Planned engineering work will take place on certain Southern Rail lines this weekend meaning that some trains will be replaced by buses.

The work will be taking place on Saturday (July 22) and Sunday (July 23) on particular routes and may impact your journey.

We have compiled all of the information about this work so that you can properly plan your travel this week.

Buses will replace Southern Rail trains between Three Bridges and Horsham (Saturday and Sunday July 22 and 23)

Trains between London Victoria and Portsmouth Harbour / Southampton Central will run to an amended timetable and will be diverted via Hove.

Trains will run between Bognor Regis and Horsham. Please use alternative trains between Barnham and London.

As a result buses will replace Thameslink trains between Three Bridges and Horsham.

Trains cancelled between Shepherds Bush and Watford (Sunday, July 23)

Engineering work is taking place between Shepherds Bush and Watford Junction, closing some lines.

As a result of this, no Southern service will run between Shepherds Bush and Watford Junction from 20:00 on Saturday until 12:00 on Sunday.

Buses replace trains between Redhill and Tonbridge (Sunday, July 23)

There will be planned engineering work taking place on Sunday.

As a result, buses will replace trains between Redhill and Tonbridge.

Lines closed between Epsom and Dorking (Sunday, July 23)

Engineering work is taking place between Epsom and Dorking, closing the South Western Railway between London Waterloo and Dorking / Guildford and Southern service between London Victoria and Dorking / Horsham.

South Western Railway:

Buses will replace trains between:

  • Worcester Park and Effingham Junction 
  • Worcester Park and Dorking

Southern:

Buses will replace trains between Sutton and Dorking.

Amended Southern service to / from Epsom Downs

Engineering work is taking place on the Southern service between Balham and Selhurst London Victoria and Epsom Downs, closing some lines.

As a result of this, the following alterations will apply:

Trains running between London Victoria and Epsom Downs will run to an amended timetable, with trains running between London Victoria and East Croydon only.

Additional trains will run between London Bridge and Epsom Downs via Tulse Hill and Crystal Palace.

Buses to replace trains between Three Bridges and Horsham (Sunday, July 23)

Engineering work is taking place between Three Bridges and Horsham, closing some lines.

Southern:

Buses will replace trains between Three Bridges and Horsham.

Trains between London Victoria and Portsmouth Harbour / Southampton Central will run to an amended timetable and will be diverted via Hove.

Trains will run between Bognor Regis and Horsham. Please use alternative trains between Barnham and London.

Thameslink:

As a result buses will replace trains between Three Bridges and Horsham.

You should use Southern services to complete your journey.

Travellers can plan journeys using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner at www.nationalrail.co.uk.

For advice on rail replacement services, including accessibility and bicycle information, visit www.nationalrail.co.uk/travel-information/rail-replacement-services/.

You can find the location of your replacement bus by checking station signs or by searching for your station at www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations_destinations/default.aspx.