Tag Archives: Victoria Station

Strike-free weekend – and Network Rail shuts down Victoria

Posted on October 28, 2022 by insidecroydon

The railway network in the capital is clear of any industrial action this weekend. But Transport for London has issued a warning to passengers because there will be no Southern or Gatwick Express services to and from Victoria Station. “During … Continue reading →

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Rail works to cut off Purley and East Croydon for rest of month

Posted on February 3, 2022 by insidecroydon

Rail passengers in south London and the south-east, after having had direct journeys into Victoria closed off during December and January, now face nine days later this month when routes to the south of the Brighton Main Line are shut … Continue reading →

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Govia now announces train cancellations ‘until further notice’

Posted on January 4, 2022 by insidecroydon

Insiders suspect that poor driver recruitment and a desire to avoid fines are behind the latest service cancellations. PLUS: Full details of the Southern, Thameslink and Gatwick Express cancelled services Commuters, shoppers and tourists wanting to travel into central London … Continue reading →

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Southern shut down Victoria Station services for extra week

Posted on December 31, 2021 by insidecroydon

Southern has cancelled all trains to and from Victoria Station until mid-January, citing pandemic-related staff shortages as its reason. This comes on top of the planned closures from Christmas Eve until Jan4 for engineering and signalling upgrades. No Southern services … Continue reading →

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No train services to Victoria Station for 10 days after Christmas

Posted on December 23, 2021 by insidecroydon

There will be no rail services between East Croydon, Streatham, Clapham Junction and Victoria from Christmas Day until Monday January 3, as major track and signalling work is carried out. After Boxing Day, there will be a (reduced and covid-affected) … Continue reading →

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Fraud squad sent in over £25m Southeastern ‘breach of faith’

Posted on September 28, 2021 by insidecroydon

Govia, the rail operators who run the Southern, Thameslink and Gatwick Express franchises through East Croydon, have been stripped of their Southeastern operation and face a possible Serious Fraud Office investigation into the withholding of £25million of payments going back … Continue reading →

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Weekend rail services into Victoria to be disrupted until June

Posted on February 12, 2021 by insidecroydon

Tomorrow will see the start of a near-two-year programme of signalling engineering works on the railway lines into Victoria Station which will see services into the London terminus from East Croydon cancelled or diverted on eight weekends through until June. … Continue reading →

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£150m property deal could spell end for Victoria Coach Station

Posted on January 12, 2019 by insidecroydon

Londoners who have for decades benefited from having the capital’s coach travel hub based centrally, look set to suffer a massive inconvenience at the start of their journeys in future, if the land owners get their way and flog off … Continue reading →

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Victoria Station faces 12-day shutdown over Christmas period

Posted on October 31, 2018 by insidecroydon

Christmas is a’coming, just not by train (again). If you’re planning on going anywhere in central London over the end-of-year period, you might as well as forget trying to do so by train, as Southern has announced a host of … Continue reading →

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