Saturday 15th/Sunday 16th July:

Forest Hill/Honor Oak Park: Normal service.

Catford Bridge/Lower Sydenham: On Saturday trains will operate between Charing Cross and Beckenham Junction only every 30 mins. There is NO service between New Beckenham and Hayes, use local buses for those stations. A bus service operates between Lewisham and Hayes on Sunday.

Crofton Park/Catford: Normal service on Saturday, Sunday sees trains diverted to Orpington with no service between Bickley and Sevenoaks.

There is industrial action on Thursday 20th July and Saturday 22nd/29th.

On those three days, Southern will not operate services to London Bridge and Victoria, however passenegers can use the Overground to Crystal Palace to change for Southern services to Victoria.

Passengers for East Croydon can still change at Norwood Junction for a four trains per hour service.

London Overground is not affected, so will operate a normal service.

Hasn't been mentioned here, but this week until Thursday, trains are not running between Highbury & Islington/New Cross Gate after 2200. Trains from London Bridge are still running, and there will be a NXG - West Croydon every half hour. This is due to the station redevelopment works at Surrey Quays. (New station entrance, lifts etc). Expect random/full line closures until next year in evenings/weekends.

Last train from Canada Water to Forest Hill Tuesday 18th July to Thursday 20th July departs Canada Water at 2153. After that, you'll have to go to London Bridge to get a Southern service.

Sat 21st/Sun 22nd July.

Forest Hill/Honor Oak Park: Normal service on Southern despite industrial action on Saturday, same for Sunday. London Overground operates normally throughout.

Catford Bridge/Lower Sydenham: No service on Saturday due to industrial action. Normal Sunday service from around 8am.

Crofton Park/Catford: A limited service will operate every 30 minutes from around 7.30am-6.30pm between Blackfriars and Sevenoaks on Saturday due to industrial action. Normal service on Sunday.

The tube strikes next week have been called off. However disruption to train services are still on for Saturday 22nd and 29th.

Forest Hill/Honor Oak Park: Normal service on Saturday despite industrial action on Southern. London Overground operate a normal service on Saturday. Sunday is replacement buses between New Cross Gate and West Croydon with Overground services starting from New Cross Gate.

Catford Bridge/Lower Sydenham: No service on Saturday due to industrial action, Sunday trains will be diverted into Cannon Street.

Crofton Park/Catford: On Saturday due to industrial action, an hourly service will operate between Blackfriars and Sevenoaks until around 1830. The last train from Blackfriars is at 1737. A normal service operates on Sunday.

Saturday 5th/Sunday 6th August.

Forest Hill/Honor Oak Park: Normal service on London Overground this weekend. Southern has no service on Saturday due to industrial action, but will operate on Sunday with a slightly later start.

Catford Bridge/Lower Sydenham: Trains this weekend will not call at Lewisham, St. Johns and New Cross, they will operate fast from Ladywell to London Bridge.

Crofton Park/Catford: A special service will operate between Blackfriars and Sevenoaks from around 0730-1830 on Saturday operating every hour due to industrial action. Last train from Blackfriars at 1716. On Sunday a normal service will operate with the early morning services running into Blackfriars instead of Victoria.

Sorry for the delay.

Sat 12/Sun 13th August.

Forest Hill/Honor Oak Park: Southern services operate between London Bridge and Crystal Palace only with London Overground operating a normal service on Saturday.

Sunday sees no service on Southern with a reduced service on London Overground with 4 trains per hour between Highbury & Islington and West Croydon only. There is no train service to Crystal Palace, use bus 122 instead.

Catford Bridge/Lower Sydenham: This weekend a reduced service is in operation with trains diverted to Blackfriars. Trains will not call at London Bridge, Waterloo East and Charing Cross, but will run fast from Lewisham to Elephant & Castle.

Crofton Park/Catford: Normal service with the exception of early morning Sunday services which go to Victoria running to Blackfriars instead.

This post was last modified: 12-08-2023 11:23 PM by rbmartin.

Saturday 19th/Sunday 20th August:

Forest Hill/Honor Oak Park: Normal service on Saturday. On Sunday there will be no Southern service before 0800 to London Bridge and Victoria and after 2330. This won't affect the majority of customers. London Overground operates normally with the first northbound service at 0648 from FOH.

Catford Bridge/Lower Sydenham: Services are diverted to Blackfriars operating every 30 minutes this weekend not calling at London Bridge, Waterloo East and Charing Cross. On Saturday night, the final two services are replaced by buses from Lewisham to Hayes departing at 0026 and 0056.

Crofton Park/Catford: Normal service this weekend with the exception of the Sunday early morning services that go to Victoria being diverted to Blackfriars.

Saturday 26th/Sunday 27th/Bank Holiday Monday 28th August:

Forest Hill/Honor Oak Park: No service on Southern on Saturday due to industrial action. Normal service on Southern on Sunday and a Saturday service on Monday. London Overground operates a normal service throughout.

Catford Bridge/Lower Sydenham: No service on Saturday due to industrial action. Sunday and Monday see trains diverted to Blackfriars, not calling at London Bridge, Waterloo East and Charing Cross with trains every 30 minutes.

Crofton Park/Catford, an hourly special service will operate until around 1730 on Saturday due to industrial action. Last train from Blackfriars at 1716. Normal service on Sunday with the exception of early services to Victoria diverted to Blackfriars and a Saturday service on Monday.

thank you

Friday 1st September is another period of industrial action.

Forest Hill/Honor Oak Park: No service on Southern. London Overground will operate a normal service.

Catford Bridge/Lower Sydenham: No service.

Crofton Park/Catford: No service.

Saturday 2nd/Sunday 3rd September:

Forest Hill/Honor Oak Park: No service on Southern due to an overtime ban on Saturday but will operate on Sunday, normal service on London Overground throughout.

Catford Bridge/Lower Sydenham: No service on Saturday, on Sunday trains are once again diverted to Blackfriars, not calling at London Bridge, Waterloo East and Charing Cross.

Crofton Park/Catford: On Saturday a reduced service of one train per hour between Blackfriars and Sevenoaks. The last train from Blackfriars is at 1716. Sunday service is normal with the exception of early services to Victoria terminating at Blackfriars.

happily I have the weekend off!!!

Apologies for the lack of an update last weekend.

Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th September 2023:

Forest Hill/Honor Oak Park: Replacement buses between New Cross Gate and West Croydon. London Overground services start from New Cross Gate.

Catford Bridge/Lower Sydenham: Normal service.

Crofton Park/Catford: Normal service.

Thank-you.
May I ask are the trains running from Crystal Palace this weekend?
Or do we have Zero trains until New X gate?
Thank you

@Nottinghillbilly

There are 2 trains an hour from Crystal Palace to London Bridge on Saturday at 23 and 53 past each hour but the routes goes "round the houses" and takes 28 minutes to get to London Bridge. This route doesn't run on Sundays though.

Alternatively there are trains from Crystal Palace to Victoria on both Saturday (4 trains an hour at 08, 27, 38 and 57 past) and Sunday (2 trains an hour at 26 and 56 past). The journey time is also 28 minutes.

Best place to check is:
https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/ or the National rail app

@ChrisR I meant are the Crystal palace Overground trains running because only the west Croydon line was mentioned in the previous post.
So I believe I'm right in assuming we have no trains at all from Forest Hill this weekend.
Thank you for your reply.
Its much appreciated as is this thread.

The reason why I didn't mention Crystal Palace is that all the replacement buses call at CP in the first place on the way to West Croydon.

Penge West incidentally doesn't have the replacement buses call at that station, but routes 176 and 197 provide a regular service to that station from Forest Hill.