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Train services restarted from 6 January on the line between Guildford, Aldershot and Wokingham, following a 40 metre landslip near the small village of Wanborough over the Christmas period.

Network Rail has released photos of a brand-new platform, Platform 0, at Leeds station following its completion over the festive period.

Services are running again on the line between Horsham and Dorking after Network Rail engineers and contractors repaired a 30 metre landslip, not far from Ockley station.

A Grade II footbridge at Lancaster station is being refurbished as the city’s railway station evolves for the future.

Track, sleepers and ballast will be replaced by Network Rail’s engineers as part of a programme of upgrade works to make train services more reliable on the Harwich branch line.

Network Rail engineers worked around the clock over Christmas and New Year to deliver vital rail upgrades across Sussex and south London.

• Major progress was made at King’s Cross during a six-day closure over Christmas, including work to reconstruct Camden Sewer which runs beneath the tracks
• Teams lifted all four tracks entering the station for the first time in over 40 years
• The East Coast Upgrade will bring a more modern, reliable railway for passengers, improving journeys between London, the North of England and Scotland
• Network Rail and train operators on the East Coast Main Line are thanking passengers for their patience following the six-day closure at King’s Cross

Teams of engineers have worked 24/7 over Christmas and the New Year to renew and upgrade railways across south-east London and Kent, providing better journeys for passengers in 2021.