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£765k upgrade of the footbridge at Caterham station in Surrey, first built in 1900

Passengers at Caterham station can cross the railway more safely thanks to a footbridge refurbishment as part of Network Rail's Railway Upgrade Plan.

Network Rail improvement work this weekend between Three Bridges to Brighton and Lewes in Sussex

Engineers will be working through the weekend to deliver another slice of Network Rail’s Railway Upgrade Plan, which will provide a bigger, better, and more reliable railway for passengers.

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Residents and passengers thanked as embankment works at Salfords which affected weekend travel on the Brighton Main Line is completed

Jan 12, 2021

Network Rail teams and contractors have worked around the clock to stabilise the railway embankment between Horley and Salfords. Due to heavy rain, there had been significant movement on a section of the embankment which...

Network Rail engineers tackle emergency work at Salfords (near Gatwick) affecting Brighton Main Line travel on Saturday 9th, Sunday 10th and Monday 11th January

Jan 8, 2021

Owing to heavy rain, there has been significant movement on a section of the embankment which has been picked up by our monitoring systems, and we have had to place a speed restriction of 5mph...

Network Rail reopens Dorking-Horsham railway after 30 metre landslip

Jan 5, 2021

The railway through Ockley runs on an embankment built from local Wealden clay in the Victorian period. A section of this just under a mile north of Ockley station became saturated during December’s heavy rains...

Multimillion-pound engineering works over the holiday period to benefit passengers in south London and Sussex

Jan 5, 2021

Engineers worked on the Brighton Main Line to improve the reliability of the vitally important stretch of railway between Croydon and Three Bridges. A set of points, which allow trains to cross from one track...

Bridge replacement near Croydon, part of £750m project to modernise the railway across Sussex

Dec 31, 2020

The work will provide greater resilience to the infrastructure and help reduce the risk of future bridge bashes. The Fast line deck was successfully completed over Christmas Day and Boxing Day with the Slow line...

No trains on Horsham-Dorking railway until New Year as engineers start work repairing landslip

Dec 29, 2020

Southern’s trains that normally run between Horsham and Dorking are suspended between those stations, while some other services are being diverted. Network Rail’s route director for Sussex, Shaun King, said: “I’m really sorry that essential...

Engineering works over Christmas and New Year bring improvements for passengers in Sussex

Dec 22, 2020

People are asked to follow the latest Government guidance over the Christmas period and stay at home or stay local to help tackle the spread of COVID-19. The new restrictions also mean that people should...

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

Dec 9, 2020

As part of the consultation, which ran from 1 June to 20 September, Network Rail engaged with passengers, local residents, businesses and other local stakeholders on its proposals to upgrade the railway and rebuild East...
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