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Passengers using Thorne South station will find a fully accessible footbridge linking the platforms when the line reopens to rail services on 8 July. A temporary stepped structure which was installed in January to replace a level crossing has been replaced with a purpose-built bridge which has both steps and ramps.

King’s Cross station is set to become an art gallery next week as part of a special exhibition showcasing stunning images from the Take-a-view Landscape Photographer of the Year competition, which is sponsored by Network Rail.

Punctuality on the railways reached 93.1% during Period 3, according to monthly performance data released today by Network Rail, the joint best period 3 recorded.

Two bridges in Leicestershire are to be rebuilt by Network Rail as part of a £70m investment to speed up journey times on the Midland Main Line, which links London with Leicester, Derby, Nottingham and Sheffield.

• Work on £47m scheme to remove major bottleneck completed to help reduce delays and increase future capacity
• Driver training programme has begun ahead of December 2013 timetable change, when more passengers will start feeling benefits of investment

Network Rail this week launched a new safety education campaign - ‘Live Wire’ - to increase awareness among schoolchildren about railway electricity and how to stay safe around the railway.

The initiative coincides with the electrification of a number of key routes across the north west of England between now and 2016. The first electrified line will be switched on in August 2013.

Mountain bikers using the trails through Cannock Chase can look forward to safer journeys with the opening of a new bridge over the railway line that runs through the forest.