Stations
In Great Britain, 2,567 stations were served by mainline rail services as at 31 March 2020.
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Industry News
Jenny Gilruth MSP sees Levenmouth rail link progress
Jenny Gilruth, MSP for Mid-Fife and Glenrothes, visited the site of the Levenmouth Rail Link last week (Friday 22 March) to get the latest update on the project.
Work to complete the rail link is ongoing with the Fife towns...
Rail News
Greater Manchester submits business case for new station at Golborne
The business case for a new rail station at Golborne has been submitted to government, setting out the transformational benefits it will bring for the local community as a key part of the Bee Network.
Submission of the Golborne: Transformation...
Rail News
Easter bank holiday travel advice for North West rail passengers
Rail passengers travelling in the North West this Easter are being reminded to check before they travel while major railway upgrades take place to improve future journeys between 29 March and 1 April.
£13.4 million is being invested across Network...
Charity
Network Rail and the Railway Children raise over £130,000 to help vulnerable children
Network Rail has teamed up with the charity Railway Children to host a fifth annual sleepout event in railway stations across the country, raising money and awareness for the work being done to help the thousands of vulnerable young...
Rail News
Northern stations win big at Cheshire Best Kept Stations Awards
Northern-managed stations have picked up top gongs at the Cheshire Best Kept Stations Awards.
Alderley Edge won the top award, being named 'Cheshire Best Kept Station’ in 2023.
It follows praise for the station by the Royal Horticultural Society in October 2023 when...
Accessibility
ORR says passengers need improved reliability and real-time information for station lifts
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) will take a deeper look at Network Rail’s approach to planning and carrying out lift maintenance and repairs.
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has today published its report reviewing the reliability...
Environment
Thriving railway hedges deliver biodiversity boost for Britain’s railway
A series of traditional “railway hedges” are thriving at a North London station - along one of Britain’s busiest main lines – following intervention by Network Rail and The Tree Council.
Planted in 2018, a series of trial hedgerows has...
Accessibility
Celebrating 20 years of Darwin – the railway’s single source of truth
Jacqueline Starr, Chief Executive Officer, Rail Delivery Group
Darwin is 20 years old and at Rail Delivery Group (RDG) we are celebrating this impressive milestone. But what is Darwin? And why should you care?
Darwin is one of the most critical...
Rail News
Customers reminded to plan ahead for part closures of the Northern line starting next month to facilitate the major upgrade of Colindale Tube station
Transport for London (TfL) is reminding customers that the first in a series of part closures of the Northern line between Golders Green and Edgware, to facilitate the major upgrade of Colindale Tube station, is next month.
The first planned...
Rail News
Award-winning landscape photography on show at Leeds city station
Leeds City station visitors and photography lovers can view an exhibition of stunning British landscape photography as part of a nationwide tour.
Winning and commended images from the 2023 Landscape Photographer of the Year Award can be seen free-of-charge at...
Latest News
ORR review leads to 50% reduction in maximum fees for ticket refunds
New rules will mean that from 2 April the maximum fee that train operators and ticket retailers can charge...