c2c engineering works (October 2026)

• Basildon and Southend route disruption – Engineering works will affect services between Basildon, Leigh-on-Sea and Shoeburyness, with replacement buses and amended London services operating.
• Barking, Fenchurch Street and London terminal changes – Works around Barking will result in some services being diverted to Liverpool Street, with alternative travel available via London Underground and DLR routes.
• Ockendon and Tilbury route disruption – Engineering works will affect services between Upminster, Grays and Pitsea, with shuttle trains and replacement buses required on some sections.

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Stations affected:

• London Liverpool Street

• Stratford (London)

• Basildon

• Pitsea

• Benfleet

• Leigh-on-Sea

• Chalkwell

• Westcliff

• Southend Central

• Southend East

• Thorpe Bay

• Shoeburyness

These services will start/terminate at Upminster and Stanford-le-Hope. Rail replacement in place between Stanford-le-Hope – Pitsea & Pitsea – Shoeburyness. c2c passengers with season tickets may travel on Greater Anglia services between Southend Victoria and London Liverpool Street (including Romford for travel to/from Upminster).

Stations affected:

• Upminster

• Ockendon

• Chafford Hundred Lakeside

• Grays
  

Around 20:45

These services will be diverted to Liverpool Street, calling at Stratford but not calling at Limehouse or West Ham.

Around 00:10

Stations affected:

• London Fenchurch Street

• Limehouse

• West Ham

Tickets can be used at no extra cost on the District line between Tower Hill – West Ham – Barking, the Jubilee line between Stratford – West Ham, and the DLR between Tower Gateway – Limehouse – West Ham/Stratford.

These services will run as train shuttles between Upminster – Grays. Passengers should change at Upminster or Grays for services towards London and Southend.

Stations affected:

• Upminster

• Ockendon

• Chafford Hundred Lakeside

• Grays

Tickets can be used at no extra cost on the District line between Tower Hill – West Ham – Barking, the Jubilee line between Stratford – West Ham, and the DLR between Tower Gateway – Limehouse – West Ham/Stratford.

Stations affected:

• London Fenchurch Street

• Limehouse

• West Ham

Services will start/terminate at Liverpool Street, Barking or Upminster. Tickets can be used at no extra cost on the District line between Tower Hill – West Ham – Barking, and the Jubilee line between Stratford – West Ham.

Stations affected:

• London Fenchurch Street

• Limehouse

• West Ham

• Barking

Around 20:45:

These services will be diverted to Liverpool Street, calling at Stratford but not calling at Limehouse or West Ham.

Around 22:45:

Stations affected:

• London Fenchurch Street

• Limehouse

• West Ham

• Upminster

• West Horndon

• Laindon

• Basildon

• Pitsea

These services will run as train shuttles between Upminster – Grays. Passengers should change at Upminster or Grays for services towards London and Southend.

Stations affected:

• Upminster

• Ockendon

• Chafford Hundred Lakeside

• Grays

These services will be diverted to Liverpool Street, calling at Stratford but not calling at Limehouse or West Ham. These services will also be extended to Southend Central/Shoeburyness.

Tickets can be used at no extra cost on the District line between Tower Hill – West Ham – Barking, the Jubilee line between Stratford – West Ham, and the DLR between Tower Gateway – Limehouse – West Ham/Stratford.

Stations affected:

• London Fenchurch Street

• Limehouse

• West Ham

Stations affected:

• London Liverpool Street

• Stratford (London)

These services WILL NOT RUN. Rail replacement in place between Upminster – Pitsea via Ockendon.

These services WILL NOT RUN. Rail replacement in place between Upminster – Rainham – Purfleet – Grays. Passengers for Dagenham Dock have ticket acceptance on EL2 and 287 TfL bus services.

Tickets can be used at no extra cost on the District line between Tower Hill – West Ham – Barking, the Jubilee line between Stratford – West Ham, and the DLR between Tower Gateway – Limehouse – West Ham/Stratford.

Stations affected:

• London Fenchurch Street

• Limehouse

• West Ham

• Southend Central

• Southend East

• Thorpe Bay

• Shoeburyness

Tickets can be used at no extra cost on the District line between Tower Hill – West Ham – Barking, the Jubilee line between Stratford – West Ham, and the DLR between Tower Gateway – Limehouse – West Ham/Stratford.

