Network Rail has started work to modernise old signalling equipment in the Sutton to Wimbledon and Mitcham corridor, which is served by Southern services to London Bridge and London Victoria as well as Thameslink services to central London, Luton and St Albans.
The £45 million (51.3 million euros) railway upgrade work is part of Network Rail’s Railway Upgrade Plan and will see state-of-the-art computer-based technology installed along the busy commuter line by 2018. Signalling will then be controlled from the most advanced signalling centre in the UK, Network Rail’s Route Operating Centre at Three Bridges in West Sussex, helping reduce delays, increase network capacity in the long term and provide more timely and accurate information to passengers.
When complete, the project will cover 37 miles of track, upgrade five railway junctions and 70 signals, and replace over 100 track circuits with more modern and reliable technology. These improvements will also contribute to better train punctuality by reducing infrastructure faults and the risk of train delays. Mitcham Eastfields CCTV level crossing will also be improved as part of the project.
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