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The Blackheath Tunnel reopened on Monday 12 August following 10-week closure for essential repairs

• The 175-year-old tunnel needed repairs to its brickwork to stop water leaks damaging the railway

• The £10m programme of investment will help deliver better journeys for Southeastern customers by reducing delays and improving reliability.

• Mosaic supported by Network Rail and made of 250,000 glass pieces in a range of 28 colours by 70 volunteers 
• The largest-ever commission by the London School of Mosaic, with more than 21 million people projected to pass by each year, the mosaic will last for at least 150 years 

• Station provides highspeed and Main Line services to central London and Kent and is designed to be a catalyst for future investment and growth
• Since opening, around 91,000 journeys have been made to or from the station
• To mark the occasion, Network Rail and Southeastern staff gathered to enjoy a slice of birthday cake

New suppliers to provide planned and reactive maintenance across Network Rail's Southern Region.

• Replacement of switches and crossings on the North Kent line took place over several weekends in May and June

Network Rail is urging people to stay off the tracks and not put themselves and others at risk new safety figures reveal that there were more than 19,300 trespass incidents (2,685 on the Kent routes) on the rail network in the 2023/24 financial year – that’s one every half an hour.   

• Network Rail is reminding parents and children to remain vigilant around the railway as incidents of level crossing misuse rise during the summer break
• Never-seen-before CCTV footage shows reckless behaviour and near misses with trains
• 258 incidents of misuse and 33 near misses recorded at level crossings across Network Rail’s Kent route over the last year as hotspot locations are revealed
• Network Rail has set up a dedicated safety centre set up in Margate - believed to be the only one of its kind in the country

People travelling to and from the Isle of Sheppey are asked to plan ahead from Friday (28 June) when the first eight-day closure of Kingsferry Bridge, linking Sheppey to the mainland, takes place.