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Every day, 4.8 million people use our network. Keeping Britain moving and building a better railway for the future is full of challenges - but also tremendous opportunities.

The railway touches almost every community in Britain. Our work not only impacts the millions who travel by rail daily, but also our lineside neighbours and the natural environment that shares space with our infrastructure.

Stories around our network

Delays explained – flooding

Feb 25, 2021

Very wet weather can significantly impact the railway, causing flooding and disrupting your train services. When this happens, our engineers work determinedly night and day to keep the railway open for your train services. Watch...

Network Rail continues to support victims of domestic abuse

Feb 22, 2021

We have extended our support to domestic abuse victims by leading the rail industry in implementing an Online Safe Spaces service portal on our website. Developed by Royal Mail Group in collaboration with crisis charity Hestia and...

Why we carry out engineering works over bank holidays

Feb 18, 2021

We’re frequently asked why we schedule big engineering projects for bank holiday weekends. We plan these large-scale works for certain times so they cause the least disruption to your journeys. These include bank holidays, Sundays...

Happy birthday Glasgow Queen Street: seven things you didn’t know

Feb 17, 2021

Glasgow Queen Street station - currently the site one of our biggest improvement projects - is 179 years old this week. We're close to completing a huge upgrade of the Victorian station, to give you...

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