North West & Central news
West Coast main line flood protection work starts next week
Passengers are being advised to plan their journeys while major work to protect the West Coast main line from the risk of flooding takes place from next week.
Graffiti hit squad cleans up Birmingham grot spots
Network Rail's graffiti hit squad has been cleaning up Birmingham city centre over the Christmas break.
Covert crack down on industrial-scale Merseyside fly-tippers
A huge clean-up operation is complete after illegal fly-tippers dumped 380 tonnes of waste endangering railway lines on Merseyside.
Work to start on new lifts at Smethwick Rolfe Street station
A multi-million-pound project to improve accessibility for passengers at Smethwick Rolfe Street station in the West Midlands will start next month.
Rail upgrades completed this Christmas – with more in the New Year
Network Rail has completed upgrades to the railway between Euston, the Midlands and the North West over Christmas.
Romiley station platform upgrades to boost future rail capacity
Platforms at Romiley station on the Hope Valley line are being extended in January 2022 to allow longer trains to stop there in the future.
West Coast main line: Christmas travel clear – upgrades in New Year
- Christmas and New Year bank holiday journeys free from disruptive railway upgrades
- Advance warning of work between 4-12 January between Milton Keynes and Rugby
- Please ‘look before you book’ to know your travel options
- By law passengers must wear a face covering unless they are exempt
East West Rail building for the future at Winslow
Platform construction is now underway for a new railway station in Winslow in Buckinghamshire as part of the East West Rail project.
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