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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.

Network Rail is to reopen the level crossing in Barns Green on Thursday this week, following the tragic incident last month.

Passengers in Kent can look forward to more reliable train services to and through London as Network Rail today confirmed a major programme of work to upgrade the Sevenoaks tunnel and the railway which runs through it.

A Victorian railway bridge in Catford, south east London, is set to be replaced in May as Network Rail continues its Railway Upgrade Plan in the South East.

Network Rail is advising passengers across south west London to check their journeys before travelling this Easter as work takes place as part of a nationwide £118 million investment over the bank holiday weekend.

Passengers who use Stone Crossing station in Kent will have a safer way of getting across the railway after a new £3m footbridge opened today (Monday February 26).

A major redevelopment of the railway through central Croydon to transform railway performance and potentially allow more trains to run on the Brighton Main Line – including a new, expanded East Croydon station, extra tracks and flyover junctions – moved a step closer today with confirmation of government funding for Network Rail to deliver the design stages of the project.

Passengers are reminded to check before travelling over the next three weekends, 24-25 February, 3-4 March and 10-11 March 2018, as Network Rail undertakes major work to reduce delays and improve reliability on the Brighton Main Line.