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• Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 November – there will be no services to or from London King’s Cross, Moorgate or to or from St Pancras International via Finsbury Park
• Reduced service in and out of London King’s Cross either side of this main weekend; on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 November, and on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 November

Multi-million pound bridge upgrades are taking place on the Settle to Carlisle line in North Yorkshire from this weekend to make the railway more reliable for passengers and freight.

Passengers in the Calder Valley are being urged to check before they travel from this weekend when essential maintenance starts on an 180-year-old viaduct designed by railway pioneer George Stephenson.

Network Rail is upgrading Canterbury East station with new lifts and a new footbridge, providing step free access at Canterbury East for the first time. Tactiles will also be installed along both platforms to improve use for passengers with visual impairment.

Graffiti on the railway is being targeted across the West Midlands and Chilterns area to improve its appearance for passengers and people who live and work nearby.

Unsightly graffiti in Southport is being removed as part of Network Rail’s war on railway vandalism.

Rail passengers in South East London and Kent are advised to plan ahead for their Christmas and New Year journeys as work to upgrade the railway through Lewisham continues.

Network Rail is inviting the public to have their say on the next stage of development for the new Cambridge South station during the second round of public consultation, now open.