York station faces major disruption for rail upgrade works

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 23 Oct, 12:58 · Archive

Rail passengers face disruption at York station this weekend as engineering works on the East Coast Main Line bring services to a near standstill.

Rail passengers are bracing for disruption as major engineering works on the East Coast Main Line bring York station to near standstill this weekend. Trains will run only on the Scarborough and Bridlington lines, with rail replacement buses for all other routes. The disruption is caused by upgrade work that will also take place the following weekend, and follows work on the Transpennine Route Upgrade project which will see no trains run between York and Leeds from Saturday 24 October to Sunday 1 November.

Network Rail said the weekend upgrade work will include track renewals totalling almost 2.6km between York, Colton Junction, Holgate Junction and Skelton Junction. There will also be upgrades to overhead line equipment between York and Colton Junction and across York station platforms. Network Rail and LNER's joint operations director, Gunnar Lindahl, said the works will make the East Coast Main Line between Edinburgh and London 'more reliable for passengers and freight customers' and help reduce the need for unplanned repairs and improve performance.

York station faces major disruption for rail upgrade works — Image: The Press (York)

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Passengers brace for disruption as works to bring York station to near standstillRail passengers are bracing for disruption as major works on the East Coast Main Line are set to bring York station to a near standstill.The Press (York) · 23 Oct, 12:30
Passengers brace for disruption as works to bring York station to near standstillRail passengers are bracing for disruption as major works on the East Coast Main Line are set to bring York station to a near standstill.Gazette & Herald (Malton) · 23 Oct, 12:30

In this story: York station · East Coast Main Line · Network Rail · LNER · Gunnar Lindahl

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