Passengers should be prepared for major disruptions as work continues over Christmas on London Bridge station.

The work by Network Rail, as part of its Railway Upgrade Plan, means there will be no Southeastern trains at London Bridge, Charing Cross, Waterloo East and Cannon Street from this evening to Sunday January 3.

Passengers will still be able to reach London, with services diverted to Victoria and Blackfriars, or terminating at New Cross for London Overground connections.

Stations between Deptford and Westcombe Park will also be closed and trains replaced by buses. Tickets will be accepted on alternative routes.

Southern and Thameslink trains from London Bridge will not be affected.

Thameslink Programme director Simon Blanchflower said: "While many people will be busy with their families this Christmas, our teams will be busy at London Bridge bringing a new viaduct and rebuilt section of railway into use, as part of our ongoing project to improve one of Britain’s busiest railways.

"Much of our work on the Thameslink Programme takes place at night, but major work of this scale can only be achieved by temporarily closing the railway and diverting trains to other stations.

"This does mean changes to services this Christmas, but with fewer passengers travelling than at other periods, this gives us the best opportunity to do this improvement work - a crucial part of our Railway Upgrade Plan."

Southeastern’s High Speed trains will continue to run to and from St Pancras throughout, apart from Christmas Day itself, and will run a special service on Boxing Day between Ashford International and St Pancras International.