Train services from Charing Cross and Waterloo East will be disrupted for 22 days in July and August, with services diverted to other stations in the capital.

The disruption will allow engineers to carry out a £20m project to replace 2 km of track, rebuild parts of a platform at Charing Cross, and carry out structural repairs to the pedestrian link between Waterloo East and London Waterloo and to Hungerford Bridge.

The main disruption will take place from Sunday, 26 July to Sunday, 16th August, but there will also be disruption at weekends at either end of the main work period. As well as Charing Cross and Waterloo East stations being closed, other Southeastern services will run at different times, some will be less frequent, and the times of the first and last trains will be altered. Services that normally run into Charing Cross will be diverted to Victoria, Cannon Street, Blackfriars, or London Bridge.

Passengers intending to travel during the affected period can plan their journeys using the Southeastern journey planner or at www.nationalrail.co.uk.

Whilst Charing Cross and Waterloo East stations are closed, tickets will be valid for use on different services.

More details about ticket acceptance according to the type of ticket, which tickets will be acceptable on London Buses, and how to obtain refunds on unused tickets are available at http://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/CharingCrossUpgrades.

Services to Charing Cross were also affected during the early May bank holiday because of engineering work at Lewisham and the installation of a new footbridge at Hither Green.

“The £20 million investment we are delivering will see 1990s track and platforms upgraded to make journeys safer and more reliable, and Victorian-era structures strengthened to remain fit for the future. Services will run very differently during the closure, with changes to routes, frequencies and train times across the network. We’re asking customers to plan ahead, check before they travel, and make sure they know their last train home.”

Scott Brightwell, Safety, Planning and Performance Director, South Eastern Railway