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• A bright, floral exhibition will greet passengers at Leeds station from 13-15 May as part of the Brighter Journeys campaign
• Rail industry seeks to make people smile and encourage help-seeking behaviour during Mental Health Awareness Week
• The campaign hopes to lift peoples’ spirits after nearly three quarter of adults in Yorkshire (72%) reveal that their mental health has been negatively impacted by the coronavirus

A brand-new £1.3m platform is being built at a North Lincolnshire station as part of a significant project to reinvigorate passengers’ experience and make train travel more attractive.

• Major progress made to electrify the railway between Manchester and Stalybridge as two bridges are raised
• Transpennine Route Upgrade will help to create a cleaner, greener railway between York, Leeds, Huddersfield and Manchester
• Passengers should check before they travel this Early May Bank Holiday as work continues

• Network Rail and the British Transport Police are cracking down on railway vandals in South Yorkshire
• Metal cable thieves have cost taxpayers over £280k and delayed journeys by 89 hours in the past year
• New surveillance techniques aim to catch criminals in the act – offenders face court and large fines

Network Rail has delivered a package of upgrades to boost reliability and make Hull Paragon station more accessible for passengers this Easter.

A lift at Huddersfield station has now reopened after Network Rail complete work to make it more reliable for passengers.

• Network Rail is carrying out major track upgrades at Hull Paragon station over the Easter bank holiday
• The £1.3m project will mean smoother, more reliable journeys for passengers in East Yorkshire
• Passengers should check before travelling via National Rail Enquiries

A £3.6m accessible footbridge in Cleethorpes has opened today (18 March) to reconnect people in the seaside town with the beachfront.