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Network Rail engineers in the South East are about to unwrap a bank holiday weekend of major engineering in South East London and North Kent, with a major bridge replacement lined up, along with track work, earthwork and more.

Maidstone East's station upgrade is taking shape with the completion of its new station entrance this week.

Refurbishment and repair work at Dover Priory station will increase the life span of the footbridge while providing an upgraded canopy roof on the platforms to keep passengers dry in the rain.

Network Rail has thanked passengers for their patience after completing work to repair a landslip at High Brooms and preventative work at several other vulnerable sites which caused the closure of the railway between Tonbridge in Kent and Robertsbridge in East Sussex.

Network Rail engineers are accelerating work to rebuild a cutting at the entrance to a tunnel on the London to Hastings line to reduce the risk of landslips at the site.

More lines have opened to trains in Kent and South East London today after two days of snowy weather limited services in the county.

Network Rail engineers are working around the clock to repair a landslip that has caused the closure of the railway between Tunbridge Wells and Tonbridge in Kent.

Passengers, especially those with mobility issues, using St Mary Cray station in Kent will soon benefit from a £4m scheme to make access easier and more convenient.