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Passengers who travel into and through London Bridge station from south east London and Kent are being advised of changes to services from January 2015.

Network Rail is set to complete the final major milestone of the £43m improvement scheme at Peterborough station over the Christmas period, increasing capacity on the railway and creating a transport gateway fit for growing railway demand.

This weekend, a vital part of the Ipswich Chord project to build a new stretch of track that will help to take more freight off the roads and onto rail will be delivered when a new bridge is installed over Sproughton Road in Ipswich.

Work has started on a new state-of-the-art signalling and training centre which will control large areas of railway in London and the south west.

• King’s Cross Square is officially opened by Secretary of State for Transport, Mayor of London and Network Rail chief executive
• New 75,000 sq ft King’s Cross Square is the final part of the £550m redevelopment of King’s Cross station
• Redevelopment has helped to attract £2.2bn of private investment into a previously largely derelict and disused 67 acre site, including 2,000 new homes

A youth group will help to highlight the need to stay safe on level crossings when it performs in a Portsmouth school this week.

Passengers who use the Brighton main line between London Victoria, Gatwick Airport and the south coast are being advised of changes to train services over the Christmas and New Year period.

Network Rail today revealed details of an investment plan of £15m, aimed at improving the reliability of the infrastructure and punctuality of train services on the East Coast main line.