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With half-term beginning for most of the region today, Network Rail is urging young people to stay safe by staying off the railway.

There are just days to go until the southern end of the Brighton Main Line shuts for nine days during the school half term as work on a vital £67 million upgrade continues.

Rail passengers on the South Western Railway network are being advised to check before they travel tomorrow morning, with overnight snow and freezing conditions forecast across the route.

Folkestone residents can begin looking forward to an exciting new future for the northern section of the disused Folkestone Harbour branch line as Network Rail today announced that it is to clear the line and begin discussions with local stakeholders on potential community uses.

Rail passengers travelling via Lewes are advised to check before they travel this weekend, Saturday 19 and Sunday 20, January 2019, as Network Rail continues work on a major upgrade of the Seaford line.

Network Rail’s seasonal fleet of ice-busting trains are rolling out across the South Western Railway route to help keep passengers moving during the cold weather.

Rail passengers, motorists and pedestrians in West Sussex can look forward to safer journeys after Network Rail finished a £4m upgrade of Yapton level crossing to combat dangerous drivers.

London Bridge is joining major railway stations across four of Britain’s biggest cities to host a sleepout in aid of vulnerable children who run away from home.