United Kingdom - Older General Information

Introduction

This document acts as an archive for Recent and Future Changes prior to 2013.

Route Closures and Service Reductions

Closures and significant service reductions in recent years are:

Lines closed:

• Farringdon - Moorgate, London: March 2009, but the London Underground line between the same stations is not affected.

• Fawkham Junction - Southfleet Junction: Regular passenger use ceased in November 2007, as a result of Eurostar services being diverted from London Waterloo to St Pancras. The line was converted to sidings, accessed only from Southfleet Junction, in April 2016, possibly temporarily.

• Barkston South Junction - Barkston East Junction: Replaced by new curve at Allington, October 2005.

Lines closed for conversion to rapid transit or other alternative transport use:

• Manchester - Oldham - Rochdale: Closed October 2009; most is now part of Manchester's tram/metro system, but that has street running through Oldham, following an interim period when trams used a now-closed section of the former railway.

• Stratford - North Woolwich, London: Closed December 2006; part being converted to part of Docklands Light Railway and much of the remainder as part of Crossrail's Abbey Wood line.