The Office of Rail and Road (ORR), the rail regulator, has authorised Northumberland Park Station in North Tyneside, the fifth of six stations to open as part of the Northumberland Line project. Northumberland Park is set to open on Sunday 22 February. Bedlington Station, the final station on the line, is expected to be authorised and open in March 2026. The Northumberland Line project has reintroduced passenger rail services between […]
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Happy Seollal! South Western Railway celebrates Europe’s largest Korean community at New Malden station
South Western Railway (SWR) has unveiled a celebration of Europe’s largest Korean population in a new waiting room at New Malden station, to mark the Lunar New Year. Up to 20,000 people of Korean heritage live in New Malden in South West London and its vicinity, with locals affectionately dubbing the area ‘Koreatown’. The Lunar New Year, known as Seollal in […]
Positive progress made at Hertford North’s Access for All scheme
Progress continues at pace on accessibility upgrades at Hertford North, helping to make the station more inclusive and welcoming. The project involves installing a new lift to platform 1, providing all passengers – particularly those with limited mobility, heavy luggage or pushchairs – with a step-free, more accessible route to the platform. There is already […]
Northern launches new Yorkshire Flyer fast service between Leeds and Sheffield
Northern is running a new fast service which allows customers to travel between Leeds and Sheffield in 47 minutes. Known as the Yorkshire Flyer, as it provides a quick and convenient connection between the White Rose county’s two biggest cities, the service was officially launched during an event at Leeds station earlier today. Cutting journey […]
SWR achieves 100% in safeguarding accreditation for third year running
South Western Railway (SWR) has once again received the highest possible score for safeguarding vulnerable people on its network. Vulnerable people can include children or adults who are at risk of harm, who are victims of crime, or who are escaping from exploitation or abuse. For the third year running, SWR has achieved a […]
Former signaller celebrates 90th birthday with return to his roots
A former railway signaller has celebrated his 90th birthday with a special visit to the Manchester Rail Operating Centre (ROC), returning to the railway where he spent more than four decades of his career. Eric Hilton, who turned 90 on Wednesday 4 February, spent almost 43 years working across the railway, building a career that […]
Major Manchester Piccadilly track upgrades due in two weeks
Beginning on Valentine’s Day (Saturday 14 February) teams from Network Rail and the Central Rail Systems Alliance will be overhauling tracks, points and signalling systems across six lines serving the North West’s busiest railway station. The work, which covers nearly a kilometre of the railway, will impact on passengers travelling into Manchester and across the […]
Major Manchester Piccadilly track upgrades due in two weeks
Beginning on Valentine’s Day (Saturday 14 February) teams from Network Rail and the Central Rail Systems Alliance will be overhauling tracks, points and signalling systems across six lines serving the North West’s busiest railway station. The work, which covers nearly a kilometre of the railway, will impact on passengers travelling into Manchester and across the […]
Mirfield station transformation for faster, more connected travel across the North
Customers in Mirfield will benefit from a transformed station which includes new step-free access, longer platforms and improved facilities, marking the latest milestone in the £11 billion Transpennine Route Upgrade. This work will also enable longer trains with more seats to stop at the station and faster, more reliable journeys in the future, delivering better […]
Transpennine Route Upgrade accelerates in Ravensthorpe
Significant progress is being made in the delivery of upgrades by the Transpennine Route Upgrade team in Ravensthorpe, West Yorkshire following the closure of the station in December, with work on the new Calder Road bridge and Baker Viaduct well underway. TRU will build a new, modernised Ravensthorpe station 200 metres west of the current […]