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Passengers are being reminded to avoid travel if they can during major railway disruption this Sunday 20 September until 4pm when Network Rail removes Oxhey Grange footbridge near Watford in an emergency operation to keep the railway safe.

Passengers travelling on the West Coast Main Line are being advised to plan ahead and check before they travel as railway improvements will mean changes to journeys across two weekends in October.

Staircases at Manchester Victoria station are being overhauled as part of a multi-million-pound investment to improve future journeys for passengers.

Rail passengers in Liverpool are being reminded of £3.5m upgrades to waterproof and strengthen four underground tunnels on the Merseyrail network in one month’s time.

Rail passengers are being advised of changes to journeys later this month while tracks inside a Victorian railway tunnel are upgraded in Buxton.

Passengers travelling on the Chiltern Main Line are being advised to plan their journeys ahead of a closure between Northolt Park and Haddenham & Thame Parkway stations this weekend during essential railway improvement work.

Thousands of people have shared their views on proposed major upgrades to the railway in Birmingham as part of the first consultation about Midlands Rail Hub.

Passengers and station users are being advised of a full closure of Manchester Piccadilly station's long-stay car park on Boad Street.