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This weekend Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 November and over Christmas, from Saturday 25 December to Monday 3 January 2022, no trains will run between East Croydon and London Victoria. Most Southern trains will be diverted to London Bridge.

• £8m upgrade to South East London’s railway through the Lewisham area being carried out over Christmas and New Year
• Improvements will help to provide a reliable service for passengers in heavily-congested part of network
• Service changes from Monday 27 December 2021 to Monday 3 January 2022 inclusive

Train services between Weymouth and Yeovil Pen Mill, Dorchester South and Wool will be affected by major improvements in November and December.

Following last week’s accident, Network Rail, South Western Railway and Great Western Railway today announce that trains through Salisbury will begin running again on Tuesday, 16 November.

Customers are being thanked for their patience after work to provide smoother and more reliable journeys between Southampton and Bournemouth was completed on time.

Network Rail is managing and delivering station accessibility enhancements as part of the Department for Transport’s Access for All programme. Work will begin on the 1 November 2021 with completion in Autumn 2022.

• A week-long project to prevent landslips between Tunbridge Wells and Hastings has further reduced the risk of disruption as the industry works to win back customers.
• Stations painted and cleaned, platform surfaces improved and biodiversity enhancements completed at five sites on the route.
• Climate change-related extreme weather means continued monitoring and improvement of rail network required across the region

Passengers are reminded to plan ahead as long-term improvements will be delivered over five days between Southampton and Bournemouth starting on Monday 1 November.