Passengers advised to check before they travel as weekend work to improve railway in South Wales continues

Friday 14 Oct 2016

Passengers advised to check before they travel as weekend work to improve railway in South Wales continues

Region & Route:: | Wales & Western: Wales & Borders; | Wales & Western

Passengers travelling throughout South Wales during weekends in October are being advised to check before they travel as Network Rail carries out essential work to improve the reliability of services, as part of its Railway Upgrade Plan.

All railway lines between Cardiff Central station and Newport will be closed on Sunday 16 October so that essential work can be carried out to replace signalling equipment.

The weekend of October 22 and 23 will see railway upgrade work taking place across the network in South Wales and trains will not be stopping at Swansea Station due to essential engineering work.

Network Rail’s orange army will be carrying out further upgrade work in the Cardiff area on Saturday 29 October and Sunday 30 October, with Valleys line services also affected.

Rail replacement bus services and amended rail services will be in operation throughout the duration of these weekend works.

The work is part of Network Rail’s Railway Upgrade Plan to deliver a bigger and better railway and to modernise the railway in South Wales, which includes replacing ageing signalling equipment, enhancing track layouts, building new platforms and improving stations.

Christian Irwin, programme manager for Network Rail Wales, said: “We are carrying out a highly complex project to re-signal the railway in the Cardiff area as part of our Railway Upgrade Plan which will help to improve the reliability of rail services for passengers across South Wales.

“As part of this project we are replacing ageing signalling equipment, enhancing track layouts, building new platforms and improving stations.

“We are carrying out this upgrade work on weekends to minimise disruption and I’d like to thank passengers for their patience and understanding while we carry out this essential upgrade work.”

Passengers are advised to check journeys before travelling by visiting www.nationalrail.co.uk.

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