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Network Rail announces nine-day closure of Brighton Main Line between Three Bridges, Brighton and Lewes, in Sussex, for major engineering work
Network Rail engineers will use a nine-day closure of the Brighton Main Line in February next year, to deliver an £11m junction renewal near Haywards Heath and build a new underpass at Hassocks.
Recycled signal cables help create fantastic new playground for primary school children in Deptford, South East London
Children at a South East London nursery and primary school are enjoying safe and fun playtimes thanks to a pioneering project by Network Rail and supplier Seva Rail, from Ashford in Kent.
Bridging the gap at Liphook as accessible and covered footbridge opens
Network Rail engineers have replaced the footbridge at Liphook station in Hampshire in a £5.2m project to provide better journeys for passengers and improve access to the station.
Changes to services between Littlehampton and Brighton as Network Rail engineers tackle landslip risk site at Hove
- In order to stabilise the cutting and protect the railway from rockfall, engineers will be installing 1,012 rock bolts into the ground
- Passengers are advised to check either Southern or National Rail enquiry websites before they travel as services between Littlehampton and Brighton will change
Tunbridge Wells to Hastings line to close for seven days this October half term as Network Rail engineers tackle landslip prone sites
- Strengthening taking place to multiple steep-sided 170-year-old landslip-prone cuttings near Tunbridge Well
- Bus replacement services being provided but passengers need to check their times on Southeastern or National Rail enquiry websites before they travel
Railway between Southampton and Bournemouth to close for 5 days for major improvements in November
The railway between Southampton and Bournemouth will close for five days from Monday 1 to Friday 5 November to deliver a range of long-term improvements making journeys more reliable and resilient to extreme weather.
New and improved Denmark Hill station delivers first “carbon positive” upgrade on rail network
- First station upgrade in Europe to use photovoltaic ‘film’ to produce more power than new building consumes
- New entrance provides better access for patients and staff to two major London hospitals
- A range of new art and design elements reflect Camberwell's unique, vibrant identity
Over £1.8 billion spent across the south on improvements with passengers returning to the railway more than 18 months after the first lockdown, Network Rail’s Sussex route says “welcome back”
- Network Rail Sussex route, which maintains and operates tracks from London Victoria and London Bridge to commuter towns of south London, parts of Surrey, Croydon and Brighton, spent over £643m maintaining and upgrading the railway during lockdown, so passengers came back to a better railway
- Enhancements worth over £150m included the continued work to upgrade Gatwick and Crawley stations
- Passengers welcomed back with enhanced cleaning and advised to wear masks in crowded stations.
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