With less than a week to go, Southern and Southeastern passengers are being reminded to check before they travel.

Those planning to travel on the Hastings line between the 25th of October and the 2nd of November will be impacted by a major programme of work being carried out by Network Rail.

Buses will replace trains for all nine days between Tunbridge Wells and Hastings, and between Bexhill and Hastings.

Passengers can plan ahead by checking their journeys online on the National Rail website

“We’d like to thank passengers for their patience while we carry out this essential work.

“We’ve invested significantly in the Hastings line in recent years to address challenges that go back to the line’s construction over 170 years ago, and the work we are doing at the end of October is part our continued commitment to improving journeys for passengers.

“We know that closures are disruptive, and we’re doing everything we can to keep people moving with replacement buses and clear travel information. In addition, our integrated railway means we can also take the opportunity to do other work, including refurbishing the footbridge at West St Leonards stations, at the same time to further minimise future disruption.

“We know from previous experience that carrying out work over consecutive days allows us to do more work, more efficiently and with less overall impact on our customers.”

David Davidson, chief operating officer for the South Eastern Railway