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• Upgrade work continues for the billion-pound government-funded East Coast Digital Programme on Christmas Eve, affecting journeys between London and Peterborough, Ely and King’s Lynn
• Cambridge South station and signalling improvement work continue, affecting journeys between Cambridge North and Royston from Wednesday 27 December to Monday 1 January
• Passengers urged to check each day before they travel throughout the entire festive period

Teams from Network Rail will be giving up spending the festive period with their families to deliver vital upgrades to the railway in North Yorkshire.

Over the festive period, teams from Network Rail will be working to upgrade the track through Doncaster railway station which will provide smoother and more reliable journeys for passengers.

Network Rail will be investing £250,000 into boosting railway reliability in Hertfordshire this Christmas.

Network Rail and Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), which operates Thameslink and Great Northern trains, have today (Monday 11 December) opened a new footbridge at Royston railway station.

Sunderland's multi-million-pound southern train station entrance has officially opened its doors today (Friday December 8).    

• Delivery of further upgrade work marks progress towards digital signalling on East Coast Main Line
• Report published by Transport Focus highlights passenger priorities for communicating digital signalling
• New East Coast Digital Programmme website and campaign material launched, explaining digital signalling and providing information about passenger impacts of work

• Trains run more efficiently because system allows drivers to ‘see’ much further ahead
• Significant milestone for the £1.4bn government-funded East Coast Digital Programme