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Passengers intending to travel with Great Northern and Thameslink on the route between London and Peterborough over the weekend of 7 and 8 January are being asked to plan ahead with travel impacted by both industrial action and engineering work.

Network Rail and train operators are urging passengers to plan ahead and check before travelling as vital work to improve reliability in and around Durham station takes place.

Passengers travelling through York station can look forward to smoother, more reliable journeys after Network Rail refreshed nearly three kilometres of track through the platforms.

• Rail passengers are being warned of severe disruption on 13, 14, 16 and 17 December as the RMT, TSSA and Unite stage strike action
• A special, reduced timetable is planned to run along the East Coast Main Line, with trains starting later and finishing much earlier than usual, between 7.30am and 6.30pm
• Passengers should expect disruption, plan ahead and only travel if it’s absolutely necessary

A ‘year of breakthrough delivery’ for the transformational East Coast Digital Programme (ECDP) has been marked with a visit by Rail Minister Huw Merriman to London King’s Cross to see the technology and meet the people involved with making it happen.

Teams from Network Rail will work round the clock this festive period to deliver vital track improvements in and around York railway station.

Major multi-million-pound repairs to the iconic Royal Border Bridge are being extended into 2023 to make the centuries-old structure strong and reliable for future generations to enjoy.

A huge investment to bring lifts to Royston station and make it more accessible for passengers is now under way.