📋 Tender Overview
Rail Passengers Are Reminded That Essential Maintenance Work Will Close The Ebbw Vale Line At The End Of April. Starting From Midnight On Sunday 27 April A Replacement Bus Service Will Be In Place Between Cardiff Central, Newport, And Ebbw Vale Town Stations. Rail Services Will Return To Normal On The Morning Of Friday 2 May. The Closure Will Allow Teams To Renew Sections Of The Railway In The Crosskeys Station Area. As Well As Complete Other Tasks Along The Line, Such As Management Of Trees And Plants To Maintain Visibility For Train Drivers And Users Of Level Crossings. Drainage Maintenance To Manage Water Levels Next To The Track, As Well As Lubrication And Testing Of The Tracks To Keep The Railway Efficient. By Doing Lots Of Work During One Closure, Disruption Will Be Kept To A Minimum For Passengers And People Who Live Close By. Nick Millington, Network Rail Wales And Borders Route Director, Said : We Are Working Really Hard To Improve Train Service Punctuality And This Essential Work Is A Part Of Our Commitment To Do That. We Recognise There Is Never A Good Time To Close The Railway, But We Have Planned The Renewals To Minimise Disruption As Much As Possible. I Would Like To Thank Passengers For Their Patience And Urge Them To Check Their Journeys Before Travelling. Passengers Are Advised To Passengers / Community Members Network Rail National Helpline 03457 11 41 41 Latest Travel Advice Please Journalists Gary Gerrard Media Relations Manager Network Rail 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:
