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Friday 11 Sep 2015

TIMELAPSE: Incredible pictures and film show pace of demolition at site of new railway junction in Bermondsey

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Railway viaducts that once carried trains to Charing Cross and central London have been razed in preparation for the construction of a massive new junction on a site in South London.

Network Rail and its contractors Skanska and demolition experts Armac, have been working in Bermondsey to create the space for the new dive under - like a motorway flyover - which will allow more trains to run into London Bridge.

Incredible demolition paves the way for massive new railway junction

The former viaduct will be replaced with a dive under that will allow Charing Cross trains to pass beneath Thameslink services and pop up again on the other side, for a clear run into the capital. Where possible, the original structures have been retained and strengthened to continue to carry London’s oldest railway.

The Bermondsey Dive Under, which will be completed in 2017, is part of the Government-sponsored Thameslink Programme, revolutionising north-south travel through London.

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About Thameslink 

Network Rail is delivering the government sponsored Thameslink Programme that will transform north-south travel through London. When complete in 2018 it will give passengers:

• New spacious trains running every 2 to 3 minutes through central London in the peak
• Improved connections and better options to more destinations on an expanded Thameslink network including Cambridge and Peterborough
• Robust tracks and signalling offer more reliable journeys
• A completely rebuilt London Bridge station with more space and great facilities