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11 Feb, 4 tweets, 3 min read
Our team is working in partnership w/ @BAMNuttall this weekend, 13 - 14 Feb and 20 - 21 Feb at #Balham station. The drainage works on the platform will cause significant noise through the day and night on the dates shared. Cont 1/
We'll be mitigating the noise as much as possible using acoustic barriers immediately around the work site on the platform. We're really sorry for the disturbance this will cause lineside neighbours - we've delivered letters to neighbours that will be impacted. 2/
These works form part of our £2.6m investment at Balham station, which will be complete in late March and includes track realignment to reduce the gap between trains and the platforms, platform canopy refurbishments and improved drainage. networkrail.co.uk/running-the-ra… 3/
We really appreciate the patience and understanding of our lineside neighbours in #Balham while we deliver these works. @wandbc @WBC_Help @DrRosena @MarshadeCordova 4/ ENDS.

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5 Feb
We’re really sorry but we’re going to have to keep the railway between Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells closed until Saturday 20 February, following a landslip near High Brooms.

You can find the full announcement here: networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/tunbridge…
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This latest slip means it makes sense for our passengers and our neighbours to fix all 120 metres of the railway in one go, to make sure it is fit for the future.
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