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Significant upgrades are planned at Kings Langley Station

£10.3m upgrades planned at railway station including additional lifts and bridge

Work to install new lifts at Apsley station is beginning over Easter, with no trains running through the station between Milton Keynes and London from April 3 and 8

No trains through Apsley to Euston over Easter due to track improvements

Major upgrades are planned at the Apsley Railway Station

Major £8.9m upgrades planned at Dacorum railway station including new lifts

Men hold shut gates of level crossing in Barnsley, South Yorkshire.

Watch: Man lies down on level crossing for photo

Teen stares at phone while stood on level crossing. Network Rail

Teen stops on level crossing to text on mobile phone

Woman comes within ‘half a second’ of being struck by train at level crossing.

Watch: Woman comes within ‘half a second’ of being struck by train

Base jumper parachutes off 500ft skyscraper.

Watch: Man parachutes off the top of huge 500ft city skyscraper

Hundreds of engineers worked on upgrades over the holiday period

Upgrades completed on Berkhamsted rail line as part of £20m improvement project

Passengers board train.

Watch: How to claim compensation when your train is delayed

CCTV footage captures trespassers posing for photos on railway track

Aftermath of 'horror' train crash: 1 killed, 15 injured

Video shows aftermath of 'horror' train crash: 1 dead, 15 injured
Video shows the aftermath of a ‘horror’ train crash that has killed one and injured 15 others, as emergency services flock to the scene.
Lucinda Herbert

Rail travellers look at an electronic information board displaying train time information outside Euston Station in London. Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images

Train stations hit by ‘cyber security incident’ - list

Toddler steps onto Sandy Lane level crossing in Prestatyn, North Wales.

Watch: Child steps onto level crossing in front of oncoming train

A child jumping onto the tracks in front of a train.

Terrifying moment a kid jumps on railway tracks as a train moves in

A photoshoot on the railway line.

Watch: Woman dangerously poses for photoshoot on railway tracks

Shocking CCTV films the moment a girl risks her life at a level crossing, walking just a couples of metres in front of an advancing train.

Shocking CCTV shows girl almost get hit by train on level crossing

Man climbs train crossing barrier and strolls across tracks moments before a high speed train travels through at Station Road in Langley Green, Oldbury, West Midlands, on April 27, 2024.

Watch: Train has near miss with man who climbs level crossing barrier

Network Rail staff work to remove an SUV from the track after it was hit by a train on a crossing at Redcar Central, Middlesbrough, on Wednesday May 1 2024.

Watch footage of car vs train crash aftermath - vehicle left crushed

A car ignoring the signals and crossing the other side of the road to quickly dodge the closing barriers (Langley Green level crossing, West Midlands).

Watch: Dangerous driver speeds through level crossing barriers

The van smashed through the level crossing barrier and dragged it along.

CCTV shows reckless van driver ploughing through Network Rail barrier

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Hemel commuter train to London scrapped due to overcrowding pressures

A dogwalker dodged death by crossing a railway and forcing a train to make an emergency stop Picture: Network Rail / SWNS

Watch: Train slams on brakes to avoid dog-walker on level crossing

The essential works will be carried out between Christmas and New Year.

All of the train stations affected by Network Rail's Christmas works

Breaking Legendary Flying Scotsman crashes in station - two injured

A CCTV clip has shown the heart-stopping moment a woman has a near miss with a train on a level crossing

Woman just seconds away from being hit by train on level crossing

Video shows children playing on railway track as train hurtles past

Rail passengers are being warned of fresh travel disruption on Sunday (Photo: Getty Images)

Network Rail passengers face travel disruption over May Bank Holiday

Services in and out of Paddington have been cancelled or delayed (Photo by Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)

National Rail urge passengers to plan journeys in advance
Major improvements are to take place across Easter weekend with some train companies to alter their timetable
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Network Rail has warned of Easter distruption

Network Rail warns passengers to expect disruption this Easter

RMT general secretary Mick Lynch (centre) on an RMT picket line during January’s strike (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

When are the train strikes taking place this month?

February train strikes: When are rail workers striking and how will it impact the North East? (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

RMT train strikes suspended following new pay offer

The video shows a man just inches from being hit by the speeding train.

Watch moment pedestrian narrowly misses being hit by speeding train

The Royal College of Nursing have announced their biggest strikes to date.

Rail workers, postal workers and nurses all announce new strike dates

The rail strikes taking place this week

Rail strikes: Passengers warned travel only if “absolutely necessary”

The RMT says it expects the four days of pre-Christmas strikes to have a significant impact on Eurostar services from London St Pancras (Photo by TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images)

Eurostar cancel Boxing Day trips to Europe due to RMT strike action

The RMT union is pressing ahead with strikes (Photo: Getty Images)

Train strikes: How to get refunds for tickets affected by RMT strike

Passengers wait to board an Avanti West Coast mainline train at Crewe Station on December 01, 2022 in Crewe, England. The Rail, Maritime and Transport workers union (RMT) said its members will strike on eight days - December 13, 14, 16 and 17, and January 3, 4, 6 and 7 - the latest episode in a dispute over pay and working practices. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Commuters warned of ‘significant disruption’ as rail strikes begin

RMT confirm Christmas strike action on Christmas and Boxing Day

UK November train strikes: When are the next RMT strikes and how will industrial action impact Sunderland and the Metro? (Photo by Hollie Adams/Getty Images)

Network Rail November rail strikes - new dates

CCTV footage released by Network Rail capturing some of the reckless behaviour at a popular level crossing.

‘Frightening’ footage shows young boy playing on live UK train tracks

Passengers on the West Coast main line are warned that the hot weather could impact their journeys.

Dacorum passengers warned to plan ahead as heatwave expected to disrupt railways

The campaigners say that over time, the height and scale of the train station's expansion has increased.

Group opposes Dacorum railway station high-rise development

Storms Dudley and Eunice are affecting travel across LNER trains

Storms Dudley and Eunice: LNER advice to customers as extreme disruption is expe...

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Site near Hemel Hempstead railway station could bring more than 450 homes

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Platform repairs at Cheddington station means rail passengers are urged to check...
No southbound train services will call at Cheddington on weekdays from January 21 until further notice
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Dame Julie Walters is supporting Samaritans Brew Monday (photo: Stuart C Wilson, Getty Images)

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Mysterious blue light spotted over Hemel Hempstead

How dry ice could be used to tackle train delays this autumn

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Damaged signals means Hemel Hempstead rail passengers can expect disruption this...

Sweeping reforms to overhaul Britain’s ‘complicated’ rail system

Two locos hauled the massive 'jumbo train' through Dacorum during the early hours of Thursday morning

Record-breaking freight train trundles through Hemel Hempstead...and hopefully n...

Trains have been brought to a standstill on the West Coast Main Line

Lines blocked after person is hit by a train near Milton Keynes

London Northwestern and Avanti West Coast services will be affected by two six-week line closures near Euston during 2021

Euston commuters face 12 WEEKS of HS2 engineering works during 2021

Engineering work will affect routes between the Midlands and London across the Bank Holiday weekend. Photo Network Rail

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