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Passengers across the south are set to benefit from their share of one of the biggest investment programmes ever carried out on Britain’s rail network at Easter.

Network Rail - in partnership with the Department for Transport, Warrington Borough Council and First TransPennine Express - has completed work to make Birchwood station in Warrington fully accessible to passengers with step-free access throughout.

Britain’s commuters are being warned to take care at level crossings on their journey home from work after new figures from Network Rail revealed that more than half of all near misses with trains at level crossings over the last five years took place during the evening rush hour.

Network Rail’s orange army has been out in force over the last four weekends in Essex to carry out work as part of Network Rail’s Railway Upgrade Plan to deliver a more reliable railway and to prepare the line for Crossrail.

London’s second-busiest station will be much quieter this Easter break as Network Rail improvement work means no trains will run from Victoria to Sussex and Gatwick Airport.

Passengers planning to travel into London and across Kent this Easter should check before they travel as Network Rail will be carrying out a major improvement programme in the area over the bank holiday weekend. 

The bridge over the railway at Stratton Green, Swindon, has reopened to the public today, Monday 29 February, after work to prepare it for electrification and a new fleet of electric trains was completed on time.

Network Rail’s orange army has received international recognition for its work to provide a better experience for passengers travelling to and through Reading station.