London Victoria Station trains disrupted during Bank Holiday weekend
Trains running to and from Victoria station will be disrupted over the early May bank holiday weekend, Network Rail has confirmed. The weekend will see no Southeastern Railway services using the station between Saturday, May 3, and Sunday, May 4.
The disruption comes as a result of works at Battersea including track renewals, re-signalling, maintenance, and structures work. Platforms 1-8 at Victoria station will be closed as a result.
Services that typically run through Victoria will instead be diverted via London Bridge or London Cannon Street. Gatwick Express services will also operate on a reduced timetable, along with reduced Southern services to Brighton.
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Network Rail said it typically carries out engineering works on bank holiday weekends as it causes the least amount of disruption for travellers.
It acknowledged that there was never a convenient time to close parts of the railway but fewer passengers used trains on bank holidays than on normal weekdays.
Engineering works are reportedly planned by Network Rail up to five years in advance. Timetable changes are also planned alongside freight companies.
The infrastructure manager added that it needs to obtain access to work sites from land owners. It said it needed to ensure the right equipment and materials were in place for such works.
Passengers are advised to plan their travel across the bank holiday weekend beforehand.
Individuals can use the Network Rail Journey Planner to do so, with important information and useful travel advice relating to journeys showing with warning symbols.
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