Londoners and visitors will soon be able to enjoy quicker and easier journeys to and from Greenwich town centre following the completion of major escalator upgrade works at Cutty Sark station. Due to be delivered earlier than expected, the work means the station will reopen on Monday 23 March. This is well in advance of […]
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Improved Cutty Sark station reopens on Monday 23 March
Londoners and visitors will soon be able to enjoy quicker and easier journeys to and from Greenwich town centre following the completion of major escalator upgrade works at Cutty Sark station. Due to be delivered earlier than expected, the work means the station will reopen on Monday 23 March. This is well in advance of […]
North Devon services to be affected by late March engineering work
Network Rail will carry out essential track renewals, structural surveys and other work on railway lines in North Devon later this month. For a week between Saturday 21 and Sunday 29 March, train services will be affected between Exeter and Barnstaple, and on the Okehampton route, while vital maintenance is completed. The work is needed […]
North Devon services to be affected by late March engineering work
Network Rail will carry out essential track renewals, structural surveys and other work on railway lines in North Devon later this month. For a week between Saturday 21 and Sunday 29 March, train services will be affected between Exeter and Barnstaple, and on the Okehampton route, while vital maintenance is completed. The work is needed […]
One million journeys expected on scenic railway in 150th year
Passengers are expected to make more than 1 million journeys along one of the most scenic railway lines in Europe this year. Northern recorded 995,000 passenger journeys on the line which links Leeds, Settle, and Carlisle in 2025 – the highest annual total since the Covid-19 pandemic. The most popular month for travel on the […]
London Northwestern Railway reaffirms support for neurodiverse passengers
London Northwestern Railway (LNR) is raising awareness of support options for neurodiverse passengers as part of Neurodiversity Celebration Week (16 – 20 March). Following the positive reception of LNR’s sensory packs which launched last summer, the train operator is restocking stations with the free bags. Available on request from ticket offices, each pack contains foam […]
No ScotRail services on Glasgow Central High Level until at least Wednesday
ScotRail services will not operate to or from Glasgow Central High Level until at least Wednesday (18 March), as demolition work is carried out at the nearby building on Union Street. With the site formally handed over to Glasgow City Council, a safe zone has been established to allow the council to finalise its assessment […]
Progress made improving help points at stations, but more work required, says ORR
Upgraded help point units, more frequent inspections, and improvements to connectivity at unstaffed and remote stations, are among the changes being delivered following the Office of Rail and Road’s (ORR) 2024 report, which identified weaknesses in reliability and inconsistent monitoring of service quality across the network. For passengers, help points are often the only way to speak to a human for assistance when station staff are unavailable, and it is the responsibility of […]
Network Rail begins next phase of upgrades on Portsmouth Direct Line
Network Rail is continuing its major investment in the Portsmouth Direct Line and will carry out the next phase of signalling and track upgrades later this month. While this work takes place, buses will replace trains between Havant, Fareham and Portsmouth Harbour from Saturday 28 March to Thursday 2 April. This latest phase will see […]
Scottish Government announces free rail travel for companions of the visually impaired
Sight Scotland and Sight Scotland Veterans have welcomed the Scottish Government’s announcement that free rail travel for companions of visually impaired people has been made a permanent policy across all ScotRail and Caledonian Sleeper services. Sight Scotland and Sight Scotland Veterans have been campaigning for this ‘life-changing’ decision for over three years through its Fair […]