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London Waterloo remains Britain’s busiest station as £800 million upgrade continues
New figures released this morning (Tuesday, 6 January) by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) reveal that London Waterloo remains Britain’s busiest station with annual passenger numbers reaching over 99 million in one year, as Network Rail and South West Trains continue their work to boost capacity at the station by 30%.
Response to UK government announcement re reform of rail
Network Rail has provided a response to the UK government's announcement today.
London Bridge is 180 years old - Passengers invited to find out more about the fascinating history of London’s oldest station
A pop-up exhibition charting the 180-year history of London’s oldest railway station is taking place at London Bridge station this December.
Cleland railway bridge re-opens on time following £1.3m upgrade
Biggar Road, Cleland has re-opened to traffic following completion of Network Rail’s work to upgrade the bridge over the railway in preparation for the electrification of the Shotts line which runs through the village.
A71 to close for West Calder bridge renewal
The A71 will close for 16 weeks from January 5 next year while Network Rail engineers demolish and replace the road bridge next to West Calder station.
Network Rail to open its doors to competition and contestability
Network Rail is to set up an independently chaired review to help the company break down the barriers to competition in all elements of delivering projects, Mark Carne, chief executive of Network Rail announced today.
VIDEO: work to electrify railway between Gospel Oak and Barking 80% complete
Work to electrify the last London Overground route is 80% complete, a key milestone in the £133m upgrade to the railway between Gospel Oak and Barking, which will see two car diesel trains replaced with four car electric trains from 2018.
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