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Planning approval for Network Rail's transformation of Britain's busiest station.
- On 10 February, the Planning Committee of the City of London passed a resolution to grant planning permission for the transformation of Liverpool Street station.
- The station was last redeveloped in 1991, and customer numbers have tripled over the last 35 years.
Network Rail apprentices power the future of Britain’s railway
To mark National Apprenticeship Week 2026 (9–15 February), Network Rail is celebrating the apprentices developing the skills needed to maintain, improve and future-proof Britain’s railway.
Latest News
Rail services between Huddersfield and Leeds to be impacted during May & June as part of major upgrade works
Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) rail engineering work will be undertaken throughout May and June, with significant disruption expected between Huddersfield and Leeds.
First trains return after nine-day £7.9m Manchester Piccadilly track upgrades
Passengers travelling to Manchester are being thanked for their patience after a multimillion-pound upgrade to tracks outside Piccadilly station.
Railway reopens between Petersfield and Havant following essential upgrade work with passengers advised of further closure in the Portsmouth area
Train services are running again after Network Rail completed nine days of essential maintenance and improvement work on the line between Petersfield and Havant.
ONE WEEK TO GO: Network Rail engineers to carry out embankment works as part of upgrading the railway in Dorset
Buses will be replacing trains between Yeovil Pen Mill and Weymouth on the Heart of Wessex Line between 28 February and 8 March.
Rare glimpse inside station’s clocktower as restoration ticks along
Network Rail’s ongoing transformation of Scarborough station has allowed this rare view inside the grade II-listed building’s clocktower.
Track improvement work affecting services this Sunday
Track renewal work taking place this weekend will mean buses replace trains between Leicester and Peterborough on Sunday 22 February.
Train services to be reinstated between Exeter and Copplestone, but line to Barnstaple remains suspended due to ongoing adverse weather conditions
Train services to Barnstaple will continue to be suspended until at least Tuesday 24 February because of high water levels as a result of last month's named storms and ongoing adverse weather conditions. Train services are, however, being reinstated to Copplestone from tomorrow (Thursday) subject to weather conditions.
Train services resume between New Malden and Twickenham after four-day line closure for upgrades
Train services are running between New Malden and Twickenham in south west London again after Network Rail engineers carried out four days of improvements to the railway.