Two major train stations to close for nearly a MONTH this week in huge £20million upgrade

TravelNews Travel IF you were planning to head to the capital this weekend, you might want to check your train journey. London will see two train stations close this week for major revamps. Two major train stations will close for nearly a month Credit: Alamy Both Charing Cross and Waterloo East train stations will close on Sunday, July 26, for three weeks. The two stations, which handle millions of passengers between them each year, will undergo a £20million glow-up. Sign up for the Travel newsletter Thank you! The stations will then both reopen on August 16. Across the 22-day closure, all services will be cancelled, with commuters instead having to go to London Victoria, London Bridge, London Cannon Street, or London Blackfriars for alternative services. Read more on travel inspo Upgrades include structural repairs to the 175-year-old Hungerford Bridge, which trains head over the River Thames on. Later this year there will also be two weekend closures – one between August 22 and 23 and another between October 10 and 11. Travellers will be able to use tickets on alternative routes including the Underground and buses, for no extra charge during the closure period. Scott Brightwell, train services director at Southeastern Railway, previously said: “The £20 million investment we are delivering will see 1990s track and platforms upgraded to make journeys safer and more reliable, and Victorian- era structures strengthened to remain fit for the future. Most read in Travel Charing Cross and Waterloo East will close this week, for three weeks, for a £20million revamp Credit: Getty There will also be two other closures later in the year Credit: Alamy “By consolidating the work into a 22-day closure, supported by preparation and follow-up weekends, we can complete the work more quickly and with less disruption overall than the alternative options of 60 weekend closures or four to five, nine-day closures.” He added: “We have planned the closure for the summer, when passenger numbers are around 20 per cent lower and schools are closed, to help manage the impact on customers.” Travellers are urged to plan ahead and check before they travel. Comment now