The Southeastern railway line between Brixton and Beckenham Junction will close for nine days from Saturday July 23 so the track in the Penge Tunnel can be replaced.
Stations affected by the closure include Brixton, Herne Hill, West Dulwich, Sydenham Hill, Penge East, Kent House and Beckenham Junction.
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Network rail are advising passengers to adjust their journeys to avoid unnecessary disruption to their travel plans.
Scott Brightwell, operations and safety director for Southeastern said: “We don’t want people to get caught out, so our advice to our passengers during this work is to check before you travel, and to plan ahead by using the Southeastern website or National Rail Enquiries.
“There’s never a good time for work like this to be carried out but the work is crucial and it will mean better journeys in the future.”
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The railway track inside the 1.25-mile-long tunnel is being renewed. Works involve removing the old track, digging up the track bed, and then replacing the rail and ballast using a track laying machine.
Network Rail said it has decided to do all the repairs in a nine-day-block, rather than over the course of five weekends and two additional Sundays, to minimise disruption.
Alongside the track replacement, Network Rail said it would carry out other maintenance work at the same to make the works more efficient and cost effective.
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The £5 million track replacement is part of the £1.25 billion South East Upgrade programme which aims to provide passengers in Kent and South East London with better journeys and fewer delays by improving railway infrastructure.
The track work will affect Southeastern services from Saturday 23 July until Sunday 31 July.