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Signalling upgrades underway on lines into London Victoria Most Southern trains will be diverted to London Bridge over May weekends and two Sunday’s in June as major signalling upgrades continue on the lines into London Victoria station. The investment will modernise 1980s track and signalling, improve reliability on the network and help even more passenger and freight trains arrive at their destinations on time. This phase of work, to take place between London Victoria, Clapham Junction and Balham, and the West London Lines from Clapham to Shepherds Bush, will continue until after Christmas 2022. On the following dates, most Southern trains will be diverted to London Bridge and no trains will run between Victoria-East Croydon.
Gatwick Station project – flying into year two The start of 2021 has been busy at the Gatwick Airport station redevelopment to make passengers’ future journeys easier, while the station is open for travel. Over the last few weeks, the team reached a couple of important milestones on the journey to improving accessibility around the station: The first stage of critical foundation work was complete on platforms 5 & 6. This allowed track realignment work to kick off to accommodate the construction of wider platforms, new escalators and stairs. These will create a seamless connection to a new, second station concourse built above platforms 5, 6 and 7. The concourse will be a new entrance into the Airport seamlessly connecting the train station to Airport Terminals, while doubling the amount of space for passengers. Lift pits were constructed on platform 7 to prepare for the installation of a new lift and an escalator, which will also lead to the new station concourse. Strengthening work has been carried out on platform 4 in preparation for the arrival of another new escalator
and stairs, which will further improve accessibility and passenger movement around the station. Eight new escalators, five new lifts and four new stairways in total will be installed across the station to make journeys easier for all passengers including people with reduced mobility, the elderly and those travelling with a pushchair or luggage. As part of the redevelopment the existing station concourse and link span into the Airport South Terminal will also be refurbished and station employees will benefit from a new Back of House building once works are complete in 2023.
Saturday 1 to Sunday 3 May (Bank Holiday) Saturday 8 to Sunday 9 May Saturday 15 to Sunday 16 May Saturday 22 to Sunday 23 May Saturday 29 to Monday 31 May (Bank Holiday) Sunday 6 June Sunday 27 June. Rail tickets will be accepted on London Underground services between London Victoria, London Bridge and Balham, and on London Buses between Balham and Streatham Hill. Tickets will also be valid on South Western Railway services between Clapham Junction and London Waterloo. A limited bus replacement service will operate between East Croydon and Clapham Junction for local journeys. Learn more about the project at www.networkrail.co.uk/ victoriaresignalling
As we look to the future, the Gatwick Airport station redevelopment will play a more important role than ever before in providing efficient, safe and sustainable transport links to London, the coast and abroad. Once complete, the upgraded station will be an impressive gateway into the UK, and it will help drive the recovery of the local, regional and national economy.
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