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Strong support for Network Rail’s plans to unblock Croydon railway bottleneck

Network Rail’s proposals to untangle a notorious railway bottleneck in Croydon have been met with strong support from passengers and the community following an extensive public consultation.

Passengers asked to plan ahead for travel over Christmas in Sussex

The vast majority of the rail network in Sussex will be open for normal Christmas and New Year train services and passengers can travel with confidence with rigorous and extensive cleaning regimes in place.

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Goring-by-Sea footbridge in West Sussex to be refurbished thanks to £511,000 investment from Network Rail

Dec 4, 2020

Repairs include the renewing of staircase coverings, treads and metalwork to maintain the footbridge structure along with repainting and application of other protective coatings. Goring-by-Sea train station was opened in 1846 in West Sussex and...

International Day of Disabled Persons marked in Network Rail’s Southern region with new mobility buggies and Changing Place facility

Dec 3, 2020

Network Rail's Southern region is marking the International Day of the Disabled Person today with the introduction of new accessibility features at three of its largest London stations. New state-of-the-art mobility buggies have been introduced...

Spike in near misses at a level crossing in East Sussex prompts safety warning

Nov 30, 2020

There has been nine recorded near misses in only four months (between June and October 2020) where people have risked their lives by using the crossing in front of a train. The footpath crossing which...

Burgess Hill station in West Sussex receives £1.2m facelift

Nov 20, 2020

Burgess Hill railway station is on the Brighton Main Line and Thameslink in West Sussex. It is 41 miles down the line from London Bridge via Redhill and is situated between Wivelsfield and Hassocks on...

Network Rail join forces with Southern Water and a local community group to recycle rainwater and help the environment

Nov 19, 2020

Southern Water have kindly donated a water butt and the installation of it free of charge. It was installed last week on Network Rail land at the station to enable volunteers to harvest rain water...

Network Rail reveal the ‘most bashed bridge’ after spike in incidents over the past year in south London

Nov 12, 2020

On an average day, the drivers of at least five heavy goods vehicles and / or buses, put themselves, road users and the public travelling on the trains at risk. Research by Network Rail has...

Contactless donation points at London Bridge and Charing Cross station raise nearly £5,000 to help tackle homelessness

Nov 4, 2020

The donation points are a joint venture with TAP London, a non-profit organisation who support a coalition of 29 charities including Shelter, Crisis, YMCA and a range of small local homelessness charities. When points are...

Construction of new station building takes off at Gatwick Airport

Nov 2, 2020

The £150m project has seen many changes at the station already this year, including the closure of platform 7 and now its return, while demolition work will soon begin on the footbridge and platforms 5...
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