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In less than one week’s time, rail passengers from south London, Surrey and Sussex will be able to use the first two-thirds of the brand new concourse at London Bridge station. There will also be major changes to train services over the bank holiday weekend, during the following week and until 2018.

The railway between Dover and Folkestone will reopen on Monday, 5 September following a nine-month project to repair the line.

Passengers to the south and west of London are reminded to check before they travel this August bank holiday as they are set to benefit from a wide range of improvements to the line out of Waterloo as part of Network Rail’s Railway Upgrade Plan.

Young people are being reminded of the dangers of playing on the railway after two teenagers stood in the middle of a Cheshire level crossing as a train approached, forcing the driver to come to an emergency stop.

Passengers are being advised to check before they travel this August bank holiday as improvement work will be taking place at locations across the network.

A railway bridge over the South Circular that has been regularly struck by high vehicles, delaying thousands of passengers, has been given some new hi-tech and low-tech defences.

The transformation of the railway around Ilkeston will advance next month as work begins on the reconstruction of Awsworth Road Bridge, as part of Network Rail’s Railway Upgrade Plan to bring passengers a bigger, better railway.