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Network Rail will be upgrading Onibury level crossing on the A49 to make it more robust and reduce future disruption to road and rail users. The community around the crossing is invited to find out more about this work.

With 200,000 football fans set to flock to Cardiff for the UEFA Champions League Finals and Festival from 1-4 June, and 60,000 train journeys expected to be made into Cardiff on Saturday 3 June alone, passengers travelling by rail are urged to plan ahead.

Fans of the famous Flying Scotsman are being urged to keep off the tracks when the steam engine travels through Wales this week.

Work to upgrade the footbridge at Llanfairpwll station on the North Wales coastline has been completed as part of Network Rail’s Railway Upgrade Plan, to deliver a bigger and better railway for passengers.

Across Britain, one person trespasses on the railway every hour, putting their lives in danger.

The Conwy Valley line reopens to passengers today after Network Rail engineers carried out extensive repairs following Storm Doris damage.

• Network Rail supports around 2,108 local jobs in Wales and the Welsh borders and last year £33.3 million was spent with 87 local businesses
• Arriva Trains Wales has committed more than £31 million to date to help enhance the passenger experience on the railway in Wales and the Welsh borders.
• £100 million spent every single week by Network Rail on improving the railway in Britain

Welsh Government Economy and Infrastructure Secretary, Ken Skates AM joined Andy Thomas, route managing director for Network Rail Wales, to see how railway improvements are benefiting North Wales.