Media centre

The railway between Birmingham and Lichfield has reopened to passengers and freight this morning after major work to rebuild a bridge over the Cross City line this Easter.

The railway between Carlisle and Lancaster and in Crewe has reopened for passengers and freight today after major improvement work over the Easter bank holiday.

The railway between London Euston and Milton Keynes has reopened for passengers and freight today after major upgrades over Easter.

• West Coast main line passengers urged to 'travel either side' of the Easter bank holiday (Thursday 6 April and Tuesday 11 April)
• Between Good Friday and Easter Monday no trains will run to or from London Euston - services will start and finish at Milton Keynes
• Journeys on those days will involve rail replacement buses, and other routes will be extremely busy
• Currently CrossCountry services through the Midlands are not running south of Oxford with the rail route closed for emergency viaduct repairs
• Long distance travellers are urged to re-check with their train operator on the impact this urgent work has on journeys

Passengers are being advised to check before they travel after suspected metal thieves caused signalling cables to catch fire on the railway in Shropshire.

Work on the Hope Valley Railway Upgrade is continuing in April, with passengers reminded to check before they travel between Manchester and Sheffield.

Rail passengers travelling in the North West this Easter are being reminded to check before they travel while major railway upgrades take place to improve future journeys.

Rail passengers travelling on the Cross City line between Birmingham and Lichfield this Easter are being reminded to check before they travel during major work to replace a railway bridge.