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Details have been released explaining why London Euston station must be closed during essential railway improvements over the Easter bank holiday.

Victorian platform canopies are being renovated at Great Malvern station in Worcestershire as part of further improvements for passengers.

Rail passengers travelling to Liverpool Lime Street for the Grand National are being given top tips to help them get off to a winning start when the world-famous horse racing festival returns tomorrow.

• West Coast main line passengers are urged to travel either side of the Easter bank holiday (Thursday 14 April and Tuesday 19 April)
• Between Good Friday and Easter Monday no trains will run to or from London Euston - services will start and finish at Milton Keynes
• Liverpool and Manchester City FA Cup semi-final fans should avoid rail travel to Wembley on Easter Saturday
• Easter £22m railway improvements will mean better future journeys for passengers and freight

Birmingham New Street station has once again joined in the fun for April fool's day by revealing 'plans' for slides down to platforms from the main concourse.

Vandals have kicked in the doors of a new passenger lift at Mills Hill station in Greater Manchester - just 15 months after it was installed to make platforms accessible for everyone.

Passengers are being advised about changes to journeys this coming weekend while engineers improve key railway junctions in the North West.

Manchester City and Liverpool football fans are being advised against travelling by rail to and from the FA Cup semi-final on Easter Saturday while major railway improvements are taking place.