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• 7,419 recorded alcohol-related incidents on and around the railway in 2016/17 – an increase of 17% compared with 2015/16¹
• 16% of those incidents happened over the festive period²
• Network Rail, British Transport Police and RSSB unite to encourage people to “Keep a Clear Head” on and around the railway

Thanks to a partnership between Streets Kitchen, St Mungo's and Network Rail, London Euston station will welcome 200 specially invited homeless guests on Christmas Day. 

• Manchester Piccadilly station retail sales up 5.2% between July and September 2017 
• Food on the go leads the growth with shoppers continuing to value the station’s retail offer 
• Network Rail celebrates five and a half years (22 quarters) of consecutive retail sales growth delivering £197m in total sales for the quarter

• Edinburgh Waverley station retail sales up 6.8% between July and September 2017, a third higher than the national average
• Pubs and bars drive growth with shoppers continuing to value the Scottish capital’s station retail offer
• Network Rail celebrates five and a half years (22 quarters) of consecutive retail sales growth delivering £197m in total sales for the quarter

• Birmingham New Street station retail sales up 11.2% between July and September 2017
• Largest increase outside of London stations driven by growth in Birmingham’s food and homeware offer
• Network Rail celebrates five and a half years (22 quarters) of consecutive retail sales growth delivering £197m in total sales for the quarter

• London Bridge, Paddington and Cannon Street record strongest growth in retail sales between July-September 2017
• Network Rail celebrates five and a half years (22 quarters) of consecutive retail sales growth for station retailers
• Strong correlation between station investment and retail sales growth

Shoppers at three of the country’s busiest railway stations will be able to benefit from a free Christmas wrapping service for gifts bought in station shops.

Network Rail’s present-shaped ‘Wrapland’ pop-up stand is being gifted to Glasgow Central, London Victoria and London Waterloo stations in December, providing the three quarters of a million people who use these stations each day a chance to save precious time on wrapping presents during the busy Christmas period.

All railway lines leaving London Euston have been successfully reopened today (Sunday 3 Dec) and trains are now running to and from the station again.