The works will see public areas repainted and customer facilities repaired or replaced.

Network Rail says works will keep the bridge open for passengers, motorists and "vital" shipping.

A ghost train service will run between London and "the UK's most haunted village".

A 200m wall will be built along the railway near Teston, between East Farleigh and Wateringbury.

Southeastern closed the line between Ashford International and Maidstone East on Tuesday.

New hubs will open in Strood and Polegate in the coming weeks with more in Surrey to follow.

Trains will be unable to be serve Beltring, Yalding, Wateringbury and East Farleigh stations.

Buses will replace trains on all services that usually operate via Tonbridge today, operators say.