East London commuters are set to be hit by diversions this week as a result of planned engineering work.

Diversions will take place on the c2c network, which connects London to Essex, from Monday (August 19) to Thursday (August 22) this week.

This is due to planned engineering work between Fenchurch Street and Barking/ Upminster, according to c2c's website.

Disruptions will take place on the Basildon, Ockendon and Rainham c2c train lines.

Trains on the Basildon and Rainham lines will be diverted to Liverpool Street station.

These works begin from 8.45pm on those days and the train operator said services diverted to Liverpool Street will call at Stratford, but not Limehouse or West Ham on the Basildon line.

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From 10.45pm on these days, services will be diverted between Barking and Pitsea via an alternative route and will not call at Upminster, West Horndon, Laindon and Basildon.

A shuttle train service will run between Upminster and Pitsea via Laindon.

On the Ockendon line, a shuttle train will run from Upminster, Ockendon and Chafford Hundred to Grays.

"Passengers should change at Upminster or Grays for services towards London and Southend," c2c advised.

For commuters using the Basildon or Rainham lines, ticket acceptance will be in place on District line services between Tower Hill to West Ham and Barking, Jubilee line services between Stratford and West Ham, and DLR services between Tower Gateway and Limehouse to West Ham/Stratford

For more information or to plan your journey, go to www.c2c-online.co.uk/timetable/service-alterations.