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Passengers will benefit from a better, more reliable railway in 2020 thanks to upgrade and maintenance work taking place this Christmas and New Year.  

Network Rail and East Midlands Railway opened the extended car park at Market Harborough station yesterday (Sunday, 15 December).

The Leeds and Liverpool Canal will be brought back into industrial use next year when it’s used to transport goods to help replace a Victorian railway bridge.

• £111m to be invested to improve the network over the Christmas and New Year period
• Vast majority of railway remains open for ‘business as usual’
• A small number of lines see major change where passengers should check before they travel

Mark Budden, Network Rail Anglia Route Director and Jamie Burles, Greater Anglia Managing Director

Buses will replace trains between Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells all day on Sunday, December 15, after a small landslip just outside Tonbridge.

The vast majority of the rail network in Sussex will be open for business as usual this Christmas and New Year as more improvement work is targeted at times that have less impact on passengers.

Passengers are reminded that while much of the UK rail network is open during Christmas, some works are happening and as South Western Railway continues to run an amended strike timetable, they should check before they travel.