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• Network Rail is making key progress on a £3m scheme to improve access for all at Northallerton station
• An improved subway and new accessible lifts will connect both platforms from 31 March, making the station easier to use
• Until then, passengers are being asked to plan ahead and arrive at the correct drop-off point for their train’s platform

• Latest stage of work on East Coast Digital Programme begins next month
• Weekend service changes on some Great Northern and Thameslink routes
• Passengers urged to plan their journeys throughout February and March

Network Rail will begin major work to repair and strengthen Wellington Street railway bridge on Monday 24 January, in a project which will make sure it remains fit for purpose for years to come.

• A package of rail upgrades will make Northallerton station more accessible and bring more reliable journeys for passengers
• Limited services on 29/30 January, with no trains calling at the station on 5/6 February, and 12/13 February as Network Rail upgrades track between York and Newcastle
• Major work will also take place on a project to install lifts, meaning temporary changes to access at the station
• Passengers urged to plan ahead via National Rail Enquiries or with their train operator

• Essential track upgrades will keep services running fast and reliably between York and Newcastle
• Limited services and rail replacement buses between York and Newcastle on 29/30 January, 5/6 February, 12/13 February 2022
• Passengers asked to plan ahead via National Rail Enquiries or with their train operator

The iconic Royal Border Bridge in Northumberland will be repaired throughout 2022 in a major project led by Network Rail.

• Network Rail, GTR and Samaritans have teamed up at Stevenage station for Brew Monday (17 January)
• Volunteers offered teabags and spoke to station users about the importance of reaching out

Engineers are spending their Christmases carrying out vital improvements to strengthen a railway bridge just south of Finsbury Park station, which carries the busy East Coast Main Line.