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• Ted Baker, Mac, Cath Kidston, Hamleys, Rituals, and The Body Shop all to open soon
• New retail offer forms part of £1billion redevelopment of the station
• London Bridge will have more retail units than any other Network Rail station

A special Valentine’s Day event will take place at Paddington station on Wednesday, 14 February to celebrate improvements to Brunel’s iconic station, as well as the £7.5bn route modernisation that will transform journeys across the West, and provide thousands more seats to and from London Paddington.

A notorious flooding hotspot at Oxenholme station has been removed, thanks to the Great North Rail Project.

Livingston South station will undergo a £3.5m transformation when the Edinburgh Waverley-Glasgow Central line closes for 10 days this Easter as part of a £160m project to electrify the route.

• Network Rail to trial drinking water facilities at London Charing Cross

Britain’s busiest footpath railway crossing, with more than 760 trains each day, has been closed and replaced by a footbridge.*

Train customers at Lime Street station will soon benefit from better toilet facilities thanks to a £100,000 Great North Rail Project upgrade.

• London Bridge becomes second Network Rail managed station to offer free Wi-Fi to station users, after Euston
• Free Wi-Fi aims to enhance the experience of station users and help create stations that are destinations in their own right
• Service includes travel updates, free downloadable magazines, movie trailers, a kids zone, and a section on retail offers