Stations affected:

• London Fenchurch Street

• Limehouse

• West Ham

Tickets can be used at no extra cost on the District line between Tower Hill – West Ham – Barking, the Jubilee line between Stratford – West Ham, and the DLR between Tower Gateway – Limehouse – West Ham/Stratford.

Services towards London WILL NOT CALL at Limehouse. Services towards Southend/Grays will continue to call at Limehouse. 

These services will be diverted to Liverpool Street, calling at Stratford but not calling at Limehouse or West Ham. Tickets can be used at no extra cost on the District line between Tower Hill – West Ham – Barking, the Jubilee line between Stratford – West Ham, and the DLR between Tower Gateway – Limehouse – West Ham/Stratford.

Stations affected:

• London Fenchurch Street

• LimehouseWest Ham

These services will run as train shuttles between Upminster – Grays. Passengers should change at Upminster or Grays for services towards London and Southend.

Stations affected:

• Upminster

• Ockendon

• Chafford Hundred Lakeside

• Grays

Tickets can be used at no extra cost on the District line between Tower Hill – West Ham – Barking, the Jubilee line between Stratford – West Ham, and the DLR between Tower Gateway – Limehouse – West Ham/Stratford.

Stations affected:

London Fenchurch Street

Limehouse

West Ham

Liverpool Street services will be diverted to Fenchurch Street, calling at West Ham but not calling at Stratford. Tickets can be used at no extra cost on the Jubilee line between Stratford – West Ham. Fenchurch Street is a short walk from Liverpool Street.

Stations affected:

London Liverpool Street

Stratford (London)

These services will start/terminate at Grays. Rail replacement in place between Grays – Pitsea via Tilbury.

Stations affected:

• Grays

• Tilbury Town

• East Tilbury

• Stanford-le-Hope

• Pitsea

These services WILL NOT RUN. Rail replacement in place between Upminster – Rainham – Purfleet – Grays. Passengers for Dagenham Dock have ticket acceptance on EL2 and 287 TfL bus services.

Stations affected:

• Barking

• Dagenham Dock

• Rainham (Essex)

• Purfleet

• Grays

These services will be diverted to Liverpool Street, calling at Stratford but not calling at Limehouse or West Ham. Tickets can be used at no extra cost on the District line between Tower Hill – West Ham – Barking, the Jubilee line between Stratford – West Ham, and the DLR between Tower Gateway – Limehouse – West Ham/Stratford.

Stations affected:

• London Fenchurch Street

• Limehouse

• West Ham

Stations affected:

• Upminster

• Ockendon

• Chafford Hundred Lakeside

• Grays

Stations affected:

• London Fenchurch Street

• Limehouse

• West Ham

These services will be diverted to Liverpool Street, calling at Stratford but not calling at Limehouse or West Ham. Tickets can be used at no extra cost on the District line between Tower Hill – West Ham – Barking, the Jubilee line between Stratford – West Ham, and the DLR between Tower Gateway – Limehouse – West Ham/Stratford.

Stations affected:

• London Fenchurch Street

• Limehouse

• West Ham

These services will run as train shuttles between Upminster – Grays. Passengers should change at Upminster or Grays for services towards London and Southend.

Stations affected:

• Upminster

• Ockendon

• Chafford Hundred Lakeside

• Grays

Stations affected:

• London Fenchurch Street

• Limehouse

• West Ham

Around 20:45

These services will be diverted to Liverpool Street, calling at Stratford but not calling at Limehouse or West Ham.

Around 22:45

These services will be diverted via Grays and will not call at Upminster, West Horndon, Laindon, or Basildon. Train shuttles will run between Upminster – Pitsea via Laindon.

Stations affected:

• London Fenchurch Street

• Limehouse

• West Ham

• Upminster

• West Horndon

• Laindon

• Basildon

• Pitsea
  

Tickets can be used at no extra cost on the District line between Tower Hill – West Ham – Barking, the Jubilee line between Stratford – West Ham, and the DLR between Tower Gateway – Limehouse – West Ham/Stratford. From 22:45, ticket acceptance on the District line between Barking – Upminster.

