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Network Rail takes emergency action to close foot crossing on railway near Hildenborough, Kent

A footpath crossing of the main London-Tonbridge railway in countryside near Hildenborough is being closed by Network Rail today (Thursday) as an emergency, after a survey of the crossing revealed much higher usage than expected.

Network Rail introduce new accessibility services to help deaf and blind passengers in the Southern region

  • SignLive enables deaf or hearing-impaired passengers to keep up to date with station announcements, no matter the time of day
  • RoomMate is an electronic, wall mounted device that provides blind and visually impaired passengers with a bespoke audio description in an accessible toilet

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REMINDER! Guildford’s railway set for new footbridge, plus upgraded track and signalling this Easter

Mar 31, 2021

Between Friday 2 and Monday 5 April, work will take place in Guildford, Godalming, Gomshall and Shalford to improve the railway’s reliability and improve train services. As a result all lines through Guildford will close,...

REMINDER! New signals for Kingston, Richmond and Twickenham set to improve train services in South West London this Easter

Mar 31, 2021

As a result of this work, the line from New Malden to Shepperton will be closed from the evening of Thursday 1 April, with the last service leaving London Waterloo for Shepperton at 6:42pm. The...

REMINDER: Upgrade works continue this Easter weekend in Sussex as Gatwick Airport station is transformed

Mar 31, 2021

Work on improving accessibility around the Gatwick Airport station will continue with track realignment and platform strengthening activity, which will allow wider platforms, more lifts, escalators and stairs to be installed. Enabling works will also...

REMINDER: South East London and north Kent set for improvement work over Easter weekend

Mar 31, 2021

The bank holiday – 2 April to 5 April – follows just over a year of lockdown, when Network Rail’s Kent route has been undertaking as much work as it can while trains are quiet,...

Major railway track renewal through Brockenhurst station, Hampshire, means changes to trains and diversions for motorists

Mar 30, 2021

Signed diversions will be in place between 00:01 Saturday 10 April to 12:00 Sunday 11 April 2021 and 00:30 Sunday 25 April to 05:00 Monday 26 April while the A337 is closed. Passengers, neighbours and...

£0.5m investment at Snodland station in Kent brings improved facilities

Mar 29, 2021

The upgraded station includes tactile strips on platforms, handrails and staircase coverings, which will give passengers a welcoming environment and a better travel experience. Fiona Taylor, Kent route director for Network Rail, said: “The footbridge...

VIDEO: Warning after two trains forced to make emergency stops when crossing users ignore red lights in Kent

Mar 26, 2021

In one shocking video captured by Network Rail's level crossing cameras four adult male cyclists can be seen completely ignoring a red warning light to cross the railway line at Pebble Lane, on the main...

Lockdown lift and start of spring sparks youth rail safety warning across South London, Surrey and Sussex

Mar 18, 2021

Shocking stats1 reveal that the lifting of lockdown in July 2020 prompted a surge in the number of trespass incidents on the railway in the South East Network Rail and British Transport Police urge parents...
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