Blackheath Tunnel closed again

by | Apr 9, 2025 | Trains, Travel

 

Blackheath Tunnel to be closed for 10 weeks. Again!

Just over a year ago, the Blackheath tunnel was closed so that renovation work could be done on the 175-year-old Victorian structure. Well, it would seem that they didn’t do a very good job, as once again the tunnel is to be closed for another 10 weeks.

The tunnel, which was opened in 1849, is still prone to leaking and water damage, so from Sunday, 18th May until Sunday, 27th July, the 1-mile-long tunnel which links Charlton to Blackheath station is to be closed again.

To get from station to station, the best way is to get between them is to take a short walk at each end and use the nearby 380 bus route or take the Greenwich line rail to Greenwich station, then take the DLR train to Lewisham, then back one stop to Blackheath and vice versa.

This time, Network Rail will be once again replacing thousands of bricks in the tunnel, which hopefully will prevent the leaks causing the damage in the future.

 

 

 

Blackheath Tunnel closure

by | Mar 2, 2024 | Trains, Travel

Blackheath Tunnel closure.

 More Greenwich train line frustration which will affect anyone going to Blackheath, Lewisham, St Johns and New Cross station.

according to the Greenwich Wire website: Homepage – The Greenwich Wire

From the 1st June until 11th August the 175 year old Blackheath tunnel will be closed for repairs and maintenance due to major tunnel leakage.

Anyone wishing to get to Lewisham or Blackheath will have to go to Greenwich and change onto the DLR to Lewisham and travel onwards to St Johns and New Cross or travel back from Lewisham to Blackheath.

A better way to Lewisham or Blackheath would be to get the 380 bus service from Charlton to Blackheath and Lewisham.

Luckily the work is being carried out during the Summer holidays when the kids will not be at school so the buses should not be packed with screaming kids making your journey a living nightmare, and the traffic shouldn’t so bad then.

Lost train services

Lost train services

by | Dec 5, 2022 | Trains, Travel

Charing CrossLosing our Train services.

Here we go again, Transport for London (TfL) have decided that they need to give the commuter a better service by cutting a service that has worked perfectly fine for decades.

On the 11th of December we lose the direct Greenwich line trains to Charing Cross. Despite attempts by Greenwich council to reconsider the proposed plans TfL are going ahead and cutting the service anyway.

I personally have taken the service from Charlton to Charing Cross almost every workday for the last 4 years and the service was ideal for both me and my wife.

From the 11th December all trains on the Greenwich line will terminate at Cannon Street so If you want to get to Charing Cross you have to either change trains at London Bridge or take the Circle or District underground line from Cannon Street to the Embankment.

TfL tried to cut the Charing Cross Greenwich line service back in 2014 but was stopped after a big public backlash.

Many years ago, we even had a service on the Greenwich line to Victoria. A very slow service but a service none the less.

All this comes less than a year after they improved our very convenient bus service to Lewisham by redirecting the 180 bus route at Charlton to go to North Greenwich instead of Lewisham.

This is Charing Cross service cut is not only happening on the Greenwich line, but also on the Bexleyheath and Eltham line.

All I can say to TfL is please, please, please stop giving us a better service and leave our transport services alone. Stop patronising us by claiming it will give us a better service when it obviously will not.