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Vital work to Barnes Bridge in Richmond on Thames will mean that the line between Kew Bridge and Barnes will be closed with buses replacing trains from Sunday 28 July to Friday 2 August.

Network Rail is urging people to stay off the tracks and not put themselves and others at risk new safety figures reveal that there were more than 19,300 trespass incidents on the rail network (2,682 on the Wessex route) in the 2023/24 financial year – that’s one every half an hour.   

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Vital work to Barnes Bridge in Richmond on Thames will mean that the line between Kew Bridge and Barnes will be closed with buses replacing trains from Sunday 28 July to Friday 2 August.

• - 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

A team of colleagues from Network Rail recently took part in a 28-mile walk from Woking station to London Waterloo to raise money for Railway Children, raising over £3,500 to date.

Network Rail has completed a £6.7m upgrade of Surbiton station with the construction of a new deck and staircase to help reduce overcrowding and improve passenger safety.