Saturday 29th/Sunday 30th November.

Forest Hill/Honor Oak Park: Normal service on Saturday, no Southern service on Sunday with the Windrush line operating normally. Victoria services start from Crystal Palace.

Catford Bridge/Lower Sydenham: Normal service.

Crofton Park/Catford: Normal service on Saturday, on Sunday services are diverted and terminate at Orpington. Passengers for stations to Sevenoaks can use replacement bus services from Bromley South or for Sevenoaks direct can change at Orpington for another replacement bus which is faster.

Saturday 6th/Sunday 7th December

Forest Hill/Honor Oak Park: Normal service.

Catford Bridge/Lower Sydenham: Normal service on Saturday, diverted to Victoria on Sunday.

Crofton Park/Catford: Normal service on Saturday, diverted to Victoria on Sunday with a reduced service of 1 train per hour.

Saturday 13th/Sunday 14th December

Forest Hill/Honor Oak Park: Normal service on Saturday. Sunday sees all Windrush line services all terminating at Crystal Palace. Use local buses for stations to West Croydon. Southern are operating a normal service on Sunday.

A new timetable for Southern services starts on Sunday with some changes to peak services from Monday. An additional service at 0913 will operate from Forest Hill to London Bridge. In the evening peak, an additional service from London Bridge to Sutton will depart at 1810.

Catford Bridge/Lower Sydenham: Normal service. There is also a new timetable starting Sunday, from Mon 15th, Hayes line services will have new times, so check before you travel.

Crofton Park/Catford: Normal service on Saturday, on Sunday services are diverted between Bickley and Sevenoaks calling at Orpington and Sevenoaks only.

This post was last modified: 08-12-2025 03:46 AM by rbmartin.

thank you!
so am i correct in understanding there'll be one extra london bridge train in the morning and 1 extra in the evening?

Hi.

Thanks for the update. Great news on the new evening service from London Bridge to Forst Hill at 18.10.

The morning service the other way at 9.13am already exists. It was introduced as a trial along with the two new outbound LB to FH trains at 17.10 and 17.40. Am glad it is being made permanent though.

The extra train in the mornings is the 0843 which starts on Monday.

Saturday 20th/Sunday 21st December:

Forest Hill/Honor Oak Park: Normal service.

Catford Bridge/Lower Sydenham: Normal service.

Crofton Park/Catford: Normal service.

Christmas and New Year 2025/26. 22nd Dec-4th Jan 2026, Part 1.

Forest Hill/Honor Oak Park: A Saturday service operates on Southern on 22-24th, so the first train to London Bridge is the 0557 to London Bridge.

On Monday and Tuesday, the final Southern service from London Bridge is the 2358 to Streatham Hill. Replacement buses from London Bridge leave at 0020 and 0035.

Additional peak services aren't operating to London Bridge in the morning and Sutton in the evening.

Christmas Eve sees final services on Southern at 1958 from London Bridge and Victoria at 1950.

Windrush line services are operating to a Saturday timetable on Monday, Tuesday and Christmas Eve but finish earlier.

The final train southbound leaves Highbury and Islington at 2141, Whitechapel at 2155 and Canada Water at 2202.

Boxing Day, a special service operates every 15 minutes on the Windrush line between Highbury & Islington and West Croydon only. First northbound service is at 0717 to Highbury & Islington and 0737 to West Croydon. Final trains are at at 2301 from West Croydon and 2317 from Highbury & Islington, Whitechapel at 2331 and Canada Water at 2338.

The Elizabeth line is closed on Boxing Day, so use Canada Water for the Jubilee or Whitechapel for the Hammersmith & City and District lines which are open.

Normal weekend service on Saturday 27th/Sunday 28th with a Saturday timetable on 29th, 30th and 31st.

New Year's Eve sees the final Southern service from London Bridge as per usual at 0035, however the Windrush line is operating the Night Overground to West Croydon and Crystal Palace every 10 mins (20 to Crystal Palace and between Penge West and West Croydon).

New Year's Day is a Saturday service on the Windrush line and a Sunday service on Southern.

Friday 2nd Jan is a Saturday service with a normal service on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th.

I'll post the changes for the other stations shortly.

Christmas and New Year 2025/26. 22nd Dec-4th Jan 2026, Part 2.

Catford Bridge/Lower Sydenham:

Mon 22nd, Tues 23rd, Christmas Eve, Sat 27th, Sun 28th, Mon 29th, Tues 30th, New Year's Eve.

Four trains per hour to Charing Cross (even on Sunday!) with 2tph southbound to Hayes and 2tph to Orpington via Beckenham Junction and Bromley South.

Last trains on Christmas Eve. 2108 from Charing Cross, 2118 from Catford Bridge to Charing Cross and 2143 from Hayes.

No service on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

New Year's Day to Jan 4th, two trains per hour to Victoria.

Christmas and New Year 2025/26. 22nd Dec-4th Jan 2026, Part 3.

Crofton Park/Catford: Saturday timetable on Mon 22nd, Tues 23rd and Christmas Eve with no peak extras.

Final services on Christmas Eve: 1946 from Blackfriars and 2038 from Crofton Park to Blackfriars.

Saturday 27th to New Year's Eve, replacement buses between Bromley South and London Bridge calling at all stations to Denmark Hill. Use Catford Bridge for trains to Bromley South.

New Year's Day to Saturday 3rd January. Sunday service on the 1st. Saturday service on the 2nd and a normal service on Saturday. No peak extras on the 2nd Jan.

Sunday 4th sees a reduced service of 1 train per hour diverted to Victoria.

Thanks for reading these posts and I hope you've found them useful? I'll be back in January with more weekend rail updates.

Thank you for taking the time to post the above.
Wishing you a restful joyful Christmas and a happy healthy 2026

10/11 January.

Forest Hill/Honor Oak Park: No Southern service except the 0557 to London Bridge and the 2358, 0020 and 0035 from London Bridge on Saturday. Windrush line is operating normally.

Catford Bridge/Lower Sydenham: No services call at Lewisham all weekend running fast from Ladywell to London Bridge.

Crofton Park/Catford: Normal service.