Thank you-06.27 it is then!

Saturday 21st/Sunday 22nd December.

Forest Hill/Honor Oak Park: Normal service.

Catford Bridge/Lower Sydenham: Normal service.

Crofton Park/Catford: Normal service.

wonderful news!
Thank-you.
I must say that the evening (18.28) service from London bridge was horrendous this evening.
They only put on a 4 carriage train (where-as the 6.27 was 8 or 10 carriages ) and the and of course the train was packed.
To add insult to injury the platform that the train pulled in at had no Escalator working and there were people 2 abreast coming down the stairs with all of us struggling to go up single file...once we reached the platform because the train had'nt pulled right up to the bumpers at the end of the platform it was at the point where the plattform is at its narrowest and there was a huge bottleneck of people still streaming off the train with those trying to get on it.
I dont know why at such a busy time of day with so many people either coming into town in order to go out (lots in party outfits) with west end shoppers going home Southern rail knowing full well that there zero Windrush line services across SE London beyong New X Gate did'nt bother providing a train with more carriages.

Unfortunately Southern Rail are organisationally separate from London Overground and London Transport so that may impact commom sense things like running longer trains when the Overground is out. I suspect that Southern Rail make not a lot out of their inner London routes.

I would really like to see Southern Rail inner London routes (and those of other rail companies) to be migrated to Sadiq Khan/London Transport. I am not saying that would fix the problem - but at least it would be under one management.

Another issue when the line is closed is that Southern/GTR are still responsible for replacement bus services on our line despite only operating a two per hour service, so recently this year they decided not to serve stations between Anerley and West Croydon, instead running between NXG and Crystal Palace, making passengers wanting to go further south by using local buses.

The GTR National Rail contract which includes Thameslink and Great Northern in addition to Southern is due to end in April 2028, so isn't going to be nationalised just yet, unlike South Western Railway which will be nationalised next year. Southeastern is already owned by the DfT.

Christmas and New Year rail changes. December 23rd 2024 to January 3rd 2025.

Forest Hill/Honor Oak Park:

Mon 23rd - Peak extras to and from London Bridge don't operate. Buses replace the final late services from London Bridge. (Final train service is 2328) The final service on the Windrush line (Overground) operates as normal.

Christmas Eve - Peak extras to and from London Bridge don't operate. Final trains are the 1958 from London Bridge, 1950 from Victoria and on the Windrush line, the final train is the 2141 from Highbury & Islington, this arrives at Whitechapel at 2154 and Canada Water at 2202.

Christmas Day: No service.

Boxing Day, a 15 minute service operates on the Windrush line between Highbury & Islington and West Croydon only. No Southern service. There is no Elizabeth line service from Whitechapel, so use Canada Water for interchange instead.

Friday 27th - No peak extras to and from London Bridge.

Saturday 28th/Sunday 29th - Normal Saturday and Sunday service.

Mon 30th - No peak extras to and from London Bridge.

New Year's Eve - No peak extras to and from London Bridge. The Night Overground will be in operation on the Windrush line operating overnight with services to Crystal Palace and West Croydon. The final Southern services from London Bridge are at Saturday times.

New Year's Day - Sunday service.

Thurs 2nd Jan: Normal weekday timetable resumes with the peak extras to London Bridge resuming.

Catford Bridge/Lower Sydenham:

Mon 23rd: Saturday service.

Christmas Eve: Saturday service with an early finish.

Last train from Charing Cross is the 2108 to Hayes, calling at Waterloo East at 2112 and London Bridge at 2116, departing at 2118.

Final northbound services are the 2133 (from Catford Bridge) to Charing Cross and the 2148 to London Bridge. There is an additional service to Lewisham at 2203.

Christmas Day: No service.

Boxing Day: No service, use Windrush line services from Forest Hill or the DLR from Lewisham.

Friday 27th: Saturday service.

