12 south east London stations are set to undergo repair works over the next six months and 46 are to receive deep cleans following a £2 million investment.
Under what is being described as a “rapid investment programme” by Southeastern. a total of 116 stations across London and Kent will undergo deep cleans with 46 of them in south east London.
In addition, 20 stations across its network will undergo repair works including 12 across south east London.
The work, which is set to take place over the next six months between November 2024 and March 2025, will include improvement works to busy south east London stations like Lewisham, Sidcup and New Cross.
Here’s the list:
Stations to get improvement works
- Blackheath
- Bromley South
- Dartford
- Greenwich
- Grove Park
- Hither Green
- Lewisham
- London Waterloo East
- New Cross
- Orpington
- Sidcup
- Woolwich Arsenal
Stations to be deep-cleaned
- Albany Park
- Barnehurst
- Beckenham Junction
- Belvedere
- Bexley
- Bexleyheath
- Bickley
- Brixton
- Bromley North
- Catford Bridge
- Charlton
- Chelsfield
- Chislehurst
- Clock House
- Crayford
- Deptford
- Eden Park
- Elmers End
- Elmstead Woods
- Eltham
- Erith
- Falconwood
- Hayes
- Herne Hill
- Kent House
- Kidbrooke
- Knockholt
- Ladywell
- Lee
- Lower Sydenham
- Maze Hill
- Mottingham
- New Beckenham
- New Eltham
- Penge East
- Petts Wood
- Plumstead
- Shortlands
- Slade Green
- St Johns
- St Mary Cray
- Sundridge Park
- Swanley
- Sydenham Hill
- Welling
- West Dulwich
The repair works will involve repainting public areas and customer facilities, along with the installation of new waiting shelters, seating and retail refurbishments which are set to be announced over the coming weeks.
Southeastern has said that these improvements are part of a broader plan of building a “better” and “more reliable” railway network for customers, who have increased by seven per cent since 2024.
These improvements also come alongside a new timetable, which will be introduced from December this year and will see Southeastern add a further 220 services to its timetable across London and Kent.
David Wornham, Passenger Services Director at Southeastern, said: “Our stations are the first and last impression our customers receive and that is why we are continually working to ensure they’re at the highest possible standard.
“This £2million investment will see 116 stations deep cleaned alongside improvement and repair work at 20 stations – all to be delivered before the end of March next year.
“We run a growing railway, with over 400,000 journeys in and out of London on our busiest days and this further investment in our stations, alongside our expanded timetable, will help to further increase customer numbers and support our wider communities.”
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