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Lift shafts have been successfully installed at Tilehurst station near Reading as Network Rail’s project to improve accessibility moves closer to completion.

Network Rail has today provided an update on the next steps in its Botley Road programme.

For the first time since before astronauts walked on the moon, residents of the West of England and beyond will be able to catch trains to and from Ashley Down station.

Network Rail has reopened the Gunnislake branch line a day earlier than planned, with services able to use the line again this afternoon (Thursday 26 September) following a two-week closure for emergency repair work. 

Rail passengers are being asked to plan ahead this autumn and Christmas as Network Rail carries out engineering work on the Western route, which runs from Paddington to Penzance

The Office of Rail and Road today accepted Network Rail’s detailed plan to improve train performance across Wales & Western England.

West of England Mayor Dan Norris has revealed the date that Bristol’s newest railway station, Ashley Down, will open. On Saturday (28 September) residents in the north of the city will have their own station once again after nearly 60 years. 

Great Western Railway services will be affected by improvement work taking place between Berkshire and Wiltshire this autumn and winter.