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Yahoo
03-05-2025
- Yahoo
Train and Tube closures in London over Bank Holiday
There will be no Southeastern trains to London Victoria station this weekend due to engineering work, Network Rail has said. Platforms 1-8 will be closed on Saturday and Sunday with services diverted to London Bridge or Cannon Street due to maintenace work in Battersea. Gatwick Express services will be reduced. On Sunday and Monday, services will not run between London Euston and Milton Keynes Central due to embankment repairs, track renewal and drainage works. On London Underground, District Line trains will not run on Saturday and Sunday between Edgware Road/Embankment and Ealing Broadway, Kensington (Olympia), Richmond and Wimbledon. Tracks to be painted white to prevent overheating Blackheath tunnel to shut again for 10-week repair Worst railway stations named and shamed for first time Other closures include: The Circle line across the weekend between Edgware Road and Tower Hill via Victoria Southwark station on the Jubilee line, which will not reopen until Tuesday The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) from Saturday to Monday between Westferry/Poplar and Lewisham, and between Stratford International and Canning Town The Lioness line on the Overground on Sunday while on Monday there will be no service between Euston and Willesden Junction The Elizabeth line on Sunday will run a reduced service between Paddington and Heathrow/Maidenhead. Listen to the best of BBC Radio London on Sounds and follow BBC London on Facebook, X and Instagram. Send your story ideas to Network Rail Transport for London
Yahoo
03-05-2025
- Yahoo
Train and Tube closures in London over Bank Holiday
There will be no Southeastern trains to London Victoria station this weekend due to engineering work, Network Rail has said. Platforms 1-8 will be closed on Saturday and Sunday with services diverted to London Bridge or Cannon Street due to maintenace work in Battersea. Gatwick Express services will be reduced. On Sunday and Monday, services will not run between London Euston and Milton Keynes Central due to embankment repairs, track renewal and drainage works. On London Underground, District Line trains will not run on Saturday and Sunday between Edgware Road/Embankment and Ealing Broadway, Kensington (Olympia), Richmond and Wimbledon. Tracks to be painted white to prevent overheating Blackheath tunnel to shut again for 10-week repair Worst railway stations named and shamed for first time Other closures include: The Circle line across the weekend between Edgware Road and Tower Hill via Victoria Southwark station on the Jubilee line, which will not reopen until Tuesday The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) from Saturday to Monday between Westferry/Poplar and Lewisham, and between Stratford International and Canning Town The Lioness line on the Overground on Sunday while on Monday there will be no service between Euston and Willesden Junction The Elizabeth line on Sunday will run a reduced service between Paddington and Heathrow/Maidenhead. Listen to the best of BBC Radio London on Sounds and follow BBC London on Facebook, X and Instagram. Send your story ideas to Network Rail Transport for London
Metro
30-04-2025
- Business
- Metro
New 'dream' train route could finally connect two major UK cities
New railway plans could see trains running from Brighton to Newcastle, connecting England's north-east with the south coast. Arriva's Grand Central could soon launch the first direct route via London Gatwick — bypassing the rest of the capital and bringing an end to changing trains. The train operator has submitted a bid to Network Rail, and is currently waiting for approval. If it gets the green light, five trains will run daily in each direction, with stops at Birmingham, Oxford and Surrey, starting in December 2026. The new route would allow travellers to get from one end of the country to the other without switching at King's Cross or Victoria stations in London. Fuel your wanderlust with our curated newsletter of travel deals, guides and inspiration. Sign up here. Each train would have capacity for 300 passengers, including luggage space for airport travellers, as well as on-board catering, Wi-Fi and charging points. Grand Central currently runs services connecting Sunderland and Bradford with London King's Cross, but it seems its new route proposal would answer the prayers of many. On social media, people have hailed the plans as 'brilliant' and 'amazing', saying they are 'all for it'. One person said: 'For about five years I regularly travelled from Birmingham to Brighton and back via London… This route would have been a dream.' 'Anything at all that can relieve the unbearable pressure on the mainline Brighton to London route is welcomed by me,' @IKnowWhereImGoing added on Reddit. Would you use this new direct route? No, I don't travel that way One commuter said their recent journey from Brighton to Newcastle had taken 11 hours, having to take the Gatwick Express to London and then switch to a Megabus to save money. They added: 'Yes, this would be welcome.' But some are concerned about the cost of train travel, saying the new route would likely 'cost a kidney' or more than £100. More Trending Prices are yet to be revealed, but given the journey time from Brighton to Newcastle currently averages four hours and 20 minutes, and a nearly four hour journey one way with Grand Central costs about £66, you can get a rough idea. Paul Hutchings, managing director of Arriva UK Trains' Rail Services, said the company is 'committed to connecting communities' and enabling 'convenient and sustainable travel'. Gatwick Airport's chief commercial officer is hopeful the new route would encourage passengers to use public transport. If the court of public opinion is anything to go by, it sounds promising. Wales' answer to London's Tube has been in the works since 2013 – and more than 10 years on, 2026 looks set to be the year it all comes together. Costing a whopping £1,000,000,000, the project is set to span 170 kilometres (105.6 miles) worth of track, introducing 36 tram-style trains across Cardiff and the wider South Wales area. There'll be six core lines connecting the Welsh capital to the likes of Aberdare, Coryton, Merthyr, Tydfil, Rhymney and Treherbert – with all the stops along the way identified by a colour-coded map. The connections are set to be introduced in stages, but the project has already introduced brand-new trains across sections of the South Wales network, improved accessibility by installing extra lifts and access-for-all bridges, installed bike hoops, and added extra passenger information screens to make it easier for commuters to find their train. While the project has largely been dubbed the 'Welsh Tube,' the majority of the network is overground, with the exception of a few tunnels between the Cardiff and Caerphilly connection. Do you have a story to share? Get in touch by emailing MetroLifestyleTeam@ MORE: Major UK city faces travel disruption after power cut suspends all trams MORE: Full list of cancelled flights after power outage plunges Spain and Portugal into darkness MORE: Family dies after 'generator powering respirator breaks' during Spain and Portugal blackouts
Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Yahoo
London Victoria Station trains disrupted during Bank Holiday weekend
Trains running to and from Victoria station will be disrupted over the early May bank holiday weekend, Network Rail has confirmed. The weekend will see no Southeastern Railway services using the station between Saturday, May 3, and Sunday, May 4. The disruption comes as a result of works at Battersea including track renewals, re-signalling, maintenance, and structures work. Platforms 1-8 at Victoria station will be closed as a result. Services that typically run through Victoria will instead be diverted via London Bridge or London Cannon Street. Gatwick Express services will also operate on a reduced timetable, along with reduced Southern services to Brighton. READ MORE: All the London Underground stations and lines that will be closed in May 2025 READ MORE: The creepy abandoned plane graveyard just outside London that's actually pretty eerie Network Rail said it typically carries out engineering works on bank holiday weekends as it causes the least amount of disruption for travellers. It acknowledged that there was never a convenient time to close parts of the railway but fewer passengers used trains on bank holidays than on normal weekdays. Engineering works are reportedly planned by Network Rail up to five years in advance. Timetable changes are also planned alongside freight companies. The infrastructure manager added that it needs to obtain access to work sites from land owners. It said it needed to ensure the right equipment and materials were in place for such works. Passengers are advised to plan their travel across the bank holiday weekend beforehand. Individuals can use the Network Rail Journey Planner to do so, with important information and useful travel advice relating to journeys showing with warning symbols. Have a story you want to share? Email Looking for more from MyLondon? Subscribe to our daily newsletters here for the latest and greatest updates from across London.
The Sun
28-04-2025
- The Sun
Major UK train station used by 100k passengers every day closing for entire Early May Bank Holiday
A MAJOR UK train station, used by 100,000 passengers every day is set to close for the entire Early May Bank Holiday. Euston, the UK's tenth busiest train station will be closed on Sunday May, 4th and Monday, May 5th, just weeks after it was closed for the entire Easter weekend. 2 2 Milton Keynes Central will also be shut on the same days, with no trains running between the stations. Network Rail has said that the two popular stations are due to be closed to make way for embankment repairs, track renewal and drainage works. Passengers planning on using the railway to travel over the bank holiday weekend have been urged to check whether their journey will be impacted by the work taking place. If necessary, passengers should find alternative means of travel, such as coaches. Network Rail said that the work is taking place on the bank holiday weekend, because railways are usually quieter at these times, especially on commuter lines. Services to and from London Victoria will also be affected over the weekend, due to track renewals, re-signalling, maintenance, and structures work at Battersea. Platforms 1-8 will be closed, and no Southeastern services will run to or from Victoria on Saturday 3rd or Sunday 4th of May. Services will instead be diverted via London Bridge or Cannon Street. The maintenance will also mean that the Gatwick Express will operate on a reduced timetable, as will Southern services to Brighton. Helen Hamlin, Network Rail's director of system operations, said: "This May, thousands of workers will be out in force as we continue to invest in making Britain's railway more reliable, with £133m worth of essential upgrades taking place across the two Bank Holiday weekends. New £18m Scots train station near Glasgow set to open next year "While the vast majority of the network will remain open for business as usual, we're encouraging passengers planning to use the railway to check their journeys in advance. "When we close parts of the railway, we work hard to maximise that time—with over 630 vital pieces of work being carried out – and keep disruption to a minimum for passengers and freight customers." This follows major travel disruption over the Easter weekend, when the line between London Euston and Scotland was closed. Your rights to compensation for train delays YOU may be able to get compensation for train journeys that have been delayed or cancelled. You'll usually need to apply as you won't get it automatically. Train companies have adopted "delay repay", a national scheme used to compensate you for unexpected delays. Passengers are entitled to compensation for a delay of 15 minutes or more. How much you get back depends on how long the delays are and the type of ticket you have. Compensation ranges from 25% of the ticket price to 100%. You'll get a full refund if your train was delayed by 120 minutes or longer. It doesn't matter which train company you are travelling with - the scheme is nationwide and all firms are part of it. But how you claim the money back will be up to each train company and you'll have to apply directly. You can usually do this online. You'll probably need a picture of your ticket and information about the train service you were on to claim. You can find each train line and how to claim at: If your train is delayed or cancelled and you choose not to travel, you can get a refund on the ticket from where you bought it and there are no fees. The closure took place so that Euston Station could be given a spruce-up and so that vital upgrades could be completed on the rail network. However, this caused a headache for many passengers hoping to visit friends and family over the Easter break. Amanda Webster-Uz, Network Rail's head of Euston station operations, previously said: "There's a significant amount of work happening over the Easter bank holiday to improve the reliability of the railway for both passengers and freight. "Whilst the railway to Euston is closed, we're also taking the opportunity to improve the station itself, which will include improving our signage and upgrading our toilet facilities for customers. "We're encouraging passengers to check their journeys in advance and, where possible, travel before or after the Easter weekend." The UK's busiest train station, .
