I am pleased that after years of campaigning and many, many setbacks, this month we will finally start to see some limited progress on securing better rail services on the Maidstone East line.
Southeastern – now under different ownership – have confirmed that from Monday 21 February 2022 there will be additional off peak services during the week on the Maidstone East line, serving both Otford and Swanley stations.
There will be 3 new services to and from Blackfriars in each direction
Leaving Blackfriars at: 8.32, 11.39, and 14.29
Leaving Otford (towards London) at: 10.18, 12.55, 16.18
And leaving Swanley (towards London) at: 10.27, 13.04,16.27
This absolutely isn’t the full service improvement that we need, but it is – finally – some small progress. I am pleased that consistent campaigning has started to work, and the next stage is to get the frequency of service extended into peak times and, hopefully, the return of the full service to London Bridge we were promised many years ago.
