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Broughton Road bridge in Salford will close to traffic on 5 January as work resumes to rebuild it as part of a £1bn investment to improve the railway in the north of England.

A number of vital rail projects in Network Rail’s £200m investment programme to improve and maintain Britain's railway have been completed this morning as millions of people return to work by train.

Work has begun on a £7m project to rebuild a crucial railway junction in Wimbledon, which will affect journeys through the station for the next 6 weekends.

King's Cross station reopened this morning (04:57) following the completion of late running improvement work north of the station.

Robin Gisby, managing director, network operations, Network Rail, said: "I'm deeply sorry for the delays, upset and upheaval caused today to passengers impacted by our overrunning improvement work outside King's Cross.

Rochdale Road bridge in Manchester has reopened to traffic ahead of its orginal January 2015 date.

Pupils from Bramley St Peter’s Church of England School, near Leeds, have designed special safety posters for the festive period, which are now on display at Leeds station.

The finishing touches are being made to a pair of new platforms at London Bridge rail station, ready for their introduction after Christmas.