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High Street Overnight Resurfacing – Bus Diversions

Posted on May 8, 2018 by | Comments Off on High Street Overnight Resurfacing – Bus Diversions

Correct information on the bus diversions during the resurfacing of the High Street

Nightly from 8pm to 5am until Saturday 12 June

Resurfacing will mean closure of the High Street

Bus route changes

227, 54, and 354 will turn left at the War Memorial from Beckenham Road.

367 will turn left at Village way and right along Rectory Road at the War Memorial.

227 and 367 will turn right at Beckenham Junction to return to Bromley road at St Georges.

352 will be back on its normal route from Village Way only between 8pm and 5am during this resurfacing work.

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Changes to services on the Hayes Line from 2022

Posted on January 22, 2018 by | Comments Off on Changes to services on the Hayes Line from 2022

The Southeastern franchise for rail services in south east London is subject to re-tender in 2019, for services starting in 2022. As part of the tender process, the Department for Transport is requiring tenderers to bid for the Hayes Lines, which will involve changes to current services. There will still be four trains an hour on this line but trains will no longer go direct to Cannon Street, but a new twice hourly service will be started to London Victoria. Charing Cross services would not stop at Lewisham. Victoria services would stop at Lewisham and then at Nunhead, Peckham and Denmark Hill. This would be useful for people needing to visit Kings Hospital.

We are not aware of any consultations about this change. DfT claim that the Cannon Street route is poorly used. It may well be that local people would prefer a direct route to Victoria instead, including better access to Kings.

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Campaign for Pedestrian crossing on Village way

Posted on January 8, 2018 by | Comments Off on Campaign for Pedestrian crossing on Village way

Village Way and cut through to Kelsey Way

The long running campaign for a pedestrian crossing on Village Way to facilitate children crossing to Harris Academy Beckenham may yet prove successful. Despite multiple collisions, Bromley’s road traffic engineers haven’t considered the road dangerous enough to merit any intervention. Following the death of a motorcyclist in November, a roadside parent and teacher protest, and the support of Lib Dem London Assembly member Caroline Pidgeon (Chair of the Greater London Assembly’s transport committee) Bromley Council has  bowed to pressure. The Bromley News Shopper (6h December) reports that “Following an analysis of the police and coronary reports the Council will be reassessing road safety on Village Way potentially with a  view to introduce traffic calming measures”. Belisha Beacons may still be out of sight, but the Council’s gear shift is an encouraging sign.

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Beckenham High Street Bus Stops

Posted on December 13, 2017 by | Comments Off on Beckenham High Street Bus Stops

There is still some confusion about the bus stops in the High Street. The buses  have reverted to their pre-work routes over Christmas – up to 7 January. But some stops are still showing old information. The stop outside Lidl is still showing on Countdown that it is closed, but it is not. |Texts to Countdown along the High Street at the previously closed stops may also say there are no buses. But buses are running as before down the High Street and stopping at all stops.

IGNORE THIS SIGN FOR NOW

 

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High Street Bus Diversions starting 29 August

Posted on August 25, 2017 by | Comments Off on High Street Bus Diversions starting 29 August

Bus Diversions during the next phases of the Beckenham Town Centre Improvements, from Thornton’s Corner to Village Way, will commence at 9.30am on Tuesday 29th August.

Buses will run normally for a period around Christmas 2017 – the dates will be posted here when they are confirmed.

Routes 227 towards Crystal Palace, 367 towards West Croydon and N3 towards central London will no longer use Manor Road. They will now revert to the normal route along Bromley Road and will stop outside Beckenham Halls (stop F) as normal.

They will then turn right into the High Street (although they won’t stop at Marks & Spencer, stop C) and turn left at Beckenham Junction down Rectory Road, stopping at the new temporary stop at Beckenham Junction (stop G) and Vicarage Drive (stop W).

Routes 227 and N3 will turn right at the War Memorial resuming their normal routes to Crystal Palace and Central London.

Route 367 will then turn left at the War Memorial and turn right into its normal route at Village Way stop M. It won’t stop outside the Wimpy (stop P) in the High Street.

Route 54 towards Elmers End and Route 354 towards Penge, will remain diverted via Rectory Road, stopping at the new temporary stop at Beckenham Junction (stop G) and Vicarage Drive (stop W).

Route 162 towards Bromley will remain diverted via Albemarle Road and St George’s Road, stopping at the new temporary stop on St George’s Rd (stop Z).

Bus stops at Beckenham Green and outside Rascasse restaurant (stops D and H) will remain closed.

During this phase of the work the bus stop outside Lidl (stop K) will be closed and the stop outside Risto restaurant (stop R) at the bottom of the High Street will be served only by route 352.

Download TfL map .

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