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Network Rail’s orange army has been out in force over the last four weekends in Essex to carry out work as part of Network Rail’s Railway Upgrade Plan to deliver a more reliable railway and to prepare the line for Crossrail.

London’s second-busiest station will be much quieter this Easter break as Network Rail improvement work means no trains will run from Victoria to Sussex and Gatwick Airport.

Passengers planning to travel into London and across Kent this Easter should check before they travel as Network Rail will be carrying out a major improvement programme in the area over the bank holiday weekend. 

Network Rail’s orange army has received international recognition for its work to provide a better experience for passengers travelling to and through Reading station.

Hundreds of thousands of passengers and businesses using rail freight are set to benefit from one of the biggest Easter investment programmes ever carried out on Britain’s rail network.

Rochester’s new train station was officially opened by His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent today (Wednesday 24 February).

Network Rail has successfully installed a new footbridge across the Great Eastern Main Line at Harold Wood station and completed the first of several platform extensions on the line.

Residents in Ashtead are invited to learn more about the renewal of Ashtead level crossing and discuss the safety of Green Lane footpath crossing at a drop-in session on Thursday, 25 February.