Train disruptions in south London over October half-term as routes to close for a week

No trains will run on parts of the National Rail and London Overground networks for seven days from Saturday October 26 to Friday November 1 due to upgrade work.

The upgrades taking place between Crystal Palace, Tulse Hill and Peckham Rye are part of a £400 million investment in track and signalling upgrades in the south of the capital.

Similar works completed between East Croydon and London Victoria in 2022 saw signalling related delays cut by more than half. 

During the seven-day closure Thameslink passengers travelling between Herne Hill, Wimbledon and Sutton are being advised to use London Buses or alternative rail routes.

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There will also be no Southern services between Balham and London Bridge, London Victoria and West Croydon (via Crystal Palace), and London Bridge and Streatham, on Saturday, October 26 and Sunday, October 27.

On the same dates, there will also be no trains between London Bridge and Beckenham Junction.

No trains will also run between London Bridge and Streatham, and between London Bridge and Beckenham Junction from Monday, October 28 to Friday, November 1.

On those dates trains which usually run between London Bridge and London Victoria, and between London Victoria and West Croydon (via Crystal Place), will only run between London Victoria and Streatham Hill. Additional trains will run between London Bridge and Sutton via West Croydon.

London Overground services between Surrey Quays and Clapham Junction will be replaced by buses throughout the seven-day closure.

Overground trains between Sydenham and Crystal Palace will also also be suspended from Saturday October 26 to Tuesday October 29 to allow the improvement works to take place.

From Saturday, October 26 to Tuesday, October 29 there will also be an amended service on Overground routes between Highbury & Islington and West Croydon and New Cross.

Network Rail’s Sussex route director Lucy McAuliffe said: “It vital that we continue to invest to modernise our assets and give passengers the delay-free journeys they expect.

“Signalling upgrades between East Croydon and London Victoria in 2022 saw delays cut by more than half and we are expecting this phase of signalling upgrades in the Crystal Palace, Tulse Hill and Peckham Rye areas to deliver a similarly impressive reduction in delays when it comes into use.

“We know the work means days of major changes to journeys for passengers and we are sorry for the disruption. Please plan ahead, look out for further updates and follow travel advice.”

The following stations will have no Southern trains for seven days between Saturday October 26 and Friday November 1:

• South Bermondsey 
• Queens Road Peckham 
• Peckham Rye 
• East Dulwich 
• North Dulwich 
• Tulse Hill 
• West Norwood 
• Gipsy Hill 
• Crystal Palace 
• Birkbeck 
• Beckenham Junction

The following stations will have no Thameslink trains for seven days between Saturday  October 26 and Friday November 1.

• Tulse Hill 
• Streatham 
• Mitcham Eastfields 
• Mitcham Junction 
• Hackbridge 
• Carshalton 
• Sutton 
• West Sutton 
• Sutton Common 
• St Helier 
• Morden South 
• South Merton 
• Wimbledon Chase 
• Wimbledon 
• Haydens Road 
• Tooting

The following stations will have no London Overground train service for seven days between Saturday 26 and Friday November 1:

• Queens Road Peckham 
• Peckham Rye 
• Denmark Hill 
• Clapham High Street 
• Wandsworth Road 

Crystal Palace