This August bank holiday we’re investing almost £100m to improve the railway for passengers.
A 10,500 strong workforce will work around the clock between Saturday 24 and Monday 26 August inclusive to deliver more reliable infrastructure and better facilities services. In total, they will carry out 448 projects across Britain.
The railway is up to 50% quieter than usual over bank holidays so doing work at this time of year minimises our impact on passengers.
Why we carry out major works over weekends and bank holidays
Most of the country’s services will remain unaffected but there will be significant changes to some routes’ normal services so we advise passengers plan ahead.
主要项目包括：
Significant work between Peterborough and Cambridge and伦敦国王的十字架,伦敦圣潘克拉斯国际and Moorgate stations.
It’s part of theEast Coast Upgrade- 在一代人中最大的投资。它将提供更多座位，快速行程时间和更可靠的服务。
We’re upgrading the East Coast Main Line to enable an extra two long-distance services an hour into and out of London and improve reliability.
这条线每年携带超过2000万乘客。它通过Peterborough，Doncaster，York，Darlington，Durham和Newcastle连接伦敦和爱丁堡。
观看这段视频解释了东海岸升级的大部分：
This August bank holiday we'll also upgrade the overhead wiring system and renew the track on the Southend Victoria branch line as part of a£46m investment.
The current wiring system was installed in the 1950s and needs replacing to prevent frequent failures that cause delays.
It’s part of improving rail services for passengers travelling through Southend over the next two years. This means a bigger and better railway, including:
- fewer delays and cancellations, especially in hot weather
- 允许更多的火车服务来支持越来越多的乘客，新住房和当地经济，包括繁忙的机场
- supporting the introduction ofGreater Anglia一列新列车，将从2019年开始使用快速，免费WiFi，空调和插头和USB插座。
观看此视频以了解更多信息：
Andrew Haines, chief executive of Network Rail, said: “There is never a convenient time to close parts of the railway. We are very aware that bank holiday engineering work affects many people who will have wanted to make the most of the long weekend. But the only reasons we do the work then is because it affects far fewer people than a closure on a normal working day.
“We plan to use every minute of the closures to work towards delivering a service that our passengers deserve. And most of the railway network will be open as usual, only some routes will be closed, so if you are thinking about travelling please plan ahead.”
A breakdown of how some journeys will be affected can be found by visitingnationalrail.co.uk在Twitter上#augustbhworks。