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Woking and Crewkerne landslips repairs progress update
Network Rail are working around the clock to repair landslips at Woking in Surrey and Crewkerne in Somerset as full service expected to resume from Monday morning.
Landslip at Crewkerne closes railway between Salisbury and Exeter until Monday
South Western Railway (SWR) services between Salisbury and Exeter will remain unable to run until Monday morning while the railway is closed to allow Network Rail engineers to repair a landslip at Crewkerne Tunnel.
Emergency work to repair landslip will significantly reduce services between Woking and Basingstoke next week
Network Rail and South Western Railway (SWR) are urging passengers who are planning to travel on the line between Woking and Basingstoke to only travel if absolutely necessary following a landslip which needs urgent repairs.
‘Deck the Halls’: This December Network Rail is hosting a Christmas charity concert to spread festive cheer and raise money for the Railway Benefit Fund at London Bridge station
The London Transport choir will be serenading the station with heart-warming Christmas carols, alongside the majestic sound of the church organ to help raise money for the Railway Benefit Fund (RBF).
Bigger and better Gatwick Airport station opens to passengers
- New, second concourse and airport entrance doubling the space available to the millions of passengers who use the station each year
- Eight new escalators and five new lifts providing significantly enhanced accessibility as well as four new stairways and widened platforms
- Quicker journey times between Brighton and London on some services.
Network Rail completes key improvements to maintain reliability of the North Downs line between Guildford and Gatwick Airport station
The railway reopened as planned on Saturday morning (18 November) following a seven-day closure during which Network Rail’s team of engineers completed vital reliability upgrades to parts of the line between Guildford and Gatwick Airport station.
Signalling upgrades to impact services in South London during February half term
Rail passengers in South London are being advised to plan ahead as Network Rail completes a major signalling upgrade in February 2024.
One week to go before Network Rail carries out vital reliability upgrades to the West of England line between Salisbury to Yeovil Junction which will see the line closed for 16-days
Network Rail is reminding customers to plan ahead and check before they travel as buses replace South Western Railway trains between Salisbury to Yeovil Junction from Saturday 25 November.
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