📋 Tender Overview
Ps10M Of Work Completed On Time With Improvements To Several Stations So That Trains Can Resume. The South Eastern Railway Has Successfully Reopened The Railway Through Dartford After Completing A Significant Upgrade Programme Carried Out Over The February Half-Term, With Passengers Thanked For Their Patience During This Essential Work Dartford Junction, The Busiest Railway Junction In Kent, Has Undergone A Ps10 Million Renewal To Improve Long-Term Reliability For Customers Travelling Between Kent And London. The Project Included Replacing 10 Switches And Crossings (Points) And Installing Approximately 400 Yards Of New Rail Between Slade Green And Dartford. To Make Full Use Of The Planned Closure, Additional Station Improvements Were Delivered. At Dartford Station, Repainting Work Was Completed, Stepping Distances Between Trains And Platforms Were Reduced, And Lift Maintenance Was Undertaken To Enhance Reliability. Track Improvements Were Also Carried Out In The Nearby Sidings. Further Enhancements Took Place Across The Route, Including Fencing Replacement At Stone Crossing, A Refurbishment Of The Accessible Toilet At Greenhithe, Deep Cleaning At Swanscombe, And Installation Of New Led Lighting And Additional Customer Information Screens At Northfleet. This Programme Forms Part Of A Wider Ps300 Million Investment To Improve Performance And Reliability Across The South Eastern Railway Network. Follow-Up Work Will Take Place On Sunday 1 March And Sunday 5 April, During Which Replacement Bus Services Will Operate. David Davidson, Chief Operating Officer For South Eastern Railway, Said: We Appreciate Our Passengers Patience While We Completed This Vital Investment At Dartford Junction, Where 650 Trains Pass Each Day. This Work Strengthens The Long-Term Resilience And Efficiency Of One Of The Busiest Points On Our Network. Scheduling The Upgrade During Half-Term Helped Minimise Disruption For Customers. Passengers / Community Members Network Rail National Helpline 03457 11 41 41 Latest Travel Advice Please Visit National Rail Enquiries Journalists Paul Prentice Communications Manager 07354 529345 Paul.Prentice@Networkrail.Co.Uk We Own, Operate And Develop BritainS Railway Infrastructure; ThatS 20,000 Miles Of Track , 30,000 Bridges, Tunnels And Viaducts And The Thousands Of Signals , Level Crossings And Stations. We Run 20 Of The UkS Largest Stations While All The Others, Over 2,500, Are Run By The CountryS Train Operating Companies . Usually, There Are Almost Five Million Journeys Made In The Uk And Over 600 Freight Trains Run On The Network. People Depend On BritainS Railway For Their Daily Commute, To Visit Friends And Loved Ones And To Get Them Home Safe Every Day. Our Role Is To Deliver A Safe And Reliable Railway , So We Carefully Manage And Deliver Thousands Of Projects Every Year That Form Part Of The Multi-Billion Pound Railway Upgrade Plan , To Grow And Expand The NationS Railway Network To Respond To The Tremendous Growth And Demand The Railway Has Experienced - A Doubling Of Passenger Journeys Over The Past 20 Years. Follow Us On Twitter: @Networkrail Visit Our Online Newsroom: Www.Networkrailmediacentre.Co.Uk
