{"id":262462,"date":"2025-08-06T01:34:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T15:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railuk.com\/?p=180954"},"modified":"2025-08-06T01:34:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T15:34:00","slug":"network-rail-upgrades-to-affect-passengers-between-moreton-and-worcester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=262462","title":{"rendered":"Network Rail upgrades to affect passengers between Moreton and Worcester"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Network Rail upgrades on the North Cotswolds line will affect passengers between Moreton-in-Marsh and Worcester later this month.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Work takes places in several areas along the line from Monday 18 to Sunday 24 August to maintain a safe and reliable railway.<\/p>\n

Near Honeybourne station, track that\u2019s reached the end of its working life will be replaced and a new walkway will be built for train drivers. Rail will also be replaced near Evesham and improvements will be made to the drainage.<\/p>\n

Maintenance also takes place inside Chipping Campden tunnel, the 800m long tunnel that opened in 1853.<\/p>\n

To allow the work to be completed safely and efficiently, the railway will be temporarily closed between Moreton-in-Marsh and Worcester Shrub Hill. Buses will replace trains during this time.<\/p>\n

Network Rail programme manager Jason Pankhurst said: <\/strong>\u201cOur work will ensure the continued safe and reliable running of trains through the Cotswolds.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re sorry to temporarily close the railway but it will benefit passengers long into the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

Billy White, GWR station manager for Oxford, Didcot and North Cotswolds area, said: <\/strong>\u201cThis forms part of an ongoing programme of maintenance, helping to ensure we can continue to provide consistent and reliable services.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll provide replacement road transport between Moreton-in-Marsh, Honeybourne, Evesham, Pershore, Worcestershire Parkway and Worcester Shrub Hill.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrains still run between Moreton-in Marsh and London Paddington, via Oxford, plus a few direct trains will run between Hereford and London Paddington, via Cheltenham Spa.<\/p>\n

\u201cOther train services will be operating between Worcester Shrub Hill or Worcester Foregate Street stations and Hereford during this period.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs an alternative, Transport for Wales also operate trains between Hereford and Newport for connections to Didcot Parkway, Reading and London Paddington.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlease note that only CrossCountry trains will be able to stop at Worcestershire Parkway while this engineering work is taking place.<\/p>\n

\u201cCustomers should also be aware these alternative travel arrangements will make journey times much longer, so please plan ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n

Image credit: Network Rail<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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