Friday 22 May 2015
Crossrail upgrades continue this spring bank holiday in east London
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Vital upgrades to the railway will be carried this Bank Holiday weekend in east London, as engineers continue to prepare the line between London Liverpool Street and Shenfield for future Crossrail services.
On Sunday 24 and Monday 25 May, engineers will be working on a new bridge being built at Pudding Mill Lane, near Stratford.
This means passenger services operated by Abellio Greater Anglia will start and terminate at Stratford, and tickets will be accepted on the Central Line between Stratford and Liverpool Street in both directions.
Richard Schofield, Network Rail route managing director, said: “When complete, Crossrail will transform services with new and more frequent trains and enable passengers to make journeys to parts of the City, West End and west London without the need to change trains.
“We try our best to minimise the impact on passengers and do most of the work behind the scenes, but there are big pieces of work that can only be completed when the railway is clear of trains. We would like to thank passengers in advance for bearing with us.”
Work will also be carried out at these locations in the east of England:
Between Letchworth Garden City and Royston: On Sunday 24 May, Great Northern will run an amended service between Royston and Cambridge / Kings Lynn. Buses will replace trains between Letchworth Garden City and Royston as engineers upgrade overhead power lines.
Between Colchester and Witham: On Sunday May 24, buses will replace trains between Colchester and Witham in both directions until approximately 10:40am as Network Rail continues to upgrade the London to Norwich line.
ENDS
Service information is available on the Abellio Greater Anglia website in advance. Abellio also produce monthly posters for each month's engineering works for display at stations and this is also available from their website. Visit http://www.abelliogreateranglia.co.uk/
For more information on Great Northern services visit http://www.thameslinkrailway.com/your-journey/engineering/
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