Southeastern and Network Rail are making it easier to travel by train this Christmas with no major line closures in Kent.
Most routes will be open as usual throughout the festive period, and some ticket restrictions will be lifted to encourage more people to ditch the car.
Off-peak fares will apply every day between 27 December and 1 January inclusive.
Some operators are impacted by engineering work, including Thameslink services through central London, and customers are encouraged to check their full journey.
Julian Moosai, Southeastern's Head of Service Delivery, said:
"Most of our railway is open as usual over Christmas to make it easier for people to get home or to visit family and friends. Off-peak fares will apply every day between 27 December and 1 January.
"We’ve recently celebrated some record-breaking post-pandemic days for the number of passengers using Southeastern – and with one train removing up to 500 cars from the roads, taking our trains is one of the most environmentally sustainable ways to travel.”
Check your journey and get the best fares on the Southeastern App or online journey planner.
A summary of services over Christmas and New Year
Saturday 21 December
All routes are open, and we’ll be running our normal Saturday timetable.
Sunday 22 December
Our normal Sunday timetable will be in use except for engineering work where buses will replace trains between:
- Sevenoaks and Paddock Wood
- Sevenoaks and Tunbridge Wells
- Dover Priory and Ramsgate
Monday 23 December
All routes are open – we’ll be running a Saturday timetable, with additional trains on some routes.
Tuesday 24 December
All routes are open – we’ll be running a Saturday timetable, with additional trains on some routes.
Services across the network will finish earlier, with no trains running after approximately 22:00. Please make sure you check the time of your last train
Wednesday 25 and Thursday 26 December
No Southeastern trains will run.
Friday 27 December
All routes are open – we’ll be running a Saturday timetable, with additional trains on some routes.
Saturday 28 December
All routes are open, and we’ll be running our normal Saturday timetable.
Sunday 29 December
Our normal Sunday timetable will be in use except for engineering work where buses will replace trains between:
- Margate & Minster
Monday 30 December
All routes are open, and our Saturday service will be running with additional trains on some routes
Tuesday 31 December
All routes are open, and our Saturday service will be running with additional trains on some routes
Additional late-night trains will run from Charing Cross, Victoria and London Bridge after midnight.
There will be no trains from Waterloo East after 23:30.
Wednesday 1 January
Most routes are open – we’ll be running a Sunday timetable except for engineering work where buses will replace trains between:
- Folkestone Central & Deal
- Canterbury East & Dover Priory
- Sevenoaks, Maidstone East & Ashford
Thursday 2 and Friday 3 January
All routes are open – we’ll be running a Saturday timetable, with additional trains on some routes.
Saturday 4 January
All routes are open, and we’ll be running our normal Saturday timetable.
Sunday 5 January
Our normal Sunday timetable will be in use except for engineering work where buses will replace trains between:
- Greenwich and Dartford via Sidcup
- Lewisham and Orpington
- Swanley and Borough Green & Wrotham
- Canterbury West and Ramsgate
- Deal and Ramsgate
