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Passengers Travelling Between St Ives And St Erth In Cornwall Are Being Advised To Plan Their Journeys In Advance In The New Year As Vital Track Upgrade Work Takes Place. From Monday 5 To Sunday 18 January 2026, 2,140 Yards Of New Rail, Sleepers And Ballast (Track Stone) Will Be Installed To Keep Trains Running Safely And Reliably Long Into The Future. Bus Replacement Services Will Be In Place Throughout The Duration Of This Work. Passengers Need To Use Local Buses, For Which Rail Tickets Will Be Accepted. Buses 17 And 17A Stop Outside St Erth Station And Run To St Ives Via Carbis Bay. The Work Follows The More Than 750,000 Passengers Use The Railway Between St Erth And St Ives Every Year. One Of The Most Scenic Railways In Great Britain, The Route Runs Alongside The River Hayle Before Climbing Above Carbis Bay And Onto St Ives. Stuart Stevens, Network Rail Project Manager, Said: ID Like To Thank Passengers For Their Patience In Advance As We Undertake This Vital Work To Keep Trains Running Smoothly And Reliably For The Local Community And The Many Tourists Who Travel Towards St Ives Every Year. Please Make Sure To Check Before Travelling As We Complete This Work And Allow Extra Time To Complete Your Journey. Lee Goodson, Gwr Station Manager For West Cornwall, Said: This Work Forms Part Of An Ongoing Improvement Programme To Ensure The Continued Reliability Of An Important Rail Link In Cornwall. Instead Of Replacement Buses, Customers With A Valid Rail Ticket Can Use This To Travel On The Number 17/17A Bus Operated By First Kernow Between Penzance, St Erth And St Ives. Please Note, Unlike Rail Replacement Services, The Number 17/17A Does Not Stop Outside The Railway Stations For Carbis Bay, Lelant Or Lelant Saltings. ItS Important That Customers Are Aware That These Alternative Travel Arrangements Will Make Journey Times Much Longer, So Please Plan Ahead. Ends Passengers / Community Members Network Rail National Helpline 03457 11 41 41 Latest Travel Advice Please Journalists Network Rail Press Office - James Crook Senior Media Relations Manager Network Rail 07732 644202 We Own, Operate And Develop BritainS Railway Infrastructure; ThatS 20,000 Miles Of , 30,000 And The Thousands Of , Level Crossings And Stations. We Run 20 Of The UkS Largest While All The Others, Over 2,500, Are Run By The CountryS . 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 , So We Carefully Manage And Deliver Thousands Of Projects Every Year That Form Part Of The , 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: Visit Our Online Newsroom:
