c2c engineering works (November 2026)

• Limehouse Platform 1 closure (18 October–1 November): Services towards London will not stop at Limehouse. Passengers travelling towards London will need to continue to Fenchurch Street and change to an Essex-bound service calling at Platform 2.

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• Fenchurch Street–Barking weekend closures (1, 7–8, 14–15 and 21–22 November): Repeated weekend works will divert Basildon and Rainham line services to Liverpool Street via Stratford, bypassing Limehouse and West Ham. Ockendon line trains will operate as shuttles between Upminster and Grays, requiring passengers to change for onward journeys.

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• Major network disruption (15 November): Services between Liverpool Street and Grays will not run, with replacement buses operating via Upminster, Rainham and Purfleet. Basildon and Ockendon line services will also start or terminate at Upminster, without calling at Barking or stations beyond.

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• Evening diversions (16–18 November): Engineering works will divert services from Fenchurch Street to Liverpool Street via Stratford, bypassing Limehouse and West Ham. Later in the evening, Basildon line trains will also be diverted via Grays, with shuttle services and replacement transport covering affected sections.

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• Further route closures and diversions (23 November–3 December): Late-night works will divert services via Grays, bypassing stations including Upminster, West Horndon, Laindon and Basildon, with replacement buses on affected sections. Separate works will divert Liverpool Street services to Fenchurch Street on 28–29 November, and replace trains between Grays and Pitsea from 30 November to 3 December.

Services towards London WILL NOT CALL at Limehouse.

Services towards Southend/Grays will continue to call at Limehouse. Passengers for Limehouse can travel to Fenchurch Street and change to an Essex-bound service calling at Limehouse Platform 2.

Basildon Line

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

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.

Ockendon Line

These services will run as train shuttles between Upminster – Grays.

Stations affected:

• Upminster

• Ockendon

• Chafford Hundred Lakeside

• Grays

Passengers should change at Upminster or Grays for services towards London and Southend.

Rainham Line

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 Shoeburyness.

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.

Basildon Line

Late night services will start/terminate at Laindon. Rail replacement in place between Laindon – Shoeburyness.

Stations affected:

• Laindon

• Basildon

• Pitsea

• Benfleet

• Leigh-on-Sea

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.

Ockendon Line

Late night services will start/terminate at Stanford-le-Hope. Rail replacement in place between Stanford-le-Hope – Pitsea & Pitsea – Shoeburyness.

Stations affected:

• Stanford-le-Hope

• Pitsea

• Benfleet

• Leigh-on-Sea

Basildon Line

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

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.

Ockendon Line

These services will run as train shuttles between Upminster – Grays.

Stations affected:

• Upminster

• Ockendon

• Chafford Hundred Lakeside

• Grays

Passengers should change at Upminster or Grays for services towards London and Southend.

Rainham Line

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.

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.

Basildon Line

These late-night services will terminate at Laindon. Rail replacement in place between Laindon – Shoeburyness.

Stations affected:

• Laindon

• Basildon

• Pitsea

• Benfleet

• Leigh-on-Sea

• Chalkwell

• Westcliff

• Southend Central

• Southend East

• Thorpe Bay

• Shoeburyness

Ockendon Line

These late-night services will start/terminate at Grays. Rail replacement in place between Grays – Shoeburyness.

Stations affected:

• Grays

• Tilbury Town

• East Tilbury

• Stanford-le-Hope

• Pitsea

• Benflee

• tLeigh-on-Sea

• Chalkwell

• Westcliff

• Southend Central

• Southend East

• Thorpe Bay

• Shoeburyness

Basildon Line

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

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.

Ockendon Line

These services will run as train shuttles between Upminster – Grays.

Stations affected:

• Upminster

• Ockendon

• Chafford Hundred Lakeside

• Grays

Passengers should change at Upminster or Grays for services towards London and Southend.

Rainham Line

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.

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.

Basildon Line

These services will start/terminate at Upminster, not calling at Barking or beyond.

Stations affected:

Stratford (London)

London Fenchurch Street

Limehouse

West Ham

Barking

Upminster

Ockendon Line

These services will start/terminate at Upminster, not calling at Barking or beyond.

Stations affected:

• London Fenchurch Street

• Limehouse

• West Ham

• Barking

• Upminster
  

Ticket acceptance on District line services between Tower Hill – West Ham – Barking – Upminster, and DLR services between Tower Gateway – Limehouse – West Ham. 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).

These services WILL NOT RUN. Rail replacement between Upminster – Rainham – Purfleet – Grays.

Passengers for Dagenham Dock have ticket acceptance on EL2 and 287 TfL bus services.

Basildon Line

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

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. Around 22:45, ticket acceptance on the District line between Barking – Upminster after this time.

Ockendon Line

These services will run as train shuttles between Upminster – Grays.

Stations affected:

• Upminster

• Ockendon

• Chafford Hundred Lakeside

• Grays

Passengers should change at Upminster or Grays for services towards London and Southend.

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.

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.

Basildon Line

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

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.

Ockendon Line

These services will run as train shuttles between Upminster – Grays.

Stations affected:

• Upminster

• Ockendon

• Chafford Hundred Lakeside

• Grays

Passengers should change at Upminster or Grays for services towards London and Southend.

Rainham Line

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.

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 will run via Grays and will not call at Upminster, West Horndon, Laindon, or Basildon. Rail replacement in place between Upminster – Pitsea via Laindon.

Stations affected:

• Barking

• Upminster

• West Horndon

• Laindon

• Basildon

• Pitsea
  

Ticket acceptance on the District line between Barking – Upminster.

Services via Tilbury will not call at Upminster, Ockendon or Chafford Hundred. Rail replacement in place between Upminster – Grays via Ockendon.

Stations affected:

• Barking

• Upminster

• Ockendon

• Chafford Hundred Lakeside

• Grays

Ticket acceptance on the District line between Barking – Upminster.

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

Stations affected:

• London Liverpool Street

• Stratford (London)

Tickets can be used at no extra cost on the Jubilee line between Stratford and West Ham. Fenchurch Street is a short walk from Liverpool Street.

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

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?