Network Rail has confirmed journeys from London Waterloo will face severe disruption during the Christmas period.

From Saturday, 27 December until Sunday, 4 January, around 350 engineers will be carrying out upgrades between Queenstown Road in Battersea and Nine Elms.

This will also involve altering platforms at Queenstown Road station to fit the new track layout fitting new ballast and sleepers under the tracks. As a result of this, journeys from London Waterloo to South West London and parts of Surrey and Hampshire will be affected for a week.

Trains bound for London Waterloo will terminate at Clapham Junction on 27 and 28 December, while Vauxhall station will also be shut from Saturday, 27 December until Tuesday, 30 December and also on New Year's Day.

There will be a reduced service to London Waterloo from Monday, 29 December until Sunday, 4 January, while trains will call at Vauxhall on New Year's Eve and from Friday, 2 January onwards.

Speaking on behalf of Network Rail and South Western Railway (SWR), Mark Goodall, Wessex route director said: "We are giving passengers early notice that there will be changes to train services for those travelling to and from central London over the festive period. We are advising passengers to plan ahead and use alternative routes into the capital.

"We are sorry for the disruption this closure between London Waterloo and Clapham Junction will cause, however these works will provide a more reliable journey for everyone who travels on one of the country's busiest railways."

Tickets will be accepted on alternative routes which you can find the details of on National Rail's journey planner.

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Full details of rail disruption are:

• On Christmas Day and Boxing Day there will be no train services as normal
• No trains will call at London Waterloo from Saturday 27 to Sunday 28 December with trains terminating at Clapham Junction
• From Monday 29 December 2025 to Sunday 4 January, timetable reductions will be in place
• Timetables will be available from 3 October
• Queenstown Road station will be closed from Saturday 27 December 2025 to Sunday 4 January 2026
• Vauxhall station will be closed from Saturday 27 December to Tuesday 30 December 2025, and on 1 January 2026. Trains will call at Vauxhall on New Years Eve, and from 2 January onwards