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Rail Passengers In Liverpool Are Being Reminded Of Ps3.5M Upgrades To Waterproof And Strengthen Four Underground Tunnels On The Merseyrail Network In One MonthS Time. Network Rail Is Carrying Out The Major Project Over 26 Days This October And November To Secure Future Journeys For Years To Come. The Multi-Million-Pound Investment Will See: The Scale Of The Work Means The Northern Line Between Hunts Cross And Liverpool Central Will Be Closed From Sunday 11 October To Friday 6 November. Network Rail Will Also Modernise Power Control Systems Across Both The Northern And Wirral Lines. On Sundays During The Closure, The Disruption Will Be Extended To Sandhills Station On The Northern Line And To Parts Of The Wirral Line. Rail Replacement Buses Will Be Provided To Get Passengers To Where They Need To Be*. Today (Monday 14 September), A Campaign Has Been Unveiled Warning People Not To Get Spooked This Autumn While The Work Is Taking Place. It Also Advises Passengers To Visit Nationalrail.Co.Uk So They Know What They Can Expect From Their Journey. Paul Owen, Network Rail Liverpool Area Director, Said: This Is A Significant Ps3.5M Investment Into The Underground Section Of The Merseyrail Network To Maintain Four Victorian-Built Tunnels For 21St-Century Passengers. We Understand That This Work Will Be Disruptive, So WeRe Working With Merseyrail To Minimise The Impact Of The Upgrades As Much As Possible. WeRe Also Giving People Advance Notice So They Can Forward Plan Their Journeys By Visiting National Rail Enquiries Or MerseyrailS Websites During Our Work. Stephen Dodd, Merseyrail Chief Operating Officer, Said: WeD Like To Thank Our Passengers For Their Patience While This Important Work Is Carried Out. These Upgrades Will Help Improve The Long-Term Reliability Of The Northern Line And Reduce The Risk Of Future Disruption. We Encourage Customers To Plan Ahead And Check Before They Travel During The Closure. The Major Investment Will Mean More Reliable Journeys For The Millions Of Passengers Who Use The Merseyrail Network Each Year.** Once Work Is Complete, Trains Will Run Again From The Morning Of Saturday 7 November. Passengers Are Encouraged To Plan Their Journeys In Advance At Nationalrail.Co.Uk . *Alternative Travel Plans In Detail Network Rail And Merseyrail Have Worked Together To Minimise Disruption And Keep Passengers Moving During The Upgrades: **Liverpool Central Is One Of The Busiest Stations In The Country, Recording More Than 14 Million Entries And Exits During 2024/25. For Journey Planning Information, Passengers Should Visit National Rail Enquiries At Nationalrail.Co.Uk , Or The Train OperatorS Website, Merseyrail.Org. Passengers / Community Members Network Rail National Helpline 03457 11 41 41 Latest Travel Advice Please Visit National Rail Enquiries Journalists North West And Central Media Relations Press Office Network Rail Nwcmediarelations@Networkrail.Co.Uk We Own, Operate And Develop BritainS Railway Infrastructure; ThatS 20,000 Miles Of Track , 30,000 Bridges, Tunnels And Viaducts And The Thousands Of Signals , Level Crossings And Stations. We Run 20 Of The UkS Largest Stations While All The Others, Over 2,500, Are Run By The CountryS Train Operating Companies . Usually, There Are Almost Five Million Journeys Made In The Uk And Over 600 Freight Trains Run On The Network. People Depend On BritainS Railway For Their Daily Commute, To Visit Friends And Loved Ones And To Get Them Home Safe Every Day. Our Role Is To Deliver A Safe And Reliable Railway , So We Carefully Manage And Deliver Thousands Of Projects Every Year That Form Part Of The Multi-Billion Pound Railway Upgrade Plan , To Grow And Expand The NationS Railway Network To Respond To The Tremendous Growth And Demand The Railway Has Experienced - A Doubling Of Passenger Journeys Over The Past 20 Years. Follow Us On Twitter: @Networkrail Visit Our Online Newsroom: Www.Networkrailmediacentre.Co.Uk
