Plans
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Network Rail is bringing forward plans for a new railway sleeper manufacturing facility in Bescot, Sandwell in response to the need for a new facility in Britain. The site is located within the Bescot Sidings...More
Unblocking the Croydon bottleneck
Network Rail is upgrading the Brighton Main Line – one of the busiest and most congested routes in the country – to provide more reliable, faster and frequent services on the Brighton Main Line and its branches.
Key to the upgrade are...More
Improving rail links to Heathrow from the West and beyond
We are seeking your views on our proposed design to build a new rail link between the Great Western Main Line and London Heathrow Airport.
The 6.5km rail link would allow passengers throughout the West, and beyond, to travel...More
BROMHAM ROAD BRIDGE
Improving connections
Britain’s railway is a remarkable success story. It is the fastest growing, the safest and one of the most reliable railways in Europe.
Passenger numbers have doubled over the last 20 years, with both passenger and freight journeys...More
Souldrop Level Crossing
(Aerial View - Souldrop Level Crossing)
Proposals - Closure of Souldrop Level Crossing and creation of new route for pedestrians
As part of its national level crossing risk reduction programme Network Rail is planning to close the crossing over the...More
The Plans
The proposed concrete sleeper facility is a key part of the Railway Upgrade Plan, to provide Britain with a better railway and meet the increasing demand from passengers and freight companies.
We want local people to be aware of our plans, so you can make your own views known...More
East West Rail (EWR) aims to establish a strategic railway connecting East Anglia with central, southern and western England. EWR comprises three separate sections: Western, Central and Eastern. The Western Section of the route consists of two distinct phases of work known as EWR Phase 1 and EWR2....More
As part of its national level crossing risk reduction programme Network Rail is proposing to divert the existing bridleway at Kings Mill Lane level crossing (near Kings Mill Lane, Ashfield, Notts, NG18 5EZ) in order to provide residents and other users with a safer passage over the railway. The...More
Better journeys and connectivity
East West Rail Wstern Section Phase 2 will reinstate and upgrade the railway between Bicester - Bedford and Milton Keynes - Princes Risborough.
Background
We consulted in September 2015 and have taken account of the feedback received to further develop...More
Over the past few years Network Rail has been working hard to better manage its level crossings and the risks they pose. We have developed proposals to manage the possible closure and changes to public rights of way at around 130 of its level crossings in Anglia. More
NOTE: This consultation is now closed and only for information purposes.
Improving rail travel on the East Coast Main Line
The Secretary of State for Transport has recognised the importance of improving capacity and reducing journey times on the East Coast Main Line (ECML). As part of...More
Huntingdon to Woodwalton Four Tracking rail improvement scheme
Improving rail travel on the East Coast Main Line
We're investing in the East Coast Main Line (ECML) to allow more and faster services to run.
We are reinstating track between Woodwalton and Huntingdon Station to remove a...More
Over the past few years Network Rail has been working hard to better manage its level crossings and the risks they pose. Network Rail has developed proposals to manage the possible closure or change of use of around 130 of its level crossings in Anglia. More
Improving rail travel on the East Coast Main Line
As part of our Railway Upgrade Plan we are investing in the East Coast Main Line (ECML) to allow more and faster services to run.
Spanning 12 counties, the iconic 393 mile long ECML will soon be home to the new InterCity Express Programme...More
As part of Network Rail’s plan to build a bigger, better, more reliable railway for Britain, we are developing plans to upgrade and reconstruct existing, and mothballed (no longer used) sections of track linking Bedford-Bicester and Milton Keynes-Aylesbury.
The proposals involve alterations...More
The Gipsy Lane Level crossing is on the Liverpool Street to Norwich line. This section of the line is heavily trafficked by services to Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds, Cambridge and Norwich, together with freight services to Felixstowe. The line is extremely busy with approximately 8 trains per...More
We are carrying out a feasibility study to explore potential options to enable closure of Slipe Lane Public Footpath level crossing in Wormley, Hertfordshire on the Bethnal Green to Kings Lynn line. This is part of our ongoing commitment to deliver a safer, more efficient and reliable...More
As part of our plan to improve rail travel in the North, Northern Hub, we need to build a new viaduct to connect Manchester’s Victoria, Oxford Road and Piccadilly stations.
This investment will help ease a rail bottleneck to the south of Piccadilly station and enable faster, more...More
Network Rail is improving the Hope Valley’s railway as part of over £1 billion of investment to deliver faster, more frequent services across the north of England.
The plans
Demand for rail travel between Manchester and Sheffield is increasing, with forecasts showing potential...More
We’re investing over £1bn to deliver faster, more frequent services across the north. The Northern Hub is part of this programme and has several key packages of work, two of which include:
...More
Since April this year, we have been investigating the feasibility of a scheme to double a section of track between Ely and Soham as part of the Felixstowe to Nuneaton freight capacity enhancements that has already seen us carry out significant works around the Ipswich Chord, as...More
Better journeys
We're planning to improve sections of railway in the Hope Valley, close to Dore & Totley station, Bamford and Hathersage. Our plans will allow passenger services to overtake slower moving freight and stopping passenger trains.
This will deliver better journeys on the...More
Plans to connect Sheffield and Rotherham
We’re planning to improve connections between Sheffield and Rotherham by linking the railway and the Supertram networks at Tinsley, so that Tram Trains can run between Sheffield Cathedral Tramstop and a new station at Parkgate Shopping Centre,...More
Plans to provide more passenger services on the East Coast Main Line
We are developing plans to improve the East Coast Main line (ECML) by building a new structure to separate slow moving freight trains from faster, long distance passenger services at Werrington Junction, just north of...More