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Barking railway footbridge reopens, ending three years of detours for local residents

Summary by ianvisits.co.uk
A dangerous footbridge in east London that had to be closed after someone fell through the floor onto the railway below has been replaced, three years after it closed. In August 2022, a pedestrian crossing the Kennedy Road footbridge near Barking station had to be taken to hospital with minor injuries after he fell onto the railway. The old footbridge was demolished shortly afterwards, but in doing so, it severed the only crossing over the railw…
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ianvisits.co.uk broke the news in on Thursday, January 8, 2026.
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