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Network Rail will begin work to extend the platforms and install a new, accessible footbridge at Virginia Water station on Sunday (17 July), providing better journeys for passengers as part of the organisation’s Railway Upgrade Plan.

Bromsgrove's new multi-million pound station opened to passengers today (12 July).

Network Rail is reminding passengers to check before they travel between 16-30 July, as it carries out work to address the recurring issue of flooding on the line between Fulwell and Shepperton, particularly at the Fulwell Tunnel, as part of its Railway Upgrade Plan.

Industrial site in Cleland selected as base for Shotts electrification project

The extension of platform 2 at Tooting station has been completed on schedule after essential upgrade work as part of the Thameslink Programme.

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Plans for a new footbridge over the railway at Little Bowden in Leicestershire are due to be presented to the public next week.

The final pieces of the £60m redevelopment at Nottingham station have been unveiled after work to restore ornate terracotta decorations to their former glory was completed.