Southeastern is boosting its timetable again from Sunday 15 December, introducing an additional 44 services each weekday, a total of 220 per week.
The improvements include the introduction of 12 more of the hugely popular and convenient Cannon Street Rounder services each week day along the Woolwich and Sidcup lines.
As well as increasing capacity for stations along the routes, they improve access to the Elizabeth Line at Abbey Wood and link the Sidcup route to New Cross and Cannon Street.
There will also be extra trains from Victoria to Orpington via Herne Hill at peak times and two more evening services from Charing Cross to Maidstone East will be extended to Ashford International.
The December timetable change is a further increase in service levels for customers across south-east London, Kent and parts of East Sussex.
Details of the extra services from December are available in online journey planners and the full timetables have been published on the Southeastern website.
Customers are also being advised to check their regular train times as there has been several smaller adjustments to provide earlier services into London or to give school pupils more time to get on and off certain trains during term time.
“As part of our commitment to building a better, more reliable and sustainable railway we continually monitor passenger demand and listen to stakeholder feedback. With this timetable change in December we are providing more services and opportunities to travel by train. Demand has been increasing steadily over the last few years and we are responding by adding 44 more services every weekday, including the introduction of additional Cannon Street ‘Rounder’ services for our Metro customers. In total, we will be providing 220 additional services every week, making it easier to travel for work, to see family and friends, or for education and healthcare appointments. Customers can check their trains times now as they are in online journey planners and full details are also available in our app and on our website,” said Scott Brightwell, Southeastern’s Operations and Safety Director.
Southeastern timetable changes by route
Metro
Woolwich line
The 12 additional Cannon Street Rounder services will run via Greenwich and Sidcup in both directions across the morning and evening peak.
Extra services (stopping at all stations except Lewisham)
- 07.35, 08.05 and 08.36 Cannon Street rounder services via Sidcup and Greenwich.
- 16.04 Cannon Street rounder service via Sidcup and Greenwich.
- 08.32 Cannon Street rounder service via Greenwich and Sidcup.
- 16.02 and half hourly until 19.02 Cannon Street rounder service via Greenwich and Sidcup.
There are also additional part rounder services:
- 06.27 New Cross to Cannon Street via Bexleyheath and Greenwich, calling at all stations.
- 15.29, 15.59 and 16.29 Slade Green to Cannon Street via Greenwich calling at all stations.
More services are running between Slade Green and Cannon Street via Woolwich at peak times.
This will increase frequency at Deptford, Greenwich, Maze Hill and Westcombe Park to six trains an hour, with a 10-minute interval at peak times.
Woolwich Dockyard, Erith and Belvedere will also have six trains an hour at peak times.
At Charlton, Woolwich Arsenal, Plumstead, Abbey Wood and Slade Green there will be eight trains an hour at peak times.
To improve the waiting time for travel between Abbey Wood and Dartford trains will run at 15-minute intervals.
Bexleyheath and Sidcup lines
To provide an earlier arrival into London on weekdays the 05.23 Dartford to Charing Cross via Bexleyheath will depart 11 minutes earlier at 05.12.
To provide an earlier direct service from the Bexleyheath line stations to Abbey Wood for inter-change with the Elizabeth Line there will be an additional 06.27 New Cross to Cannon Street service via Bexleyheath and Greenwich calling at all stations on weekdays.
There will be a 05.05 service from Dartford to Charing Cross calling at all stations via Sidcup and Lewisham to fill a 32-minute gap during weekdays.
London Victoria to Orpington via Herne Hill
Extra trains will run Monday to Friday on this route during off peak and evenings to provide an all-day service with four per trains an hour. The 15-minute interval delivers a turn up and go frequency.
- Four trains an hour into Victoria between 06.03 until 23.33.
- Four trains an hour from Victoria between 05.57 and 23.27.
- This increases the service frequency at Brixton, Herne Hill, West Dulwich, Syden-ham Hill, Penge East, Kent House, Beckenham Junction, Shortlands, Bromley South, Bickley and Petts Wood.
High Speed – Dover Priory to London St Pancras
To provide an earlier arrival in London the 05.48 Dover Priory to St Pancras on weekdays will start earlier at 05.45.
Medway Valley – Strood to Tonbridge
To give school pupils more time to get on and off the trains the 07.33 and 08.05 Strood to Tonbridge services are starting a minute earlier, and they’ll have additional dwell time at New Hythe and Aylesford.
Ramsgate to London Charing Cross
To fill an hour gap between Chartham and Chilham the 08.44 Ramsgate to Charing Cross service will run at 08.42 with additional stops at Chartham (09.11) and Chilham (09.14).
London Charing Cross to Ashford International via Maidstone East
To offer more evening services the 21.29 and 22.29 London Charing Cross to Maidstone East trains will run to Ashford International on weekdays, calling at Bearsted, Hollingbourne, Harrietsham, Lenham and Charing.
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