Network Rail plans £152m engineering works over Christmas

Summarised from Evening Standard's report · Updated 22 Oct, 05:50 · Archive

Network Rail will close major London stations and routes over Christmas and New Year for a £152 million upgrade programme.

Network Rail will carry out a £152 million programme of planned engineering works over Christmas and New Year, with major London stations and routes closing for track and infrastructure upgrades. Passengers have been urged to check their journeys before travelling, as most of the rail network will remain open but disruptions are expected at key hubs.

Paddington will close from Christmas Day to 3 January for track and overhead line upgrades, including work at Dolphin Junction near Slough. Elizabeth line and Heathrow Express services will resume operations to and from Paddington on New Year's Eve, though Great Western Railway trains will not return until Monday, 4 January. Some GWR services will terminate at Reading or divert to London Euston.

Liverpool Street and the Great Eastern Main Line through Forest Gate in east London will close for ten days from 25 December for major track replacement work. Greater Anglia and Elizabeth line services will be disrupted, with no trains running through the affected area until early on Monday, 4 January. The railway through Redhill on the Brighton Main Line will also close from 20 December to 3 January for track and points replacement.

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• All London rail closures over Christmas and New Year in full as Network Rail carry out £152m upgrade worksNetwork Rail will carry out a £152million programme of planned engineering works over the festive periodEvening Standard · 21 Oct, 18:09

In this story: Network Rail · Paddington · Liverpool Street · London · Heathrow Express · Elizabeth line · Great Western Railway · Brighton Main Line

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