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Rail passengers are being thanked for their patience after a burst water main at Audenshaw in east Manchester caused disruption to trains for five days.

Network Rail is urging passengers to check before travelling and to plan ahead, with four consecutive weekends of disruption to train services due to start this weekend.

Residents in Dibden, Eling, Fawley, Hythe and Marchwood are being encouraged to provide their feedback on Network Rail’s proposals for the Waterside Line, with the consultation period set to end on Friday 9 September.

Special guests from East Grinstead and across the railway industry joined together to celebrate the opening of a new footbridge and lifts on Friday (2 September), improving accessibility for passengers at their local station. 

Rail passengers are being reminded to check before they travel as work continues to repair flood damaged tracks caused by a burst water main in east Manchester.

Changes are being introduced for the next two weeks on the rail route between King's Lynn, Cambridge and London King's Cross to give rail passengers more robust services while Network Rail repairs track defects caused by the recent heatwave.

Footage has been released showing the extent of flooding to railway tracks in east Manchester caused by a burst water main.

Passengers at Selby station, managed by TransPennine Express, will soon benefit from major accessibility improvements, as preparations are made to install brand-new lifts and strengthen the Grade II listed footbridge.