📋 Tender Overview
The Majority Of Trains Across The West Midlands And On The Chiltern Main Line Will Run As Normal This Christmas - But Passengers Should Still Check Before They Travel As Some Journeys Will Be Affected By Planned Work. Maintenance And Hs2-Related Work Will Take Place Over Christmas And The New Year, But With Limited Impact In The West Midlands And Chiltern Areas. However, Work Being Carried Out Elsewhere On The Rail Network Will Affect Some Long Distance Journeys From The West Midlands With Passengers Being Advised To Plan Ahead And Check Before They Travel. The Same Work Could Mean Some Services, Particularly Between London Marylebone And Birmingham Moor Street, Could Also Be Busier Than Normal. West Midlands Railway Passengers Are Advised Of The Following Changes To Services: Hs2 Construction Work Will Also Impact Some Services On Routes Into London And Birmingham: Denise Wetton, Director For Network Rail Central Route, Said: Christmas And New Year Are Generally Quieter Times For Rail Travel, Which Allows Us To Carry Out Essential Work And Upgrades Which Will Affect Fewer Passengers Than If Completed At Other Times Of The Year. Trains Will Continue To Run Across The Majority Of The West Midlands And Chiltern Areas This Year, With Just A Small Number Of Routes Affected. However, Work Elsewhere Will Affect Long Distance Journeys And Could Mean Certain Services May Be Busier Than Normal. As Always, Make Sure You Plan Your Journey And Check Before You Travel For The Latest Information. Further Afield, On The West Coast Main Line Between Euston And Rugby, A Significant Ps26 Million Upgrade At Hanslope Junction, Near Milton Keynes, Will Begin On Christmas Eve Until The Morning Of 5 January. The Work Which Involves Replacing 130 Pieces Of Track, Strengthening Track Foundations, And Overhauling Points, Switches And Crossings, Will Improve Reliability And Reduce Disruption For The 3,300 Weekly Passenger And Freight Services On This Line. As A Result, Journeys To And From London Euston Will Be Affected From Christmas Eve Until The Morning Of 5 January, Meaning Trains Between London Marylebone And Birmingham Moor Street Could Be Busier Than Normal. In Cumbria, No Trains Will Run On The West Coast Main Line From Oxenholme To Carlisle Between 1 January And 14 January 2026 While A New Ps60M Bridge Which Carries The Railway Over The M6 At Penrith Is Replaced. Passengers Can Get All The Information They Need From Or From Their Train Operator. Passengers / Community Members Network Rail National Helpline 03457 11 41 41 Latest Travel Advice Please Journalists Network Rail Press Office - North West & Central Region 0330 854 0100 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:
