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The transformation of Gatwick Airport station has moved an important step closer after a planning application was submitted for a major redevelopment.

The railway line through Wandsworth re-opened this morning following Network Rail’s successful replacement of Fairfield Bridge as part of a bumper £118 million nationwide Easter investment in Britain’s rail infrastructure.

• All lines between Clapham Junction and Barnes will be closed from Good Friday (March 30) to the Bank Holiday Monday (April 2).
• No trains will serve Barnes on Sunday 1 April. Replacement bus services will be in operation.
• Services between London Waterloo, Windsor and Reading will be diverted between Clapham Junction and Twickenham from 30 March – 2 April.
• Other service alterations in place - passengers are advised to check before travelling over the Easter weekend.

Passengers in the South East are reminded to check before travelling by train this Easter as Network Rail is set to carry out a £10m programme of work to improve the region’s rail network.

Street artist Jimmy C, known in London for his work paying tribute to David Bowie and William Shakespeare, has produced a major work of art in memory of the London Bridge terror attacks.

Almost 30m Southeastern railway passengers every year can enjoy free drinking water thanks to a water fountain opened today by Network Rail at London Charing Cross.

A woman who lost her leg when she was struck by a train at a Hampshire level crossing has backed Network Rail’s plans to replace it with a ramped footbridge.

The hundreds of thousands of passengers using the Brighton Main Line every weekday can look forward to more reliable journeys after Network Rail completed an upgrade of the railway between Redhill and Gatwick.