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Six weeks to go: Majority of rail network open over festive period but passengers urged to check before travelling: Passengers urged to plan ahead this Xmas and New Year

Six weeks to go: Majority of rail network open over festive period but passengers urged to check before travelling

Tuesday 12 Nov 2024
  • More than 95% of rail network open for business as normal, but some routes will be affected.

 

  • Network Rail will be undertaking around 400 projects as part of a £142m upgrade programme over Christmas and New Year to improve your railway and provide better, more reliable services for passengers across Britain.

 

  • Timetables now live; passengers asked to plan their journeys as soon as they can. Visit National Rail Enquiries or your train operator’s website.
It's time for Liverpool Street Station: ACME-Liverpool Street Station upper concourse experience

It's time for Liverpool Street Station

Monday 4 Nov 2024

Network Rail Property launches consultation on new plans to transform Britain’s busiest station.

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Vital engineering work to impact services across Network Rail’s Wessex route this Christmas: Train leaving Woking Station

Vital engineering work to impact services across Network Rail’s Wessex route this Christmas

Friday 15 Nov 2024
  • Network Rail will be undertaking a programme of work over Christmas and New Year to improve the railway and provide better, more reliable services for passengers across Britain.
  • Key upgrade work between Basingstoke and Woking, Brockenhurst and Lymington Pier, and Trowbridge to Salisbury will result in changes to services.
  • Passengers encouraged to check before you travel and plan your journey in advance
Engineering work between Cardiff and Bridgend to affect journeys on three Sundays in November and December: Stock picture of track renewal -4

Engineering work between Cardiff and Bridgend to affect journeys on three Sundays in November and December

Friday 15 Nov 2024

Passengers are urged to check before they travel between Bridgend and Cardiff on three Sundays in November and December, when Network Rail will be carrying out essential engineering work.

People in Portslade are advised to plan ahead as the level crossing is set to close for an entire weekend at the end of November: Portslade level crossing-2

People in Portslade are advised to plan ahead as the level crossing is set to close for an entire weekend at the end of November

Thursday 14 Nov 2024

Work to replace railway track on the level crossing means that diversions will be necessary for motorists, pedestrians and cyclists, with buses replacing trains between Brighton and Littlehampton all weekend

Passengers advised to check journeys ahead of Mid Cornwall Metro track work: Train provision in Cornwall

Passengers advised to check journeys ahead of Mid Cornwall Metro track work

Thursday 14 Nov 2024

Passengers are advised to check their journeys between Newquay and Par ahead of major engineering work to help create Mid Cornwall Metro (MCM), which affects trains from Monday 18 November.

Passengers advised of major rail upgrades in Crewe over Christmas: Workers carrying out track upgrades in Crewe

Passengers advised of major rail upgrades in Crewe over Christmas

Thursday 14 Nov 2024

The final stages of work to improve freight services on the West Coast main line means changes to trains over Christmas.

Vital engineering work means no trains between Reading and Paddington on Sunday 17 November: Passenger at departure board

Vital engineering work means no trains between Reading and Paddington on Sunday 17 November

Thursday 14 Nov 2024

Passengers advised to travel the day before or day after.

Transport Secretary marks restoration of Troon station: Troon station official reopening

Transport Secretary marks restoration of Troon station

Wednesday 13 Nov 2024

Cabinet Secretary for Transport Fiona Hyslop officially marked the successful restoration of Troon station today, (13 November).

£3m West Highland Line engineering works completed on time: WHL Eng Works Nov 2024 Craigendoran (3)

£3m West Highland Line engineering works completed on time

Wednesday 13 Nov 2024

A £3.2m programme to renew track, refurbish structures and improve drainage on the West Highland Line was completed on time this morning (Wednesday, November 13).