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UK railway engineering work over Christmas to cause 10 days of disruption
Engineering works costing £152m will close major stations including London Paddington and Birmingham New Street, bringing significant festive disruption and impacting several key routes.
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The essentials of this story
- What happened
- Engineering works and station closures will cause up to 10 days of rail travel disruption across the UK over the Christmas period.
- Who is affected
- Rail passengers travelling through London, Birmingham, Wales, Scotland, and eastern England.
- What changes
- Key stations such as London Paddington and Birmingham New Street will close for multiple days, and several routes will rely on rail replacement buses or experience extended journey times.
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Sources
- Railway engineering work over Christmas will cause 10 days of disruption — The Guardian — negócios