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Consultations Transport

What improvements would you like to see at our train stations?

Front entrance to Edenbridge Town Station and ticket machine

Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is preparing for the next round of its Station Improvement Fund and would like to gather our ideas for potential improvements at Edenbridge and Edenbridge Town stations.

They are particularly interested in suggestions that could enhance accessibility – whether it’s a small adjustment or repair that might have been overlooked. Additionally, they are seeking feedback on how information is presented at the stations. For example:

• Is the information clear and easy to understand?

• Is there too much or too little information?

• Is it displayed in the right location?

One issue already identified by the Town Council, which will be included in the feedback, is the need for better lighting along the main access footpath at Edenbridge Town Station (the path leading to the High Street), as some areas are currently unlit at night. We also believe that access to the Redhill side of Edenbridge Station should be improved.

If you have any suggestions, please email information@edenbridgetowncouncil.gov.uk by 12noon on Wednesday 29 January. We will then compile all the feedback on behalf of Edenbridge residents and send to GTR.

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Allow extra time for travel to Gatwick – M23 slip roads closure

Two-week closure of M23 slip roads for resurfacing

The below information is taken from the BBC website: M23: Motorway slip roads to close for two weeks for resurfacing – BBC News

A section of the M23 in West Sussex will be closed for more than two weeks as part of the first phase of a resurfacing project.

The work on the junction nine roundabout, Gatwick Spur Road and Airport Way is to take place between 7 January and 13 February.

The first phase of the resurfacing is to take place between 7 and 22 January.

During that time, the junction nine northbound off slip road will remain open, while the other slip roads will be closed, National Highways said.

Traffic wishing to exit the M23 at the junction nine southbound off slip road will need to continue down the motorway to junction 10 and turn around to rejoin the M23 northbound.

Motorists wishing to use the M23 eastbound Spur Road to join the M23 will be diverted to turn around at the Longbridge roundabout.

Throughout the project, the resurfacing work will be carried out at night from Monday to Friday between 21:00 GMT and 05:00.

The second phase of work is to happen between 23 and 28 January, while phase three is scheduled to happen from 29 January to 13 February.

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Community News Transport

Sign up for digital notifications from Network Rail

Engineer working on the railway line

Sign up for digital notifications from Network Rail so they can reach you faster and keep you informed of planned work in our area.

Network Rail owns, repairs and develops the railway infrastructure across England, Scotland and Wales, working 24/7 to keep the railway running. Its new digital notification service has been introduced to inform lineside neighbours and communities of planned works, whether it be general maintenance or projects on a larger scale. With Edenbridge having two railway stations, we know this service will be very useful for keeping residents informed about works that could impact rail services as well as possible road closures.

It is expected to take 6 – 12 months for the service to be fully implemented across the country so it is possible you may still receive postal notifications during this time.

Stay connected and stay informed! Sign up now:

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Consultations Transport

Have your say on Kent County Council’s draft Local Transport Plan

Kent County Council has launched a county-wide consultation on its new draft Local Transport Plan. The Local Transport Plan is a statutory plan which is designed to set out the Council’s ambition and proposals for major changes to the transport networks and to help the Council make the case for future funding for delivering improvements.

You can take part in the LTP5 consultation at www.kent.gov.uk/ltp5 and find a list of locations where the project team will be hosting drop-in events of the proposals for the relevant district of Kent and can take questions and help attendees with providing responses to the consultation. For the list of locations just navigate to the link under the heading ‘Drop-in events’ or visit https://letstalk.kent.gov.uk/ltp-drop-in-events .

The consultation closes on Tuesday 8 October

For queries or to request hard copies of the consultation material, please
email ltp5@kent.gov.uk or phone 03000 416595.
For any alternative formats, email alternativeformats@kent.gov.uk or call
03000 421553 (text relay service number 18001 03000 421553). This numberngoes to an answering machine, which is monitored during office hours

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Community News Transport

Crouch House Road: railway bridge refurbishment and road closure

Network Rail will be carrying out essential refurbishment works to the railway bridge on Crouch House Road to help extend the life of the bridge. These works are essential in helping to reduce any future bridge closures that could impact road users and passengers who use these commuter lines.

*Update: These works have been postponed until further notice. There is currently no confirmed date, but Network Rail is aiming to agree a road closure, access and set-up on site before the end of the year* [The work was due to begin on 26 August 2024 and due to be completed by the end of November 2024.]

To carry out these refurbishment works there will be a full road closure in place on Crouch House Road for the duration of these works. There will be no pedestrian access during these works but there will be access to the Woodland Burial Ground and the Golf Club.

