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Island Line to fully reopen EARLY on 2 May following completion of Ryde Pier repairs
Island Line will fully reopen between Ryde Pier Head and Shanklin on Friday 2 May, in time for the Early May Bank Holiday weekend, following an intensive and complex programme of work to repair and refurbish Ryde Pier.
COMPLETED: Line reopens between Castle Cary and Yeovil following essential engineering works on the Heart of Wessex Line
Train services have resumed between Yeovil Pen Mill and Castle Cary after a week-long closure where Network Rail carried out essential improvements to the railway.
ONE WEEK TO GO: Essential engineering works on the Windsor line to close railway for a week
This Saturday marks one weeks to go until the start of critical railway upgrades between Staines and Windsor.
Uncovering the hidden secrets of Salisbury station
- Railway engineers uncover historic tunnels and rooms underneath Salisbury station
- Tunnels and rooms believed to have been previously used to store barrels of beer, eggs and support the operational running of the station
- Another entrance, in an unused building on Platform 1, has also been discovered with further investigations to follow.
STARTING MONDAY: Essential engineering work to close Heart of Wessex Line for a week
From Monday 10 March to Sunday 16 March, train services will change on the Heart of Wessex Line with no trains running between Yeovil Pen Mill and Castle Cary for a week, while Network Rail complete vital improvements to the railway in the Yeovil area.
TWO WEEKS TO GO: Vital engineering works on the Windsor line to close railway for a week
This Saturday marks two weeks to go until the start of critical railway upgrades between Staines and Windsor.
WESSEX: Lineside neighbours across London, Surrey, Hampshire, Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire to benefit from new digital notification service
Local residents who live near to the railway are set to benefit from a new digital service that will let people know about upcoming railway engineering work, emergency work and get updates about current maintenance and upgrade projects in ‘real-time’.
NEXT MONTH: Major engineering work across the south coast to impact services in Southampton, Portsmouth and Bournemouth during the Easter holidays
- Services between Southampton and Portsmouth will not run for between 12 and 20 April 2025
- Weekend closures between Southampton Central and Bournemouth to impact Main Line services
- Buses will replace all trains from Southampton Central on Easter Sunday
- Line connecting Twickenham and Teddington, in south west London, to be closed for three days over the Easter weekend. Rail replacement buses will run.
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