thameslink train to Sevenoaks and change there for replacement buses towards Maidstone / Ashford
Trains between London and Hastings will start from London Bridge and will be diverted via East Croydon and Redhill, not stopping at Orpington or Sevenoaks
Additional trains will run between New Cross and Tonbridge via Orpington and Sevenoaks
On Monday, the same stations will be closed.
Trains will be diverted to either London Victoria or London Blackfriars with some trains starting their journey at New Cross.
Buses will replace trains between Gillingham and Faversham
Buses will replace trains between Sittingbourne and Sheerness-on-Sea
Trains between London and Hastings will start from London Bridge and will be diverted via East Croydon and Redhill, not stopping at Orpington or Sevenoaks
Additional trains will run between New Cross and Tonbridge via Orpington & Sevenoaks
