Up to 1 million rail passengers face major disruption in August

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Up to one million rail passengers a day in the south will face major disruption next month with stations and platforms due to be closed as part of a multi-million pound upgrade.

Passengers who use Waterloo, London Bridge, Charing Cross and Waterloo East will be affected for up to three weeks.

Network Rail announced its final plans and revealed emergency staff will be on duty at key locations to ensure that any track and signal issues are dealt with as fast as possible.

The works will allow new and longer trains to run.

During August 17,000 staff will be out on the tracks.

Routes to UK airports will remain unaffected over the bank holiday weekend.

There will be major changes to passenger services at the following stations in August:

  • London Waterloo: While platforms are extended as part of the Waterloo & South West Upgrade, platforms 1 – 10 will be closed from Saturday 5 to Monday 28 August. On Friday 25 to Monday 28 August the closure extends to include platforms 1 – 14. Throughout the closure, there will be significant reductions services at some stations and several will be closed across the south west rail network

  • London Bridge: Between Saturday 26 August and Saturday 2 September, there will be no Southeastern services to or from London Bridge, Waterloo East and Charing Cross while Network Rail continues to rebuild London Bridge station and the surrounding railway, as part of the Thameslink Programme. Additionally, on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 August there will be no Southeastern trains at Cannon Street and Blackfriars and fewer Southern services to London Bridge

  • London Euston: The installation of a new power supply at Euston station means that no trains will run to or from London Euston on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 August

  • London Liverpool Street: On Sunday 27 and Monday 28 August there will be no train services between London Liverpool Street and Shenfield / Ingatestone / Billericay / Barking

  • London Paddington: From Saturday 19 August to 15 September, services will be impacted on the Paddington to Wales route between Swindon and Bristol Parkway. Diversions for high speed trains and rail replacement services for local services will mean longer journey times

  • Marylebone, Kings Cross, St Pancras and London Victoria stations in London are all unaffected, but are likely to be busier than usual