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• The Island Line will close from Ryde Pier Head to Shanklin between Friday 6 September and Sunday 6 October for vital maintenance
• Ryde Pier will close from Friday 6 September 2024 until May 2025 while life extension work continues
• One train every 30 minutes will operate between Ryde Esplanade and Shanklin from Monday 7 October to early May 2025
• Rail replacement bus services will operate during both closures

Passenger trains are running again over Barnes Bridge, following a six-day closure of the Hounslow Loop line between Kew Bridge and Barnes.

Passengers and visitors to London Waterloo station are now able to enjoy tinkling the ivories or simply listening to others play, following the installation of a new piano in the station’s former Eurostar terminal, now aptly named Orchestra Pit.

• Mosaic supported by Network Rail and made of 250,000 glass pieces in a range of 28 colours by 70 volunteers 
• The largest-ever commission by the London School of Mosaic, with more than 21 million people projected to pass by each year, the mosaic will last for at least 150 years 

The latest quarterly figures (Q4 covering January to March 2024) released by Network Rail Property have revealed a like-for-like (LFL) retail sales* increase of +12.6% across its retail portfolio of 19 managed stations throughout Great Britain.

• Station provides highspeed and Main Line services to central London and Kent and is designed to be a catalyst for future investment and growth
• Since opening, around 91,000 journeys have been made to or from the station
• To mark the occasion, Network Rail and Southeastern staff gathered to enjoy a slice of birthday cake

Major track upgrade will affect train services across parts of south London

New suppliers to provide planned and reactive maintenance across Network Rail's Southern Region.