Southern: Kent news
Kent: Emergency work to repair a landslip at Newington will mean buses replace trains between Gillingham and Sittingbourne until Monday 4 March
The railway line between Rainham and Sittingbourne will remain closed for at least the next seven days to allow Network Rail engineers to stabilise a landslip next to the railway at Newington.
Network Rail’s Southern region joins Samaritans to remind public small talk is no small thing
- Samaritans’ Small Talk Saves Lives campaign launches as half the nation admit to swerving someone they don’t know to avoid small talk.
- Nearly half of British adults in the Southern region avoid engaging with someone they don’t know to avoid small talk.
- 24% are worried they would say the wrong thing when engaging with someone.
- 92% of people say they don’t have a go-to question to start small talk.
- 82% have used small talk in their personal lives over the past month.
Shortlands station in South London will soon benefit from three lifts and a new footbridge which will make the station fully accessible
Rail users in Bromley, South London will soon benefit from step-free access at Shortlands station as Network Rail announces accessibility upgrades starting this January.
Passengers in South London, Kent and Sussex, thanked for patience after several engineering projects to improve reliability completed over festive period
Network Rail engineers successfully complete planned engineering upgrades across Kent and Sussex.
Passengers in South London, Kent and Sussex, reminded to plan ahead and check before travelling over the festive period due to planned engineering work
Network Rail’s annual planned engineering upgrades will result in changes to a number of services between Christmas and New Year with passengers urged to check before travelling.
Planning consent received for a major new station upgrade of Peckham Rye station
Passengers are set to benefit from improved accessibility and a better experience at Peckham Rye with Network Rail receiving formal Planning Consent for its proposals for a complete transformation bringing the historic, listed Victorian station building into the 21st century.
‘Deck the Halls’: This December Network Rail is hosting a Christmas charity concert to spread festive cheer and raise money for the Railway Benefit Fund at London Bridge station
The London Transport choir will be serenading the station with heart-warming Christmas carols, alongside the majestic sound of the church organ to help raise money for the Railway Benefit Fund (RBF).
Stepping in the right direction: Plans announced to create step-free access at Herne Bay to make the station fully accessible for all passengers
Rail users on the north coast of Kent will soon benefit from step-free access at Herne Bay station as Network Rail announces accessibility upgrades starting next month.
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