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Train customers are reminded to plan ahead so they can stay on the move during a major transformation of Liverpool Lime Street station which starts tomorrow (Saturday 30 September).

Residents living near the railway in Blackpool and passengers who travel between the seaside resort and Preston are being invited to find out more about the next phase of upgrade work.

Redirecting services to Liverpool South Parkway will play a vital part in keeping passengers on the move and the Liverpool City Region open for business during Lime Street’s major upgrade later this month (30 Sept – 22 October)

Residents living near the railway in Blackpool and passengers who travel between the seaside resort and Preston are being invited to find out more about the next phase of upgrade work.

Train customers were today reminded to plan ahead so they can stay on the move during a major transformation of Liverpool Lime Street station.

There was no sting in the tail for 30,000 honey bees that made their temporary home on the site of a major railway upgrade scheme in Manchester.

Passengers who travel between Tame Bridge Parkway and Rugeley Trent Valley are being reminded that the railway will be closed for the next three Sundays while Network Rail continues to upgrade the Chase line.