Southern: Kent news
Passengers across South East London and Kent asked to check before they travel ahead of £8m rail upgrade over festive period
- £8m upgrade to South East London’s railway through the Lewisham area being carried out over Christmas and New Year
- Improvements will help to provide a reliable service for passengers in heavily-congested part of network
- Service changes from Monday 27 December 2021 to Monday 3 January 2022 inclusive
Thank you to passengers as Hastings line reopens following landslip prevention project
- A week-long project to prevent landslips between Tunbridge Wells and Hastings has further reduced the risk of disruption as the industry works to win back customers.
- Stations painted and cleaned, platform surfaces improved and biodiversity enhancements completed at five sites on the route.
- Climate change-related extreme weather means continued monitoring and improvement of rail network required across the region
Two more weeks for passengers to prepare for line closure from Tunbridge Wells to Hastings
- Strengthening of multiple steep-sided landslip-prone cuttings near Tunbridge Wells
- Work to refurbish Etchingham footbridge and improve bio-diversity along the line
- Bus replacement services will take passengers to their destinations while works are carried out
Crossing the railway in the village of Bobbing to be made safer for residents
Network Rail has unveiled plans to improve the safety of crossing a 90mph railway line at a village outside Sittingbourne in North Kent.
Orpington station enjoys a £2.5m refit to keep passengers sheltered and dry
Passengers at Orpington station will experience a more pleasant and drier wait for their trains after a £2.5m project to refurbish the canopies has been completed.
Recycled signal cables help create fantastic new playground for primary school children in Deptford, South East London
Children at a South East London nursery and primary school are enjoying safe and fun playtimes thanks to a pioneering project by Network Rail and supplier Seva Rail, from Ashford in Kent.
Tunbridge Wells to Hastings line to close for seven days this October half term as Network Rail engineers tackle landslip prone sites
- Strengthening taking place to multiple steep-sided 170-year-old landslip-prone cuttings near Tunbridge Well
- Bus replacement services being provided but passengers need to check their times on Southeastern or National Rail enquiry websites before they travel
New and improved Denmark Hill station delivers first “carbon positive” upgrade on rail network
- First station upgrade in Europe to use photovoltaic ‘film’ to produce more power than new building consumes
- New entrance provides better access for patients and staff to two major London hospitals
- A range of new art and design elements reflect Camberwell's unique, vibrant identity
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