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Better connected King’s Cross as Network Rail launches unlimited free WiFi

A range of improvements designed to improve the experience for passengers at King’s Cross has been topped off this week with the introduction of unlimited free WiFi throughout the station.

Dogs get sniffin’ for newts in Hitchin ahead of vital track improvements

Network Rail teams in Hitchin are using innovative methods - and two new recruits - to detect and protect great crested newts.

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Month to go until three-day closure including a Friday at King’s Cross as Network Rail transforms track layout to improve reliability

Mar 24, 2021

With a month to go, Network Rail, Great Northern and Thameslink are reminding passengers to plan ahead and allow extra time when King’s Cross station in London is closed for the weekend, including all day...

This is a platform alteration – all change at London King’s Cross next month as Network Rail continues to transform track layout

Mar 24, 2021

Platform edges have been demolished, track has been lifted and overhead line equipment has been removed as London King’s Cross prepares for its biggest platform alteration next month. The main part of a major project...

Network Rail upgrades North London track over Easter weekend to improve journeys for passengers

Mar 19, 2021

From Saturday 3 April, teams will remove and then replace approximately 250 metres of track and 3 sets of points to the south side of the station on the Hertford North line. This work is...

Looming lockdown lift sparks youth rail safety warning – Newcastle parents urged to warn children of the dangers of trespassing

Mar 16, 2021

Network Rail and British Transport Police are urging parents in Newcastle to talk to their teenagers about rail safety and the devastating potential impact of trespass to them, their friends and family, and the wider...

Looming lockdown lift sparks youth rail safety warning – Durham parents urged to warn children of the dangers of trespassing

Mar 16, 2021

Network Rail and British Transport Police are urging parents in Durham to talk to their teenagers about rail safety and the devastating potential impact of trespass to them, their friends and family, and the wider...

Looming lockdown lift sparks youth rail safety warning – Stevenage parents urged to warn children of the dangers of trespassing

Mar 16, 2021

Network Rail and British Transport Police are urging parents in Stevenage to talk to their teenagers about rail safety and the devastating potential impact of trespass to them, their friends and family, and the wider...

Looming lockdown lift sparks youth rail safety warning – Peterborough parents urged to warn children of the dangers of trespassing

Mar 16, 2021

Network Rail and British Transport Police are urging parents in Peterborough to talk to their teenagers about rail safety and the devastating potential impact of trespass to them, their friends and family, and the wider...

‘There is always hope’ campaign launched as new research shows huge rise in mental health issues across Britain as a result of the pandemic

Mar 11, 2021

More than three quarters of people living in the Eastern region (78%) are struggling with their mental health since the pandemic began, according to new research from Network Rail and national mental health charity, Chasing...
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