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Passengers are being urged to check before they travel on the Cambrian line ­from next week until early April when Network Rail will be carrying out a range of work across a 16-day period.

Passengers are being urged to check before travelling this Easter holiday as Network Rail works to deliver vital upgrades and track renewals. 

• Samaritans’ Small Talk Saves Lives campaign, in partnership with Network Rail and British Transport Police, launches as over half of adults in the west (67%) would appreciate someone checking on them, by offering words of support, if they were struggling to cope
• New campaign film reminds the public that when it comes to saving a life, you already have a life-saving kit available to you – your words

• Samaritans’ Small Talk Saves Lives campaign, in partnership with Network Rail and British Transport Police, launches as over half of adults in Wales and Borders (69%) would appreciate someone checking on them, by offering words of support, if they were struggling to cope
• New campaign film reminds the public that when it comes to saving a life, you already have a life-saving kit available to you – your words

Work has begun to build Okehampton Interchange, a new railway station on the edge of the Devon town.

Passengers are being urged to check before they travel on the Cambrian line ­from mid-March to early April when Network Rail will be carrying out a range of work across a 16-day period.

Network Rail is inviting residents to learn more about progress on its multi-million-pound programme to upgrade the railway and Oxford station in a series of public events in the city.

A public information event will be held on Wednesday 26 February at Abergele Town Council offices to present proposals for enhancing safety by closing both Pen Uchaf and Ty Gwyn footpath crossings in Pensarn and replacing them with a ramped footbridge over the railway.