Due to the tools that will be used and the various vehicle movements, local residents may experience some disturbance during these works, but every effort will be made to minimise as much noise as possible.

network rail letter to residents with schedule of works and diversion route
update letter to residents – AUgust 2024
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Transport

Edenbridge is electric! Charge your car at Market Yard Car Park

Four 7kWh charging points for electric vehicles are now available for use at Market Yard Car Park, Edenbridge.  

The Town Council is delighted to be part of a partnership project through Kent Parish Networks to install charge-points, with funding from Kent County Council, a government grant and a contribution from the Town Council CIL funds (money we have received from developers.)

As one of the car parks the Town Council owns, Edenbridge councillors identified Market Yard as a suitable site to install the charge-points. The electric points are slow-charging – ideal for residents or visitors wanting to top up their charge, or for those wanting to charge a full battery overnight. It’s great to see that some residents and visitors have already been using the chargers, which went live mid-January.

The cost per kWh for users is 50p and the charge speed is 7kWh per hour. Payment is through a mobile app, which users can access by scanning a QR code.

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Community News Transport

Change to Edenbridge bus route

As Edenbridge Hospital has closed and services moved to the new Edenbridge Memorial Health Centre, on Four Elms Road, there are changes to Metro Bus routes 231 and 233. Journeys which currently terminate in Edenbridge Hospital grounds will be revised to operate a loop, via the relief road and up Edenbridge High Street to terminate at the Post Office.


Some minor timetable changes have been introduced as a result of the above, and also to improve the arrival time of the final morning journey at Bennett Memorial School.

BUS 231 & 233 TIMETABLE

Hard copies of the new timetable are also available from the Council office.

christmas & new year holiday bus services

For more information about bus services, visit www.metrobus.co.uk

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Transport

Free all day travel in August

For older and disabled person bus pass holders in Kent and Medway
www.kent.gov.uk/alldayaugust
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Consultations Transport

Railway ticket office closures – have your say

On Wednesday 5 July 2023, transport watchdogs London TravelWatch and Transport Focus launched public consultations on behalf of rail operators across the country to consider how tickets are sold and to improve customer service.

The consultation runs until 26 July 2023.

The proposal aims to better support passengers by moving colleagues out from behind traditional ticket offices windows, which would close, onto station concourses where customers need them most, making them more visible and accessible.

The aspiration is that colleagues would move to roles that cover a broader range of customer needs in the future – from travel and fares advice to accessibility assistance – following engagement with both colleagues and the unions.

These potential plans support wider moves to modernise the railway, put customer service at its heart and would offer a more varied and interesting role for colleagues.

No final decisions have been made as the industry is currently at local public consultation stage.

No stations that have staff today will become unstaffed and station opening hours would remain the same.

The proposal for Edenbridge Town Station, which is operated by Southern Railway, is to close the ticket office and to provide ticket assistance instead. The times would remain the same (Weekdays 06.30 am to 1.05 pm; Saturday 07.00 am to 1.35 pm; Sunday closed).

To view the proposals in more detail and to find out how you can comment, please visit the Southern Railway website.

You can also check proposals for other stations and find out how to comment by visiting the respective operator websites below.

As this public consultation is being carried out by Transport Focus and London TravelWatch, GTR (Southern, Thameslink, Great Northern and Gatwick Express) cannot take your feedback directly. The only way to ensure your response is accepted is to complete the consultation by emailing or writing to Transport Focus or London TravelWatch. 

For Edenbridge Town station or other Southern operated ticket office, email your response to: southern.consultation@londontravelwatch.org.uk

Or write to:

Freepost RTEH-XAGE-BYKZ
London TravelWatch
PO Box 5594
Southend-on-Sea
SS1 9PZ

Southern railway

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Community News Transport

Free Bus Weekend – 24/25 June

Bus passengers across Kent and Medway will be able to travel completely free over the weekend of 24 and 25 June, thanks to a collaboration between Kent County Council and the bus companies, paid for with funding from the government.

This initiative has been coordinated to support the Kent Big Weekend, organised by Visit Kent which is promoting more than 70 tourist attractions across the county with many offering free or reduced cost entry.

The Free Bus Weekend is funded by the Department for Transport through Kent’s Enhanced Bus Partnership Schemes.

Passengers can just turn up and travel for free on any bus within Kent and Medway up to 8pm on both days and it is hoped that as well as supporting the Kent Big Weekend, this initiative will encourage more people to use buses again following the pandemic, to discover new places, visit friends or family and to help reduce the number of cars on Kent’s roads.

So why not leave the car at home, hop on a bus and discover new places!

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