Monday 1 Aug 2022
Line closure this morning (Monday 1 August) - no trains between Shortlands and Victoria, via Penge East or Herne Hill
- Region & Route:
- Southern
- | Southern: Kent
We planned to open the railway line between Brixton and Beckenham Junction this morning after nine days of work to replace the track inside Penge Tunnel.
Unfortunately, a damaged cable was found inside the tunnel as the project team were doing checks overnight. We are working to get this fixed as soon as possible but in the meantime we’re sorry to say that no trains can run between Shortlands and Victoria, via Penge East or Herne Hill through the morning.
We’re really sorry for the impact this short notice change of train service will no doubt have.
As well as the damaged cable that was identified overnight, we need to complete other outstanding work through the course of the week. We will do this overnight when trains are not running. However, this will result in changes to Southeastern services until Monday 8 August.
More information is available at: https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/travel-information/live-travel-information/penge-tunnel-closure
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