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Future Engineering Works. Find out what planned maintenance and upgrades are coming up on the National Rail network. There are more than 20,000 miles of track, 45,000 bridges and tunnels, and 6,500 level crossings in the network, not to mention power cables, signalling equipment and more.
- Major Upcoming Improvement Works
Construction, engineering and infrastructure work is...
- Major Upcoming Improvement Works
- Why We Carry Out Planned Works Over Bank Holidays
- How We’Re Reducing The Time Planned Works Take
- When Works Cause A Delay
We plan works for certain times so they cause the least disruption to passengers, such as on bank holidays, Sundays and overnight, when the network is less busy.
We’re investing all the time in new machinery and processes to speed up our planned works while maintaining high levels of safety for workers and passengers on our railway – the safest railway in Europe.
Some disruption to regular journeys due to maintenance and engineering works is inevitable, so it’s always best to check before travelling. National Rail Enquiries provides details of how planned works are affecting timetables. It also has advice on how to claim compensationdue to delays caused by engineering works. Planned works can occasionally o...
Whether we’re maintaining tracks and signals or replacing a bridge as part of larger scale engineering works, we do everything possible to keep disruption to a minimum. The railway network has over 20,000 miles of track, 30,000 bridges and tunnels, and almost 6,000 level crossings.
Planned engineering work. To maintain and improve the railway, Network Rail carries out regular planned engineering works on the Southern network. Work normally takes place at weekends or after 10 pm – but occasionally services are impacted at other times. Information will be available here as soon as it is available.
Check here for all future planned engineering work, helping you to plan your journey, avoid disruption and plan the best alternative route where necessary.
To maintain and improve the UK's rail infrastructure, Network Rail has to carry out regular planned engineering work. The work is normally done at weekends, on bank holidays and after 10pm during the week, but it may also affect our services at other times.
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