9 day closure of line between London Victoria and Beckenham Junction – 23 to 31 July 2022

Message from Southeastern:

9-day closure of line between London Victoria and Beckenham Junction

There will be a 9-day closure of the line between Victoria and Beckenham Junction during the school holidays, 23 – 31 July. Trains will be able to run south from Beckenham Junction during the working week.

This extended line closure in one complete period will minimise overall disruption to both passengers and lineside neighbours and remove the need for repeated weekend closures which can take up twice the time. As the work will be noisy at times, Network Rail want to get it done in as short a time as possible.

Network Rail will be replacing 4km of old track

Network Rail engineers will be replacing the track through the 1.25m tunnel. They are replacing 3,970 metres of track in total, using engineering trains, road-rail vehicles and other heavy machinery to complete the work.

Most of the track, including the rail sleepers and ballast, are now over 30 years old and some even date back to the early 1970s – making it more than half a century old in places. The end result will really make a difference for our passengers. The new track will mean more reliable journeys for years to come.

Check revised timetables between 23-31 July

We are asking passengers to check before they travel when the revised timetables are confirmed. Travel information and advice amd ticket acceptance on other rail routes will be provided as soon as possible.

Passengers from the following stations will be affected:

Shortlands, Beckenham Junction, Kent House, Penge East, Sydenham Hill, West Dulwich, Herne Hill, Brixton and London Victoria.

Where can people get more information?

Network Rail’s dedicated project page is www.networkrail.co.uk/PengeTunnel

The £10m project is part of the wider £1.25billion South East Upgrade programme to invest in the railway across the Kent route.