Stations
In Great Britain, 2,567 stations were served by mainline rail services as at 31 March 2020.
Which are the busiest and least used railway stations in the UK?
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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...
London Waterloo
Future vision for London Waterloo station unveiled
Lambeth Council and Network Rail have joined forces with many partners to develop an ambitious long-term plan for the future development of London Waterloo station and the surrounding Waterloo and South Bank area.
The London Waterloo Station vision sets out...
Environment
Thameslink creates buzz about biodiversity
There’s been a hive of activity at six Thameslink railway stations where wildlife experts have installed 20 new ‘homes for nature’, said to be the bee’s knees for a wide variety of animals.
As part of Thameslink’s biodiversity commitments, the...
Rail News
Planning application submitted for multimillion pound station development in Haxby
New images have been released showing what Haxby’s new multimillion pound station could look like after the submission of a planning application, bringing the reconnection of the town and neighbouring areas to the UK rail network a step closer.
Just...
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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...