Rail passengers in southeast London will get a “turn up and go service” on most routes on Mondays to Saturdays from December, Southeastern has said, as it confirmed plans to reverse many of the service cuts made after the pandemic. Blackheath, Kidbrooke and Eltham stations are due to get more trains to Charing Cross from […]
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Summer shutdown at Charing Cross and Waterloo East for track works
Charing Cross and Waterloo East stations will be closed for 22 days during the summer holidays so engineers can replace “increasingly unreliable” old track. Trains will still run, but will either terminate at London Bridge or be diverted to Victoria, Cannon Street or Blackfriars. The closure, between July 26 and August 16, includes the first […]
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Southeastern set to restore all-day link to Elizabeth Line in plan to reverse train cuts
Southeastern Metro trains in Greenwich and Bexley boroughs could mostly return to pre-Covid service levels by the end of the year – including bringing back an all-day direct link to the Elizabeth Line at Abbey Wood. “Rounder” services that linked the Greenwich and Sidcup lines on Mondays to Saturdays could be reintroduced as soon as […]
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Jubilee Line closed at North Greenwich for Charlton v Chelsea FA Cup match
There will be no Jubilee Line service through North Greenwich this weekend – affecting fans heading to Charlton Athletic’s FA Cup match against Chelsea and people going to the O2 Arena. On Southeastern Metro, the Bexleyheath line will also be closed all weekend, along with Lewisham station, adding to the disruption for travellers in SE […]
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‘Embarrassing’ Southeastern Metro trains finally get interior makeover
The first of a fleet of Southeastern Metro trains that were branded “embarrassing” by the company’s boss has been given a makeover – with another 35 to get the same treatment. Steve White, the managing director of Southeastern, said three years ago that he was not proud of the 20-year-old Class 376 trains, which were […]
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Half-term closure of rail line through Dartford for major £10m works
No trains will run through Dartford for nine days in a row in February next year to allow major work to take place on the track. Southeastern Metro and Thameslink trains will not be able to run between Slade Green, Barnehurst or Crayford and Gravesend because of the £10 million project to replace the switches and […]
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Rail engineering work to hit Charlton Athletic fans heading to play-off final
Rail routes through Greenwich, Abbey Wood and New Eltham will be disrupted by engineering work this bank holiday weekend – hitting journeys for thousands of Charlton fans heading to Wembley. More than 38,000 Addicks fans will be travelling to the national stadium for the League One play-off final against Leyton Orient on Sunday. But their […]
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No trains or DLR to Greenwich for second Sunday in a row
Visitors coming to Greenwich will have to contend with a lack of trains for the second Sunday in a row this weekend, with no Docklands Light Railway or National Rail service all day. The DLR closure comes just seven days after the line through Greenwich was shut for maintenance works for all three days of […]
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