Saturday 28th/Sunday 29th: Normal service.

Monday 30th: Saturday service.

New Year's Eve: Saturday service. An additional overnight service operates every 30 minutes from Charing Cross at 0040, 0110, 0140, 0210 and 0240. After 0240, use the Windrush line to Honor Oak Park and then use bus N171 from Brockley Rise to reach Stanstead Road and surrounding roads close to Catford Bridge.

New Year's Day: A Sunday service operates with the first service to Charing Cross at 0803.

Thurs 2nd/Fri 3rd: Normal weekday service.

Crofton Park/Catford:

There are extensive changes to Thameslink services as the core section is closed for part of the Christmas period.

Monday 23rd: Saturday service including peak extras to Welwyn Garden City.

Christmas Eve: Saturday service including peak extras to Welwyn Garden City with an earlier finish. The final service from Blackfriars is the 2016 which is diverted to Orpington.

Christmas Day: No service.

Boxing Day: No service, use the Windrush line from Brockley or Honor Oak Park.

Friday 27th to Monday 30th: A reduced service operates between Victoria and Sevenoaks operating every hour.

New Year's Eve: A Saturday service operates to Blackfriars. The final service starts from Elephant & Castle at 2350.

New Year's Day: A Sunday service operates with early morning services operating into Victoria, then to Blackfriars from 0911.

Thurs 2nd/Fri 3rd: Normal service.

This post was last modified: 16-12-2024 10:12 PM by rbmartin.

Incredibly helpful as always, thank you!

Hope you have a good Christmas

As a retail worker who has to work weekends and many public holidays (especially Boxing day and New years day due to Winter sale) I cannot tell you how valuable you updates are to me.
Because where we live the services are divided between Southern and TFL its often really hard to work out what is running and what is'nt and timetables.
Thanks to you I've managed to plan my travel and get into work on time.
You are a star!!
Wishing you a lovely Christmas and a healthy and happy 2025

Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th January 2025.

Forest Hill/Honor Oak Park: Normal service on Saturday. Sunday seems replacement buses between Crystal Palace and New Cross Gate. (Early and late services go to and from London Bridge). Use local buses to reach stations between Penge West and West Croydon.

Catford Bridge/Lower Sydenham: Normal service on Saturday. On Sunday, services are diverted to Victoria not calling at London Bridge, Waterloo East or Charing Cross.

Crofton Park/Catford: Normal service.

This post was last modified: 28-12-2024 11:34 PM by rbmartin.

Thank you for keeping everyone aware of the very useful train info you post each week. Thank you

Saturday 11th/Sunday 12th January:

Forest Hill/Honor Oak Park: Normal service on Southern. Windrush line services operate between New Cross Gate and Crystal Palace/West Croydon only.

Catford Bridge/Lower Sydenham: Normal service.

Crofton Park/Catford: Normal service.

Thank you.
Do you happen to know if its 4 Southern trains an hour in the mornings on Saturdays?

No, it's two per hour on Saturday all day at x27 and x57 past each hour to London Bridge. First train at 0557 and then every 30 minutes.

This post was last modified: 05-01-2025 12:41 AM by rbmartin.

There are some changes to Hayes line services from tomorrow due to damaged track near Ladywell for the next three weeks.

If you're travelling to and from New Beckenham or Eden Park, trains will only call at those stations every 30 minutes.

This is to maintain a 4 trains per hour service at the busier stations while trains run slowly through Ladywell.

thank you

Saturday 18th/Sunday 19th January.

Forest Hill/Honor Oak Park: Normal service on Saturday. On Sunday there is no service on Southern and a reduced service on the Windrush line between Highbury & Islington and West Croydon only.

Catford Bridge/Lower Sydenham: All services diverted to Victoria. Reduced service on Saturday.

Crofton Park/Catford: All services diverted to Victoria.

So relieved we have trains on Saturday !
The last couple of weeks have been somewhat trying.