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Passengers are reminded to plan ahead and check their journeys as vital upgrades are completed on the railway in Network Rail’s Sussex route this Easter.

Engineers are preparing for a package of works later in the spring that will help drive down delays on the lines that run between Norwich - Lowestoft, Great Yarmouth and Sheringham.

A £1.5 million programme to strengthen a railway bridge in Kempston Hardwick, Bedfordshire (pictured) will get under way this month to improve reliability for passengers. Over the next five months, Network Rail engineers will repair and strengthen the steel girders, bridge deck and improve drainage and guttering on the structure which carries the Midland Main Line over the B530 Ampthill Road.

Network Rail is pleased to report that plans to make the station accessible are moving forward with a completion date scheduled for the first half of 2024.

Rail passengers travelling on the Cross City line between Birmingham and Lichfield this Easter are being advised to check before they travel during major work to replace a railway bridge.

Rail passengers travelling in the North West this Easter are being advised to check before they travel while major railway upgrades take place to improve future journeys.

Passengers planning on using the West Coast main line this Easter are being advised to travel either side of the bank holiday with major improvements to a railway junction in Watford closing Euston for four days.

From Friday 7 to Monday 10 April customers are being urged to check before they travel as buses replace trains across part of Network Rail’s Southern region.