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From Thursday 26 June 2025, the ramped access entrances to Deighton station will be closed whilst Transpennine Route Upgrade engineers deliver major upgrades.

Teddington has become the latest station on Network Rail’s Wessex route to become step free, following the completion of a £5.4m investment to improve accessibility.

Passengers are being urged to plan their journeys and check before they travel this weekend, with high numbers of people expected to travel by train across the West Midlands.

Passengers travelling on the West Coast Main Line between London Euston and Scotland are being urged to plan ahead as essential improvements mean the railway between Rugby and Stafford will be closed between Saturday 24 May and Sunday 1 June. 

Schoolchildren have been proving it’s not only the major gestures that matter as Bradford celebrates being UK City of Culture 2025.

Passengers in south London and Sussex are being asked to check before they travel this weekend as Network Rail carries out work to upgrade and improve the railway at various locations.

The 08:30 Manchester Piccadilly - Cardiff Central service has hit a trailer at a farm crossing between Ludlow and Leominster, and this will cause disruption along the Marches line for the remainder of the day. 

The creation of the new partnership follows the Waterloo Station Vision published last year which set out a series of long-term aspirations for both the station and the wider area.