Southern: Wessex news
ONE WEEK TO GO: Island Line and Ryde Pier set to close for vital maintenance
- 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
London Waterloo Station awarded Autism Friendly Award
Network Rail at London’s Waterloo station has been granted the Autism Friendly Award by the National Autistic Society, the UK’s leading charity for autistic people. The station is the first Network Rail managed station to receive this award.
Heart of Wessex line to close between Weymouth and Castle Cary for vital track replacement work
ONE MONTH TO GO: Vital track replacement work in Thornford, Dorset, will mean that the Heart of Wessex Line between Castle Cary and Weymouth will be closed with buses replacing trains from Monday 23 September to Sunday 29 September.
Deer-oh-deer: Network Rail unveils the Southern region's worst trespassing criminals
- Deers top the list of criminal animals that most frequently trespass on the railway
- But people are by far the worst offender
- Over the last year animals trespassed four times a day; people, every half-an-hour!
FOUR WEEKS TO GO: Island Line and Ryde Pier set to close for vital maintenance
- 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
COMPLETED: London’s Barnes Bridge successfully upgraded following six-day closure
Passenger trains are running again over Barnes Bridge, following a six-day closure of the Hounslow Loop line between Kew Bridge and Barnes.
Take note! New piano installed at London Waterloo station with exciting Summer competitions and performances ahead
Passengers and visitors to London Waterloo station are now able to enjoy tinkling the ivories or simply listening to others play, following the installation of a new piano in the station’s former Eurostar terminal, now aptly named Orchestra Pit.
Makeover for Richmond station in London
Passengers in Richmond are benefitting from a much brighter station and enjoyable experience thanks to an ongoing programme of renovations and improvements to the station building and facilities.
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