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Network Rail will install two temporary staircases at Royston station next month to save Great Northern and Thameslink passengers time switching between the two platforms while the footbridge is out of action.

Preparatory works for cutting reinforcement project continued this Saturday (24 July). Buses will replace trains between Maidstone East and Ashford International.

The railway through Troon station is set to reopen on Friday (July 23).

• New lifts introduce step-free access to platforms for first time in the station’s 183-year history
• Major redevelopment completed by Network Rail in preparation for the Elizabeth line includes a new glass and steel extension providing an additional entrance
• New covered walkway and footbridge, gateline and customer information screens also installed as part of the station’s improvements
• Step-free access to be provided at Southall and Hayes & Harlington stations later this year

West Coast main line journeys for passengers and freight in Cheshire will be smoother and more reliable thanks to track upgrade work next month.

Network Rail has replaced 36 miles of track across the rail network in the last 12 months to drive down delays for passengers in Cambridge, Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex.

• 41% of adults across the East Midlands say they would retrieve their phone from the track, 41% would risk everything for their purse or wallet and 42% would get their keys
• 890 trespass incidents reported between April 2020 and March 2021 across Network Rail’s East Midlands route³
• New safety film – Shattered Lives – highlights the devastating consequences of adult trespass
• There are other hidden dangers, such as the lethal current which runs through the overhead lines. They are always on so always stay off 

Network Rail is upgrading Barry Station with a lifts and a brand-new footbridge