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Residents in the Blackthorn and Piddington area of Oxfordshire are invited to a public information event to find out more about work to stabilise a four mile stretch of embankment on the Chiltern main line.

Passengers are being advised to plan their journeys ahead of essential weekend railway upgrades in East Lancashire later this year.

Passengers are being advised about work starting in two weeks to replace lifts at Watford Junction station.

The transformation of Stechford station in Birmingham to make it more accessible for passengers has reached a key milestone with the new footbridge and lift shafts now in place.

Railway staff from Merseyside and West Lancashire have joined forces to encourage people to speak up if they’re struggling with their mental health as part of a new Samaritans awareness campaign.

Passengers are being advised to plan their journeys later this month when Network Rail continues its major improvement of the Cumbrian Coast line.

Passengers in the North West are being warned about a five-day closure of the railway in November to renew a bridge over the Leeds Liverpool Canal.

• Lime Street and Edge Hill stations will be closed on 2-3 November
• Passengers can still travel to/from central Liverpool on rail replacement buses or Merseyrail network
• 21^st century signalling upgrade will mean more reliable journeys for passengers