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Passengers in Kent are being urged to check before travelling over the Christmas period as a major programme of improvement work on the railway at London Bridge means that train services will be subject to planned changes.

Passengers are being urged to check before travelling over the Christmas period as a major programme of improvement work on the railways in London this Christmas means that train services will be disrupted over the holiday period – including to Gatwick Airport. As a result, passengers travelling to and from the airport are being advised to allow more time for their journey.

Passengers are being urged to check before travelling over the Christmas period as a major programme of improvement work on the railway means that train services between London and Sussex – including Gatwick Airport – will be disrupted over the holiday period. As a result, passengers travelling to and from the airport are being advised to allow more time for their journey.

At a public meeting chaired by Maria Caulfied MP, Network Rail has this evening announced plans to remove the Plumpton level crossing gates and replace them with a safe 21^st century solution in order to reopen the road by mid-November.

Network Rail has begun work to build the new station at Abbey Wood as part of the Crossrail programme.

Network Rail will be holding a public meeting chaired by Maria Caulfield MP on Friday October 16 to update residents on plans to reopen the level crossing in Plumpton.

Network Rail has written to residents to apologise for the disruption caused by the current closure of Plumpton level crossing, setting out the possible steps that could enable the crossing to reopen in the short term whilst working to find an acceptable, safe, long term solution for crossing users and the community.

Network Rail will be holding a drop-in session on Saturday October 10 to show residents plans to replace the Chandler’s Ford footpath level crossing with a stepped footbridge.