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Improvement works
From time to time, often at weekends or public holidays, Gatwick Express has to make alterations to train services, usually for planned Improvement works.
Overnight engineering work between Earlswood and Gatwick Airport from 23:50 on Saturday 25 until 09:15 on Sunday 26 May 2013
Saturday
First Capital Connect
The 23:42 Bedford to Three Bridges journeys times will be extended by up to 30 minutes after leaving East Croydon.
First Great Western
The 23:34 Reading to Gatwick Airport will terminate at Redhill. Customers should use alternative trains to Gatwick Airport.
Gatwick Express
A reduced half-hourly service will run between London Victoria and Gatwick Airport.
Southern
The 08:10 Brighton to London Victoria service will not run. Passengers are advised to travel on the 08:04 or 08:35 Brighton to London Victoria services.
Planning your Journey
For full details of these changes and the impact on your journey, please use the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
Engineering work affecting Gatwick Express services from 23:50 on Saturday 25 until 09:15 on Sunday 26 May 2013
A reduced half-hourly service will run between London Victoria and Gatwick Airport.
Planning your Journey
For full details of these changes and the impact on your journey, please use the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
Engineering work affecting Gatwick Express services after 21:30 from Tuesday 28 to Thursday 30 May 2013
Tuesday to Thursday after 21:30
A reduced half-hourly Gatwick Express service will run between London Victoria and Gatwick Airport.
Planning your Journey
For full details of these changes and the impact on your journey, please use the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
Engineering work between London Victoria and Clapham Junction on Sunday 2 June 2013
A revised Southern service will operate on most routes on Sunday 2 June 2013. This is due to late-notice engineering works which will close some of the rail lines between London Victoria and Clapham Junction.
Brighton Mainline
Two trains per hour will run between London Victoria and Brighton. One train per hour (stopping service) will run between Gatwick Airport and Brighton.
West London
No service on this route. Tickets will be accepted on London Underground, London Overground and London Midland services.
Metro
Two trains per hour will run between Clapham Junction and Dorking (via Hackbridge). Two trains per hour will run between London Victoria and Caterham. Two trains per hour will run between Balham and Sutton (via Norbury). Two trains per hour will run between Clapham Junction and Sutton (via Crystal Palace). Buses replace trains between Balham and West Croydon (via Crystal Palace).
The following services will run to a normal Sunday timetable. London Bridge - East Croydon. London Bridge - Crystal Palace. London Bridge - West Croydon.
Oxted
One train per hour will run between London Bridge and Oxted. Buses replace trains between Oxted and East Grinstead. The Uckfield to Oxted service will run to a normal Sunday timetable.
Redhill
One train per hour will run between Redhill and Tonbridge. The London Bridge to Horsham service will run to a normal Sunday timetable.
Mainline West
One train per hour will run between London Victoria and Portsmouth Harbour / Littlehampton via Worthing. One train per hour will run between London Bridge and Bognor Regis.
Mainline East
One train per hour will run between London Victoria and Ore (via Eastbourne and Hastings)
Coastway West
Trains to / from Southampton Central will be diverted to run to terminate / start from Portsmouth & Southsea. Replacement buses will run between Havant and Southampton Central calling at Cosham, Fareham and Swanwick
Coastway East
Buses replace trains between Lewes and Seaford.
Gatwick Express
No service. Southern trains will run between London Victoria and Gatwick Airport four times per hour.
Four Southern trains per hour will operate between London Victoria and Gatwick Airport (and vice versa).
Please note that these trains are likely to be extremely busy, therefore that you can also travel between London Bridge and Gatwick Airport (and vice versa) using alternative Southern and First Capital Connect services.
Planning your Journey
These changes are not currently shown in the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner, please check back nearer to the time of travel.
Engineering work affecting Gatwick Express services from Tuesday 4 to Friday 7 June 2013
Some overnight services from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria will depart up to 10 minutes later than the normal timetable.
These changes are not currently shown in the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner, please check back nearer to the time of travel
.Engineering work affecting Gatwick Express services on Sunday 9 June 2013
A reduced half-hourly Gatwick Express service will run between London Victoria and Gatwick Airport.
Planning your Journey
For full details of these changes and the impact on your journey, please use the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
Engineering work between London Victoria and Clapham Junction until 09:00 on Sunday 23 June 2013
Southern
Buses will run between:
- London Victoria and Clapham Junction
- London Victoria and London Bridge
- Clapham Junction and East Croydon
Gatwick Express
A reduced train service will run between London Victoria and Gatwick Airport.
London Overground
No trains will run between Highbury & Islington and Clapham Junction. Tickets will be excepted on local bus on all reasonable routes.
Southeastern
Buses replace trains between Herne Hill and Beckenham Junction.
Planning your Journey
For full details of these changes and the impact on your journey, please use the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
Engineering work between London Victoria and Clapham Junction from 00:50 to 08:30 on Sunday 30 June 2013
A half hourly service will run between London Victoria and Gatwick Airport until approximately 08:30:
- London Victoria to Gatwick Airport, trains will run on the hour and 30 minutes past the hour
- Gatwick Airport to London Victoria, trains will run at 5 minutes past the hour and 35 minutes past the hour
Planning your Journey
For full details of these changes and the impact on your journey, please use the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
Engineering work affecting Gatwick Express services until 09:00 on Sunday 7 July 2013
A reduced half-hourly service will run between London Victoria and Gatwick Airport.
Planning your Journey
For full details of these changes and the impact on your journey, please use the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
Engineering work affecting Gatwick Express from 00:55 to 07:05 on Sunday 14 July 2013
A half hourly service will run between London Victoria and Gatwick Airport until approximately 07:05.
Planning your Journey
For full details of these changes and the impact on your journey, please use the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
