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Passengers in West Wales are being urged to check before they travel later this month and into February when Network Rail will be carrying out essential track renewals, drainage work and vegetation management.

A £1 million vegetation management programme on the Heart of Wales line is underway, with the aim of reducing delays and cancellations caused by fallen trees.

Passengers are being urged to check before they travel between South Wales and Bristol/Gloucester on the weekend of January 25-26 when Network Rail will be carrying out track renewals at two locations as well as a range of other essential work.

The Conwy Valley line between Llandudno and North Llanrwst is set to reopen tomorrow morning (Saturday 11 January) following work to repair damage caused by adverse weather.

Network Rail is thanking passengers for their patience and understanding over the Christmas period as train services resumed this morning after engineering work was completed between Reading and London Paddington.

Rail passengers are being reminded to plan ahead and check before they travel this festive period as Network Rail completes its vital railway upgrades.

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