Railway disruption expected this weekend due to engineering works
Commuters travelling on the Brighton Main Line are expected to face disruption this weekend as engineers carry out a series of upgrades.
Maintenance work taking place on the railway between East Croydon and London Victoria will cause changes to train services and extended journey times.
On Saturday, a reduced Southern service will be running to and from Victoria all day. Many Southern trains will instead divert to run to or from London Bridge. Trains towards London Victoria will not call at Battersea Park.
On Sunday, no trains will run between East Croydon and London Victoria. Rail replacement bus services will run between East Croydon and Clapham Junction. Thameslink and Southern services to Gatwick Airport from London Bridge will continue to run.
No Gatwick Express train services will run.
Tim Leighton, Network Rail’s operations director for the Sussex route, said: “We know closing the railway at any time of the year causes inconvenience for passengers, but with the Brighton Main Line being a key route for the leisure and tourism industry on the south coast, we only work in the summer months when we have no alternative.
“That means that every winter we have a series of vital maintenance closures on sections of the Brighton Main Line.
“We will make the most of these upcoming closures to ensure track, power supplies, signalling and structures are safe and reliable for our passengers.”
Pictured top: Engineers working on Network Rail track repairs (Picture: Network Rail)
