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01 Aug 2022

Penge tunnel: Shortlands to London Victoria line now open

Penge tunnel: Shortlands to London Victoria line now open: Penge Tunnel 3-2

The line between Shortlands and London Victoria is now open.

  • There is still some work in the tunnel to be completed by Network Rail, which means that our trains will run at a reduced speed through Penge tunnel from Monday 1 to Sunday 7 August.
  • There will be some changes to our services during this time and some stations will have a less frequent service.
  • We strongly advise you to check before you travel - updated timetable information for Monday 1 August is available in journey planners.
  • Journey planners were updated on Monday 1 August for services on Tuesday 2 August, this daily pattern will repeat until Sunday 7 August.

The stations below will have two trains per hour to London Victoria via Herne Hill in peak times, a reduced stopping service from four per hour:

  • Brixton
  • West Dulwich
  • Sydenham Hill
  • Shortlands
  • Bromley South (Please note that some fast trains between Bromley South and London Victoria will leave 2 minutes earlier than the normal timetables)

The following stations will have three trains per hour at peak times to London Victoria, a reduced stopping service from four per hour. During off-peak times it will be one train per hour reduced from two.

  • St Mary Cray and Swanley

The most up to date information on train times will be available on southeasternrailway.co.uk or by following our Twitter @Se_Railway.

Contact information

David Meechan

Communications Manager - Major Programmes

david.meechan@southeasternrailway.co.uk

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