Southern: Kent news
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
Over £1.8 billion spent across the south on improvements with passengers returning to the railway more than 18 months after the first lockdown, Network Rail’s Southern region says “welcome back”
Network Rail’s Southern region has invested over £1.8 billion in the railway to support the country in its mission to ‘build back better’ so passengers can feel confident and safe when they return to travelling by train.
Over £1.8 billion spent across the south east on improvements with passengers returning to the railway more than 18 months after the first lockdown, Network Rail and Southeastern says “welcome back”
- Network Rail Kent route, which maintains and operates tracks from London Charing Cross, London Cannon Street and London Bridge to commuter towns of south east London, Ashford, Canterbury and Dover, spent over £660m maintaining and upgrading the railway during lockdown, so passengers came back to a better railway.
- Enhancements worth over £100m include upgrades to Hither Green and Sandwich stations with more underway
- Passengers welcomed back with enhanced cleaning and advised to wear masks in crowded stations.
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