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Passengers planning on using the West Coast main line this Easter are being advised to travel either side of the bank holiday with major improvements to a railway junction in Watford closing Euston for four days.

Organisers of one-off public tours of the former Birmingham New Street signal box have revealed that they received more than 7,000 applications for just 60 places on offer.

• West Coast main line passengers urged to 'travel either side' of the Easter bank holiday (Thursday 6 April and Tuesday 11 April)
• £19m railway improvements are taking place which will mean better future journeys for passengers and freight
• Between Good Friday and Easter Monday no trains will run to or from London Euston - services will start and finish at Milton Keynes
• Plan ahead by visiting National Rail Enquiries as some journeys will take longer and involve replacement buses

Station platform canopies are being renovated at Lancaster to improve passenger journeys on the West Coast main line.

• Passengers advised not to get caught out by RMT strike action by train operating staff
• Liverpool Lime Street station will close early at 7pm on strike days this week
• Advice is to check before travelling by using National Rail Enquiries

Chiltern Railways passengers are being advised to plan their journeys between Aylesbury and Princes Risborough stations after flooding underneath the railway.

People travelling to Cheltenham Festival this week are being urged to plan ahead and to expect longer journeys if getting to the races by train.

Free sanitary products are being made available at all three of Birmingham’s major railway stations for the first time under a new trial scheme.