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Motspur Park station receives accessibility upgrades in its centenary year
Ahead of its 100th birthday in July, Motspur Park has received an early birthday present by becoming the latest station on Network Rail’s Wessex route to become step free, following an £11.4m investment to improve accessibility.
Improvements for passengers with “milestone achievement” of modern South Kirkby signals
Journey experience for passengers has been improved with new, modern signalling equipment at South Kirkby.
Barnt Green station access improvements nearing lift-off
Preparation for work to provide step-free access to trains at Barnt Green station will get underway next week.
TWO WEEKS TO GO: Vital engineering work in the Portsmouth area to close the railway for a week
From Saturday 15 to Friday 21 February 2025, parts of the railway between Portsmouth and Havant and Fareham will be closed and rail replacement buses will be in operation, while Network Rail completes critical engineering upgrades to the railway.
STARTING TOMORROW: Vital engineering work near Shalford, Surrey, to close North Downs Line between Guildford and Gatwick Airport for 16 days
From Saturday 1 February to Sunday 16 February, buses will replace trains between Guildford and Gatwick Airport while Network Rail engineers complete critical upgrades on the North Downs line for the continued safe and reliable running of the railway.
More than 350,000 trees planted and many more to come as The Tree Council and Network Rail renew award-winning partnership
Network Rail and The Tree Council are aiming to plant thousands of trees in hundreds of communities across the country as their award-winning partnership is renewed for an additional five-year period.
First new deputy managing director appointed in Network Rail’s Eastern region
Jamie Burles has been appointed as Network Rail’s first deputy managing director for the Eastern region, a newly created role to support leadership across four major routes.
Passengers in Somerset reminded to check before travelling ahead of early February engineering work
Passengers are being urged to check before they travel between Taunton and Weston-super-Mare during the first week of February as Network Rail carries out essential structural repairs to a number of bridges, as well as vital track drainage work.
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