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Emergency incident: disruption continues

Old Network Rail double track logo

An fatal incident at Ashford station closed the Canterbury West line earlier this morning for some three hours. Emergency services have completed their work and authorised the line to reopen after 09.00. Trains are starting to run again, however expect further delays and alterations to some services this morning as the disruption clears. Southeastern's latest estimate is a return to normal services... Read More »

Posted: Wed, 01 Jun 2022 09:13 by Admin

Tags: Ashford International, Bus Replacement Service, Canterbury West, Wye Station

No trains through Wye on Sunday 29th May

Map of Southeastern Railways planned engineering works 28th and 29th May 2022

There will be no train services through Wye on Sunday as planned Engineering work 29th May 2022 will close both lines between Ashford International and Ramsgate. Bus replacement services will run between Ashford and Canterbury West, either via Wye, Chilham and Chartham (stopping services only) or direct non-stop), Canterbury West and Margate (with limited stops) and Canterbury West and Ramsgate (stopping... Read More »

Posted: Sat, 28 May 2022 22:31 by Admin

Tags: Ashford International, Bus Replacement Service, Canterbury, Southeastern, Wye Station

Replacement bus service Sunday 1st May

Network Rail map of planned engineering works and replacement bus services affecting Wye Sunday 1st May 2022

Planned engineering work will affect Southeastern train services on Sunday 1st May 2022. Express and stopping buses will replace all train services between Ashford International and Ramsgate via Canterbury West on Sunday. Stopping buses will call at Wye, Chilham, Chartham and Canterbury West, Sturry and Minster stations. The High Speed services between London St Pancras and Margate will terminate at... Read More »

Posted: Sun, 24 Apr 2022 19:51 by Admin

Tags: Ashford International, Bus Replacement Service, Canterbury West, Wye Station

No trains through Wye on Sunday 6th March

Map of the Network Rail weekend engineering works planned for Sunday 6th March 2022

Planned engineering work will affect Southeastern train services this weekend. Buses will replace the hourly train service between Ashford International and Ramsgate on Sunday 6th March 2022. Buses will stop at Wye, Chilham, Chartham, Sturry and Minster stations. The High Speed services between London St Pancras and Margate will stop at Ashford while the line is closed. Check before you travel with... Read More »

Posted: Wed, 02 Mar 2022 08:35 by Admin

Tags: Ashford International, Bus Replacement Service, Canterbury, Southeastern, Wye Station

Wye Station will close Sunday 11th April

Map of Southeastern rail replacement bus services to Wye Sunday 11th April

While planned engineering work takes place on the lines between Ashford International and Minster on Sunday 11th April 2021, buses will replace the Southeastern train services. The Network Rail notice confirms that works will require the closure of both lines between Ashford International and Ramsgate via Canterbury West. This will affect the intermediate stations at Wye, Chilham, Chartham, Sturry... Read More »

Posted: Wed, 07 Apr 2021 15:12 by Admin

Tags: Ashford International, Bus Replacement Service, Canterbury West, Chartham, Chilham, Minster, Sturry, Wye Station

Southeastern replacement bus services to Wye Sunday 29th November

Map of Southeastern replacement bus services to Wye Sunday 29th November

Engineering works planned between Ashford and Canterbury West station will close both lines on Sunday 29th November. High Speed train services will also be affected. Replacement bus services will run between Ebbsfleet and Ashford, and between Ashford and Canterbury West. These will stop at Wye, Chilham and Chartham stations. There is no HS1 service on Sunday between London St Pancras and Margate. Instead... Read More »

Posted: Thu, 26 Nov 2020 08:06 by Admin

Tags: Ashford International, Bus Replacement Service, Canterbury, Wye Station

Southeastern is operating replacement bus services to Wye throughout Sunday 21st June

A map of the rail network in East Kent showing line closures for planned engineering works on Sunday 21st June 2020

Planned engineering works at Ashford station, and between Ashford and Canterbury West have closed various lines, so buses are replacing trains today between Ebbsfleet and Ashford, and between Ashford and Canterbury West. There is no High Speed service between London St Pancras and Margate. Instead HS1 services between London St Pancras and Ramsgate via Dover Priory will run between London St Pancras... Read More »

Posted: Sun, 21 Jun 2020 09:00 by Admin

Tags: Ashford International, Canterbury West, Engineering Works, Replacement Bus, Wye Station

Easter Day: no trains through Wye

Highway Code 'steam train' symbol in a red warning triangle

Network Rail has planned engineering work taking place between Ashford International and Minster, via Canterbury West. Consequently the line through Wye will be closed all day on Sunday 12th April, Easter Day. Instead, replacement buses will run between Ashford International and Canterbury West (fast, and stopping at Wye, Chilham and Chartham). However, government advice is that:

...'you should only... Read More »

Posted: Sat, 11 Apr 2020 19:14 by Admin

Tags: Ashford International, Canterbury West, Easter Day, Engineering, Wye Station

Wye Station ticket office is closed until further notice

Poster  with Coronavirus travel advice from Southeastern Railway

Southeastern Railway has announced the temporary closure of Wye ticket office, and those at 58 other railway stations across the region. Southeastern targeted ticket offices that have been selling less than 20 tickets a day recently. In normal times Phil Coleman would expect to sell around a hundred 'walk up' tickets from Wye every morning. Clearly people are heeding the government's advice to 'only... Read More »

Posted: Fri, 03 Apr 2020 22:15 by Admin

Tags: Ashford International, Canterbury West, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Ebbsfleet International, Southeastern, Stratford International, Ticket Office, Wye Station