Hackney railway bridge work set to halt Liverpool Street trains

Services to and from Liverpool Street station, including the London Overground, are set to be disrupted for more than two weeks while a 150-year-old bridge is replaced.

Network Rail will demolish a bridge with deteriorating cast iron girders by Hackney Downs Park and install a new structure, from 20 July to 4 August.

No London Overground services will run between Hackney Downs and Chingford.

Network Rail said the new bridge was designed to last for 120 years.

It apologised for the disruption.

Some Greater Anglia trains, which usually call at Liverpool Street, will terminate at Stratford instead while Stansted Airport and Cambridge services will be diverted to Seven Sisters instead of Tottenham Hale.

London Overground timetables between Enfield Town and Cheshunt may change during the work.

Downs Park Road, east London, is expected to remain closed to vehicles until early 2025, while cyclists and pedestrians will be unable to use it from July.

Simon Milburn, Network Rail Anglia infrastructure director, said: "We're sorry for the disruption this summer but we'll be working flat out to deliver a replacement bridge that will serve the community for generations to come."

Rory O'Neill, Transport for London's general manager for London Overground, said: "These Network Rail works are essential to ensure London Overground services can continue to operate safely and reliably for many years to come."

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