Passengers have been told to check before they travel on trains to London Waterloo over the Easter weekend
A reduced service will operate between London Waterloo and Clapham Junction over the Easter Weekend(Image: Network Rail)
Vital engineering work will see reduced services to London Waterloo from many Surrey towns this Easter weekend.
Network Rail has shared that a reduced service will operate between London Waterloo and Clapham Junction over the Easter Weekend, while teams carry out engineering works.
This is due to impact travel to Waterloo for passengers in Weybridge, Staines, Windsor and Eton as well as across South East London.
From Friday, April 3, to Monday, April 6, engineers will be replacing switches and crossings just outside the entrance to platforms 20 to 24 at London Waterloo.
Teams will also carry out strengthening and refurbishment work on the railway bridge over Lambeth Road and also continue work on the footbridge on platforms 3 to 6 at Clapham Junction.
This means that a number of services will start and finish their journeys at Clapham Junction, not offering direct services to London Waterloo.
Speaking on behalf of South Western Railway and Network Rail Wessex, George Murrell, Route Renewals Director, said: “We are asking passengers to check before they travel as services from London Waterloo are changing over the Easter weekend.
“London Waterloo is one of the busiest stations in the country, switches and crossings are heavily used and need to be replaced over time.”
As part of these works, a number of train services will be affected during the Easter weekend.
On Friday, April 3, Saturday, April 4 and Monday April 6 these services will start and finish their journeys at Clapham Junction:
- London Waterloo and Weybridge via Staines
- London Waterloo and Windsor & Eton Riverside
- London Waterloo and Reading
- London Waterloo and London Waterloo via Richmond and Kingston
Passengers can change at Clapham Junction for services to London Waterloo.
Train services towards Woking and Basingstoke will continue to run. However, Network Rail has advised passengers to check before they travel, as other engineering work is taking place in the Eastleigh and Honiton areas.
On Sunday, April 5, only the line closure will be extended to Barnes. Train services between London Waterloo to Reading and Windsor & Eton Riverside will be diverted via Wimbledon and Twickenham.
Queenstown Road (Battersea) will be closed throughout the Easter weekend works. Similarly, services from London Waterloo to Hampton Court will not run.
Services between London Waterloo and London Waterloo via Richmond and Kingston will run between Kingston and Barnes only. Buses will replace trains between Clapham Junction and Barnes, calling at Wandsworth Town and Putney.