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Major train stations in Britain forecast to generate £1.5bn a year by 2036 - driven by wellness retail boom
- New report predicts more than 870 million customer visits to retail venues at 19 major stations by 2036
- Expected to drive £1.5bn of annual retail sales, up 45% on 2026 figures
- Wellness focused buys alone are forecast to hit £123.6m by 2036 – up 30% on where they are now
First AI apprentices join Britain's railway
The first cohort of Artificial Intelligence Engineering Apprentices has joined Britain's railway.
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Major train stations in Britain forecast to generate £1.5bn a year by 2036 - driven by wellness retail boom
- New report predicts more than 870 million customer visits to retail venues at 19 major stations by 2036
- Expected to drive £1.5bn of annual retail sales, up 45% on 2026 figures
- Wellness focused buys alone are forecast to hit £123.6m by 2036 – up 30% on where they are now
THREE MONTHS TO GO: Brighton Main Line investment will close railway between Three Bridges and Brighton/Lewes for nine days over February half-term
Buses will replace trains as a significant investment on the Brighton Main Line over the February half-term will improve the reliability of the route into the future.
Railway war memorials return home to London Euston ahead of Armistice Day
Two historic war memorial plaques honouring railway workers who served during the First and Second World Wars have returned home to London Euston, more than two decades after leaving the station.
Update: Barking freight train derailment – advice for customers
c2c passenger services from Barking to Dagenham Dock, Rainham and Purfleet, alongside London Overground services on the Suffragette line from South Tottenham to Barking Riverside, will restart on Wednesday 11 November, following the derailment of a GB Rail freight train on 23 October.
Railway staff and police step up action at Clapham Junction as trespass incidents across the railway in Sussex double in five years
- Railway staff and police join forces with a ‘Day of Action’ at Clapham Junction station on Friday to tackle trespass, anti-social behaviour and help protect vulnerable people
- Recorded trespass incidents across Sussex rose by over 70 between 2024/25 and 2025/26, with the total number of minutes of delays doubling between 2021/22 and 2025/26
- Targeted action includes high-visibility patrols, conversations with passengers and drone flights in the area – with similar operation in August seeing incidents drop by 87% at four locations
Plan ahead message as £3m Derbyshire rail upgrade begins this weekend
Passengers are reminded that there will be no trains between Derby and Matlock for nine days from Saturday 14 November as Network Rail renews more than 4.5km of track on the Derwent Valley Line.
Railway reopens after four-week £3.5m Merseyrail tunnel upgrades
Merseyrail’s Northern Line has fully reopened after major engineering work to strengthen and waterproof four underground tunnels in Liverpool.
New lift makes Hertford North station fully step-free
Passengers at Hertford North station are now benefiting from step-free access to all platforms after the completion of a major accessibility improvement scheme.