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As activity continues to prepare for the start of work on the Levenmouth Rail Link, Members of the Scottish Parliament Jenny Gilruth and David Torrance visited site to see first-hand the progress that has been made.

• Upgrades to the track and signalling on London’s Northern City Line continue over Christmas
• Major work will take place on Christmas Day and Boxing Day when there are no timetabled services running
• Trains between Finsbury Park and Moorgate will divert into London King’s Cross on Monday 27 and Tuesday 28 December - passengers reminded to check their journey
• East Coast Digital Programme will boost reliability for passengers and reduce delays

Work has completed to relocate shops from ramps leading to platforms 8-11 allowing more space for rail travellers to move from the concourse to trains.

Network Rail volunteers teamed up with British Transport Police and train operator MTR to host a Christmas meal for people experiencing homelessness at the Queens Arms pub in Reading, run by local charity New Beginnings.

Rail passengers are being asked to plan ahead and check before the travel this festive period as Network Rail completes its annual planned railway upgrades.

Network Rail will carry out a package of improvements, maintenance and upgrades to benefit Anglia’s railways to drive down delays and improve reliability for passengers while the majority of the network will remain open for business as usual.

The main stage of work to make Finsbury Park station fully accessible is now underway, after Jeremy Corbyn, MP for Islington North, joined Network Rail, Govia Thameslink Railway and Islington Borough Council for a ground-breaking event today (Monday 13 December).

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Mayor Dr Nik Johnson officially opened the new railway station at Soham today to the delight of the community as the first trains rolled into the new platform, five months ahead of the original timetable.