Late-night trains will be replaced by buses on parts of the Southern network this week.
The engineering work will affect several routes, including services between Barnham and Bognor Regis/Chichester, Oxted and East Grinstead/Uckfield, Tonbridge and Redhill, and Lewes and Seaford.
The work is scheduled to take place overnight from Monday, July 27, to Friday, July 31, on some routes, and from Monday, July 27, to Thursday, July 30, on others.
On the Barnham to Bognor Regis/Chichester route, all lines will be closed overnight.
The 10.35pm train from London Victoria to Chichester will stop at Barnham, with a replacement bus service operating between Barnham and Chichester.
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The 11.45pm Portsmouth Harbour to Bognor Regis train will be diverted to Littlehampton, and a replacement bus will operate from Barnham to Bognor Regis.
On the Oxted to East Grinstead/Uckfield route, all lines will be closed overnight.
The 9.07pm, 10.07pm, and 11.07pm London Bridge to Uckfield services will stop at Oxted, with replacement buses running from Oxted to Crowborough/Uckfield.
The 10.33pm Uckfield to London Bridge service will start from Oxted, with a replacement bus running from Uckfield to Oxted.
The 10.20pm, 10.50pm, and 11.22pm London Victoria to East Grinstead services will stop at Oxted, with replacement buses running from Oxted to East Grinstead.
The 11.06pm East Grinstead to London Victoria service will start from Oxted, with a replacement bus running from East Grinstead to Oxted.
On the Tonbridge to Redhill route, all lines will also be closed overnight.
The 11.36pm Tonbridge to Redhill service will not run from Monday to Thursday, and the 12.28am Redhill to Tonbridge service will not run from Tuesday to Friday.
Both services will be replaced by buses.
On the Lewes to Seaford route, all lines will be closed late on Monday to Thursday evenings.
After approximately 11.25pm, buses will replace trains between Lewes and Seaford.
Network Rail said it carries out regular planned engineering works on the network to "maintain and improve the railway".
It said this work "normally takes place at weekends or after 10pm – but occasionally services are impacted at other times".
It added that "information will be available here as soon as it is available".
A Southern spokesperson said: "To maintain and improve the railway, Network Rail carries out regular planned engineering works on the Southern network.
"Work normally takes place at weekends or after 10pm – but occasionally services are impacted at other times.
"When we provide rail replacement buses or coaches for planned disruption, we use accessible vehicles.
"In circumstances when this is not possible, our Assisted Travel and customer-facing teams will always identify an alternative journey plan to enable disabled customers to complete their journey."
Southern said: "Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey."
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