Major Christmas railway improvements completed by Network Rail

Works have taken place over the festive season in the North West and Central area with Network Rail working on Christmas Eve and 27th December as part of the Winter upgrade works.

Works for trains running out of London Euston and London Marylebone included:

• Work in and around Euston station in preparation for HS2.
• Work on overhead wire stanchions at Bletchley ahead of a new flyover being built across the West Coast main line to carry East West Rail between Oxford and Bedford.
• Track being replaced in Tring and Crewe stations.
• Railway drainage improvements between Preston and Lancaster.
• Ballast, the stone foundation of the railway, being replaced in Wolverhampton.
• Ongoing preparation work for the full resignalling of Birmingham New Street in 2022.

Network Rail are encouraging passengers to check before you travel as services may be amended to cope with the works taken place. Check your journey on the National Rail website.

Works on the Chiltern main line will affect services on the 29th and 30th December. Works to Haddenham and Thame Parkway means replacement buses will run on these days. A map of the works can be viewed by clicking the link below.

https://www.chilternrailways.co.uk/sites/default/files/Sun-29-Mon-30-December-Route-Map.pdf

There is track work in the North West and a replacement foot crossing in the Warrington area on the 1st and 2nd January. Affecting journeys on these 2 days, check journeys here.

Over 20,000 staff have been involved in around 380 projects over the Christmas period.

A breakdown of how journeys will be affected can be found by visiting National Rail Enquiries and following #XmasRailWorks on Twitter.

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