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• King’s Cross Square is officially opened by Secretary of State for Transport, Mayor of London and Network Rail chief executive
• New 75,000 sq ft King’s Cross Square is the final part of the £550m redevelopment of King’s Cross station
• Redevelopment has helped to attract £2.2bn of private investment into a previously largely derelict and disused 67 acre site, including 2,000 new homes

A youth group will help to highlight the need to stay safe on level crossings when it performs in a Portsmouth school this week.

Passengers who use the Brighton main line between London Victoria, Gatwick Airport and the south coast are being advised of changes to train services over the Christmas and New Year period.

Network Rail today revealed details of an investment plan of £15m, aimed at improving the reliability of the infrastructure and punctuality of train services on the East Coast main line.

Network Rail today released station retail sales results showing a 6.4% growth in like-for-like sales from April to June 2013. In the same period high street sales, reported by the British Retail Consortium, increased by 0.4%, meaning retail sales in stations continue to outperform the high street.

Network Rail has today launched the search for around 100 graduates to join its 2014 graduate scheme and become future leaders of Britain’s rail industry. The company has also has expanded its one-year work placement programme for undergraduates to find and secure the best and brightest before they leave university.

A major £5.3m project to make the iconic Hawarden bridge across the River Dee stronger, allowing more trains to cross, is now underway.

Network Rail’s testing programme for cab signalling has enjoyed a successful start and has entered its second phase at the test centre in Hitchin.