The Elizabeth line is expected to open on Tuesday 24 May if testing and approvals progress as expected. Four railway stations will join the national railway network because Bond Street
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Newhaven tram extension set out progress and outstanding work
Edinburgh trams are still expected to run towards Newhaven in Spring 2023 following an update on progress. The programme has been updated as the amount of track installed passed the
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Crossrail sets out opening date target
Crossrail/Elizabeth Line will open in the first half of 2022 with services between Paddington and Abbey Wood. The first phase of trial operations is nearing completion, whilst substantial amounts of
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Soham railway station opens
Soham railway station joined the railway network with the arrival of the 0649 service to Peterborough operated by 755418. A special ceremony to formally open the station was held later
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Soham gains final approvals ahead of opening
Soham railway station is set to join the railway network on Monday after the Office of Rail and Road confirmed that the new station met the appropriate railway standards. The
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Regular services start serving Okehampton
Okehampton gained an all year round service this morning following the arrival of the first passenger train this morning. The line has not had a regular service for more than
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Daily Okehampton service to commence in November
A daily railway service to Okehampton is expected to commence on 20 November following an infrastructure programme to improve the railway line. Trains will be approximately every two hours as
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Northern Line Extension to Battersea Power Station opens
Two new railway stations have been added to the London Underground after the first passenger train departed Battersea Power Station at 0528 this morning. More than 100 passengers joined the
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Northern line extension to open this month
The first trains carrying passengers on the Northern line extension to Battersea power station are expected to run on 20 September. Two new stations will be added to the tube
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Barking Riverside opening date slides further
The opening date of the railway line serving Barking Riverside has slipped to at least autumn 2022. This has frustrated residents who have moved into recently constructed developments. Click here
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Soham opening date brought forward
Soham could rejoin the national railway network in 2021 following the release of a newsletter by Network Rail. The station has progressed well following the realignment of the track through
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Trams by Christmas as latest phase of Wolverhampton station is completed
The mayor of the West Midlands Andy Street has confirmed that trams will be running through to Wolverhampton railway station following the completion of the latest phase of the station
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Reading Green Park opening dates slides into 2022
Reading Green Park is expected to open in the second quarter of 2022 after delays to the construction process, which have been blamed on Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic. The
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Work progresses on Marsh Barton
Preparatory works at the site of the railway station being built at Marsh Barton have progressed well after work began last month. Vegetation has been cleared, existing utilities protected, and
Continue readingBarrhead South opening date slips to 2025
A meeting of the Glasgow City Region cabinet in early December has approved a new project schedule that will result in Barrhead South railway station not opening until 2025. The
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