TWO major English train stations are set to close as they undergo renovations.
The commuter hubs will be unavailable to the public for 22 days next month as part of the regeneration works.
Two major London stations will be closed for days Credit: Getty
Southeastern will offer alternative routes during the closures Credit: Alamy
Both Station and Waterloo East Station in will not allow for a number of weeks over the .
The stations’ decades-old tracks and platforms will be given a revamp.
The closures will take place between Sunday, July 26, and Sunday, August 16, as well as on Sunday, May 31, and Sunday, June 7.
There will also be a full weekend closure from Saturday, August 22, to Sunday, August 23, – and again from Saturday, October 10, to Sunday, October 11.
The closures will allow a £20million revamp project to go ahead Credit: Alamy
Repairs will be made to the Hungerford Bridge Credit: Alamy
On these dates, no trains will stop at Charing Cross or Waterloo East, although the Southeastern services will continue throughout the closures.
Trains that usually terminate at Charing Cross will be diverted to London Victoria, London Blackfriars, London Cannon Street or London Bridge. Tickets will be accepted on these alternative routes.
Meanwhile the service from Charing Cross will run as normal.
The closures will allow a £20million engineering project to be completed, with almost two kilometres of 36-year-old track set to be replaced.
Sections of Charing Cross’s platforms will undergo repairs along with updates to the drainage systems on the tracks.
Structural repairs to the Waterloo East to London Waterloo pedestrian link bridge and the Hungerford Bridge are also required.
Scott Brightwell, train services director at Southeastern Railway, said: “The £20 million investment we are delivering will see 1990s track and platforms upgraded to make journeys safer and more reliable, and Victorian era structures strengthened to remain fit for the future.
“By consolidating the work into 22‑day closure, supported by preparation and follow‑up weekends, we can complete the work more quickly and with less disruption overall than the alternative options of 60 weekend closures or four to five 9-day closures.”
Urging passengers to “plan ahead and check before they travel”, he added: “We have planned the closure for the summer, when passenger numbers are around 20 per cent lower and schools are closed, to help manage the impact on customers.”
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