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Thursday 1 Sep 2016

Railway passengers and neighbours thanked as work at Chorley station work completed on time

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| North West & Central

Network Rail has thanked neighbours and passengers for their patience and understanding after work to replace a subway and alter track at Chorley station was carried out over the bank holiday weekend.

The work is part of Network Rail’s £1bn+ Northern Programmes investment which will allow electric trains to travel through the station helping to deliver better, more frequent services across the north of England from December 2017.

A special timelapse video shows the level and complexity of work that was carried out at the station over the bank holiday. Engineers worked round the clock to deliver the programme of work on time and with minimal disruption to passengers and local residents. A subway roof was replaced and upgrade work to platforms and the track completed which will enable overhead power lines to be installed in the area.

Noel Connolly, head of programme management for Network Rail, said: “I’d like to thank passengers for their continued patience. The upgrade and wider investment will result in a better, more reliable railway that will serve passengers for many decades to come.

“I’d also like to thank local residents for their understanding as well. I appreciate that the work we carried out near to their homes was at times extremely noisy. However I hope that the local community will experience the benefits that an enhanced railway will bring to help boost the economy across the north of England.”

There is more information on the project at Chorley at www.networkrail.co.uk/chorley