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London Overground and National Rail trains will not run as key route shuts for 16 days

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Vincent
Published date18 April 2024
Publication titleMyLondon (England)
The 150-year-old bridge over the railway is located to the south of Hackney Downs Park and carries the junction of Downs Park Road and Bodney Road. It backs directly onto a tunnel, which emerges further down the line towards Clapton

The iron girders holding it up are in bad condition and continuing to deteriorate so a replacement is needed. Follow up works outside of the 16-day period will also cause disruptions to transport in the area as seen below.

Over the 16 consecutive days, engineers from Network Rail's contractor, Murphy, will demolish the old bridge and start building the new one. Passengers are advised that between July 20 and August 4 inclusive:

No London Overground services will run between Hackney Downs and Chingford stations. This means there will be no rail service to or from Clapton, St James Street, Walthamstow Central, Wood Street, Highams Park and Chingford stations. The London Underground Victoria line from Walthamstow Central will be operating throughout this time to help people get around, including the Night Tube on Fridays and Saturdays. Local buses will be running across the affected route. Passengers wanting to travel between Liverpool Street and Hackney Downs / Bethnal Green will be able to use London Overground services running to and from Enfield Town and Cheshunt. London Overground services to and from Enfield Town and Cheshunt may have different timetables during the 16 days, so regular passengers should check before they set off. Greater Anglia services that usually run between Liverpool Street and Hertford East will start and finish at Stratford instead. The usual Stratford – Meridian Water services won’t run, but other services will make additional stops at both Meridian Water and Northumberland Park. Additionally, Liverpool Street to Cambridge / Stansted Airport services will be diverted via and call at Seven Sisters instead of Tottenham Hale. Bishop’s Stortford to Stratford services will not...

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