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£5.4m Tooting station accessibility scheme completed
Two new lifts provide step-free access to each platform from the main entrance of the station.

Customers urged to plan ahead as TRU complete upgrades in West Yorkshire
Next Monday (March 3), the TRU team will begin engineering work between Ravensthorpe and Leeds, with weekday services affected until Friday 21 March. Weekend services remain unimpacted during this period.

TWO WEEKS TO GO: Vital engineering work to close Heart of Wessex Line for a week
From Monday 10 March to Sunday 16 March, train services will change on the Heart of Wessex Line with no trains running between Yeovil Pen Mill and Castle Cary for a week, while Network Rail complete vital improvements to the railway in the Yeovil area.

Abseiling engineers restore iconic Stockport Viaduct
In the early hours of Sunday 23 February 7 railway workers* abseiled down the side of the Grade II* listed Stockport Viaduct as part of a £1.1m revamp.

COMPLETED: Trains running again in the Portsmouth area after essential upgrade works
Trains are now running again through the Portsmouth area after a week-long closure to upgrade the railway.

Passengers reminded of Salford rail closures this spring
Work to build a third platform at Salford Crescent station means weekend closures in March, April, May and September.

Bridge renewal project at Doncaster taking place over this weekend
Passengers are advised that this week’s engineering work between Doncaster and Goole/Scunthorpe will be extended to allow for an ageing bridge deck to be replaced.

New TRU Managing Director gets started
James Richardson has this week started his role as the new TRU Managing Director, heading up the North of England’s multi-billion-pound railway programme that will deliver more frequent, faster trains on a more reliable railway, better connecting millions of people across the North, between Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds and York.