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Network Rail’s Anglia route comprises over 1,700 miles of track from London Liverpool Street station to Norwich in the east and Cambridge in the west, the North London Line from Gospel Oak to Barking East, and Essex Thameside from Fenchurch Street to Shoeburyness. With over 63.6 million passenger journeys, Liverpool Street is the third busiest railway station in Britain and the route is well connected with two airports, Stansted and Southend.
Latest news for this route
Billericay Landslip - Normal service expected to resume on Monday 24 February
On the morning of Wednesday 19 February, a landslip caused damage to the tracks between Billericay and Wickford on the Southend Victoria line. Ballast, the stones that help keep tracks safely in place, had fallen away under a section of track.
Network Rail’s engineers are working to repair the damage to the tracks and the embankment. With the line already planned to close this weekend for overhead line upgrade work, we expect all repairs to be completed for normal service to resume on Monday 24 February.
Landslip at Billericay to cause disruption to passenger services on the Southend Victoria line
A landslip has caused damage to the tracks between Billericay and Wickford on the Southend Victoria line. Following a report from a train driver and an inspection by engineers, it was found that ballast, the stones that help keep tracks safely in place, have fallen away under a section of track.
Gospel Oak to Barking line reopens today
The Gospel Oak to Barking line has reopened today (Wednesday 19 February) following completion of extensive repairs following a derailed freight wagon.
Better platform access for passengers at Littleport station
Passengers will start to see a benefit from the investment being made to introduce eight-car services on the Fen line between Cambridge and King’s Lynn.
UPDATE: Gospel Oak to Barking line freight derailment – Line to reopen Wednesday 19 February
Following good progress by engineers over the weekend, despite Storm Dennis, services on the Gospel Oak to Barking line are expected to resume on Wednesday 19 February.
New signalling system introduced on the Wherry lines
Over 130 years of signalling history came to an end today on the Wherry lines with the reopening of the Norwich to Yarmouth line following completion of work to introduce a new computerised signalling system, improving reliability of train services. A section of the East Suffolk line from Beccles to Lowestoft also reopened today.
UPDATE: Gospel Oak to Barking line freight derailment – Friday 14 February
Work on the Gospel Oak to Barking line is progressing really well and the date for reopening the line will be confirmed next week.
UPDATE: Gospel Oak to Barking line freight derailment (Friday 7 February)
Work to repair the damage caused by a derailed freight wagon on the Gospel Oak to Barking line (on Thursday 23 January) is progressing well and the timescale for completion of the work is expected to be confirmed next week.
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