These services will run as train shuttles between Upminster – Grays. Passengers should change at Upminster or Grays for services towards London and Southend.

Stations affected:

• Upminster

• Ockendon

• Chafford Hundred Lakeside

• Grays

These services will be diverted to Liverpool Street, calling at Stratford but not calling at Limehouse or West Ham. These services will also be extended to Southend Central/Shoeburyness.

Tickets can be used at no extra cost on the District line between Tower Hill – West Ham – Barking, the Jubilee line between Stratford – West Ham, and the DLR between Tower Gateway – Limehouse – West Ham/Stratford.

Stations affected:

• London Fenchurch Street

• Limehouse

• West Ham

These services will be diverted to Liverpool Street, calling at Stratford but not calling at Limehouse or West Ham. Tickets can be used at no extra cost on the District line between Tower Hill – West Ham – Barking, the Jubilee line between Stratford – West Ham, and the DLR between Tower Gateway – Limehouse – West Ham/Stratford.

Stations affected:

• London Fenchurch Street

• Limehouse

• West Ham

These services will run as train shuttles between Upminster – Grays. Passengers should change at Upminster or Grays for services towards London and Southend.

Stations affected:

• Upminster

• Ockendon

• Chafford Hundred Lakeside

• Grays

Tickets can be used at no extra cost on the District line between Tower Hill – West Ham – Barking, the Jubilee line between Stratford – West Ham, and the DLR between Tower Gateway – Limehouse – West Ham/Stratford.

Stations affected:

• London Fenchurch Street

• Limehouse

• West Ham

The good news is that c2c engineering works are always planned and published well in advance, so you can check before you travel and adjust your plans if needed. Here's what you might come across on days when work is taking place.

• Rail replacement buses run between stations where the line is closed. Where possible, they usually follow the same route as the train and stop at all the stations in between, so you can still get from A to B. Journey times are longer by bus, though, so give yourself a bit of extra time.
• Diverted services are common whenLondon Fenchurch Street is closed. When this happens, c2c trains usually run to and from Liverpool Street via Stratford instead. Liverpool Street is a short walk from Fenchurch Street, so you'll end up in the same part of London.
• Amended timetables may mean fewer trains or slightly different departure times. First and last trains are often the most affected too, so if you're catching an early morning or late evening service, double-check before you head out.

Here are a few tips to help you plan around engineering works on c2c's London, Southend and Tilbury lines:

• Give yourself extra time if you're heading toSouthend or Shoeburyness for a day at the seaside. Be sure to double-check the times of the last trains back to London, too.
• If you're catching a ferry or cruise from Tilbury, don't leave it too tight. Check the amended timetable and aim to arrive with plenty of time to spare.

• Morning engineering works are often finished by lunchtime, so travelling in the afternoon can sometimes mean a smoother ride with normal services back in place.

• Book your tickets once the amended timetable has been confirmed. That way, you'll know exactly which trains are running and when.

• If you're heading to Southend for a weekend and don't want to worry about late-night replacement buses, an overnight stay can be a great shout. Be sure to check out Trip.com's hotels in Southend-on-Sea.

You'll often find that c2c engineering works are concentrated around a few key parts of the network, so it helps to know which areas are most likely to see changes.

Are c2c tickets valid on rail replacement buses?

Yes, your train ticket covers you on any replacement bus service running during c2c cancellations. Just show your rail ticket or e-ticket to the bus driver and hop on. Keep in mind, too, that your ticket is also valid on some TfL services (like the DLR and Jubilee line) when diversions are in place.

How far in advance are c2c engineering works announced?

Are London Fenchurch Street closures common during bank holidays?

Yes, Fenchurch Street often closes for c2c engineering works on the weekend and bank holidays. The reason is straightforward, too: there are no commuters using the line on these days, so it's the least disruptive time to carry out major track and signalling upgrades. 

Can I get a refund if I choose not to travel?

If engineering work affects your journey and you'd rather not travel, you can usually claim a refund on your ticket. Advance tickets bought through Trip.com are normally refundable under these circumstances if engineering works are announced after you purchased your fare. 

Do engineering works affect weekend seaside services more often?