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Weekend engineering work will be taking place on the Essex Thameside line as part of important renewals and maintenance to keep the railway running reliably and safely.

From October, railway engineering work is taking place on the Great Eastern main line to continue to construct the new station at Beaulieu Park affecting some weekend passenger services and undertake vital maintenance work.

Network Rail will be conducting essential track maintenance and timber renewals between Norwich and Cromer, Sheringham, Great Yarmouth, and Lowestoft on five consecutive weekends starting this October.

Work to improve access to Wymondham town centre, as well as vital maintenance to the railway, will mean six consecutive days of rail replacement from Saturday 21 – Thursday 26 October 2023.

Network Rail has awarded the second of two contracts to build the new railway station for Chelmsford’s Beaulieu development to J Murphy & Sons Ltd. This contract award was possible following a recent agreement between Network Rail and Essex County Council to complete the construction of the new station.

Major rail projects to improve the railway infrastructure in the Cambridgeshire area are planned to be carried out over the autumn months, affecting passenger services via Cambridge station on most weekends.

Network Rail has completed six consecutive days of work on the East Suffolk Line to reduce the chance of disruption to passengers in future.

During four consecutive weekends in September, engineers will be working to maintain the safety of our infrastructure between Shenfield, Southend Victoria, and Southminster.