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West Drayton station transformed as extended ticket hall opens and step-free access introduced for first time
- New lifts introduce step-free access to platforms for first time in the station’s 183-year history
- Major redevelopment completed by Network Rail in preparation for the Elizabeth line includes a new glass and steel extension providing an additional entrance
- New covered walkway and footbridge, gateline and customer information screens also installed as part of the station’s improvements
- Step-free access to be provided at Southall and Hayes & Harlington stations later this year
Passengers informed about weekend rail upgrades in Cheshire
West Coast main line journeys for passengers and freight in Cheshire will be smoother and more reliable thanks to track upgrade work next month.
More than 30 miles of track renewals improve reliability of Anglia’s rail network
Network Rail has replaced 36 miles of track across the rail network in the last 12 months to drive down delays for passengers in Cambridge, Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex.
Network Rail launches new safety warning after 41% of adults in the East Midlands say they would step onto the tracks to retrieve their mobile phone
- 41% of adults across the East Midlands say they would retrieve their phone from the track, 41% would risk everything for their purse or wallet and 42% would get their keys
- 890 trespass incidents reported between April 2020 and March 2021 across Network Rail’s East Midlands route3
- New safety film – Shattered Lives – highlights the devastating consequences of adult trespass
- There are other hidden dangers, such as the lethal current which runs through the overhead lines. They are always on so always stay off
Lift-off for Barry Station: £3.3m project gets underway to improve passenger accessibility
Network Rail is upgrading Barry Station with a lifts and a brand-new footbridge
Signal and track improvements for Trent Valley Line passengers
Rail passengers travelling between Stafford and Rugby are being urged to ‘look before they book’ ahead of a month of weekend railway upgrades.
Network Rail open Changing Places facility in Leeds – the UK’s leader in accessibility.
- New Changing Places facility at Leeds station will help those with mobility-limiting disabilities travel with confidence.
- Leeds is leading the way for better accessibility, with the most Changing Places facilities in the UK.
- Further improvements include a new accessible toilet on platform zero and staff disability awareness training throughout July.
Work under way to assess fire damage at Troon station
Network Rail is assessing the full extent of structural damage following the serious fire at Troon station on Saturday, 17 July.
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