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• Ticket gates to be relocated at Lewisham station in bid to cut congestion

  20-03-2026 17:35 via ianvisits.co.uk
  Upgrade works are about to start at Lewisham station to tackle long-standing congestion on one of its busiest platforms.
  Platform 1 at Lewisham Station with its ticket barriers
  The aim is to reduce congestion on Platform 1 by moving the ticket barriers.
  The design is unusual as usually ticket barriers are at the point closest to the station entrance, but here, they are right next to the platform. Then people go down the stairs, through a subway under the railway and back up more stairs to l
  
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• Tickets Alert: Themed tours of the Royal Albert Hall archive

  20-03-2026 17:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  The Royal Albert Hall has an archive of the performances and shows that have taken place there, and they are offering some themed tours of the archive.They run over the next few months and cost £32 per person.
  Tickets can be booked here.
  Film and the Hall
  Thursday 30 April, Wednesday 6 May and Thursday 7 May
  The Hall has hosted many memorable film screenings, such as the premiere of Skyfall, but it has also played a role within the action, like in Alfred Hitchcock’s The Man Who Knew
  
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• Work begins on 900-home development next to Acton Town tube station

  20-03-2026 15:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  Construction has started on 900 new homes next to Acton Town tube station on surplus land owned by Transport for London.
  Bollo Lane development (c) TfL
  The location, Bollo Lane, runs alongside the District and Picadilly line tracks between Chiswick Park and Acton Town stations, and on the railway side, is mostly occupied by TfL car parks and a couple of office buildings.
  The site in Bollo Lane received the go-ahead in January 2021 by Ealing Council at the planning committee to deliver up to
  
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• South Kensington tube station upgrade finally getting started

  20-03-2026 12:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  Upgrade works at South Kensington tube station are set to get underway later this year, as long-awaited plans to increase capacity at the overcrowded station finally get the green light.
  A fairly regular sight at Sth Kensington tube station (c) ianVisits
  There are two concurrent projects at the tube station.
  One will see the ticket hall revamped to create more space, roughly doubling the number of ticket barriers, while the disused surface platform will be brought back into use to double the sta
  
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