Festive party-goers are being urged to take extra care of their friends and colleagues - as new figures reveal that within the Christmas and New Year period, the number of violent offences recorded at railway stations fuelled by alcohol have more than doubled in the last two years¹.

In light of these shocking figures, Network Rail has partnered with the British Transport Police (BTP) and with the support of alcohol education charity Drinkaware, to urge Christmas party goers to take extra care of themselves and their friends when travelling on the railway this festive period.

Network Rail is inviting residents in Bedford to find out more about work taking place to the railway this Christmas and in the New Year as part of the Midland Main Line Upgrade.

Passengers, businesses and residents on the south coast are invited to have their say on proposals to transform the reliability of trains on the Brighton Main Line.

This morning (Monday 3 December) Network Rail successfully completed the installation of two new railway lines between Filton Abbey Wood and Bristol Temple Meads – doubling the number of lines into Temple Meads from two to four.

Passengers are being advised to plan their journeys and check before they travel as the final phase of drainage improvements between Preston and Blackpool gets under way in January.

Network Rail is inviting local people to find about more about our plans for Woburn Sands school crossing.

Over 35 Network Rail workers will be giving up spending the festive period with their families to carry out vital improvements to the railway in York.

Network Rail will begin work to improve accessibility at Nottingham railway station on Monday 10 December.