Sevenoaks travel and transport
Sevenoaks travel news, newest first: rail changes, roadworks, parking charges and bus routes, each story linked to the operator or council notice.
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West Kingsdown bus and car show: free rides, Sunday 16 Aug
Go Bus marks 40 years of Roundabout on Sunday with a free bus and car show at Gamecock Meadow, free vintage bus rides from Swanley, and a bouncy castle.
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Riverhead
Chipstead Lane yellow lines: object or support by 31 August
KCC wants no waiting Monday to Saturday, 8am to noon, on three stretches of Chipstead Lane's north side, partly so bin lorries can get through. Responses close at noon on 31 August.
Westerham
M25 lorry fire shut motorway near Westerham from 5.15pm
A lorry fire shut the M25 anticlockwise between junctions 5 and 6 from 5.15pm on Monday, with six miles of queues near Clacket Lane services. No one was hurt.
News
When does Charing Cross reopen? It already has, on 17 August
Charing Cross reopened on 17 August and Sevenoaks trains are back to normal. It shuts again on Sunday 23 August, when they run to Cannon Street instead.
Riverhead
Riverhead puts the A25 zebra crossing first and is holding back its reserves to pay for it
Riverhead Parish Council's 2026 Highway Improvement Plan names the London Road zebra crossing as its top priority, and the council has turned down other spending to build the reserves behind a funding bid.
Council
Sevenoaks EV charging: 11 of 26 wards have none
Eleven of the district's 26 wards have no public EV charger, councillors were told on 14 July, as a seven-point Green climate motion was cut to two pledges.
News
Sevenoaks station starts replacing platform 1 and 2 lifts as platforms 3 and 4 reopen
Sevenoaks station has reopened the lifts to platforms 3 and 4 and begun replacing the lifts serving platforms 1 and 2, the next phase of a renewal running to winter 2026. Here is what it means for step-free travel.
Council
Bessels Green A25 crossing ruled out: 16 users a day
Kent County Council has ruled out an A25 pedestrian crossing at Bessels Green: surveys found 16 people crossing in 24 hours on a road too narrow for an island.
News
Sevenoaks roadworks: M26 shut 4 nights, A25 to 31 August
The M26 westbound shuts into the M25 for four nights from 17 August, and the A25 at Bessels Green shuts westbound at weekends to 31 August. Dates, diversions.
Town Centre
Parking in Sevenoaks: from £1.10 an hour, £5.30 all day
Every council car park and on-street bay priced: £1.10 an hour at Morewood Close, £5.30 all day on Plymouth Drive, and free on bank holidays.
Local Info
Sevenoaks to London Trains: Times, 2026 Fares & Last Train
Charing Cross in 32 minutes and an annual season at £4,600, frozen until 2027. Times to all four terminals, weekly and monthly fares, and the last train home.
Town Centre
Free Parking in Sevenoaks: Gordon Road, Sundays, Evenings
No Sevenoaks car park is free all week, but free parking exists: Gordon Road at weekends, the station streets on Sundays, and every bank holiday.