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  • ‘Travel either side’ advice for West Coast Main Line passengers travelling to and from London Euston this Christmas

    ‘Travel either side’ advice for West Coast Main Line passengers travelling to and from London Euston this Christmas

    Passengers travelling over the festive period are strongly urged to plan their journeys in advance as major rail upgrades mean Euston station is expected to be much busier than usual from Christmas Eve, into the New Year.
    Christmas rail works affecting journeys into London Paddington and London St Pancras stations, mean more passengers are expected to travel through London Euston over the festi

  • Birmingham stations ready to welcome Christmas market visitors

    Birmingham stations ready to welcome Christmas market visitors

    As Birmingham’s famous Christmas market opens for another year, the region’s railway is ready to help get passengers safely to and from festivities and celebrations.
    Birmingham New Street, along with Birmingham Moor Street and Birmingham Snow Hill, plays a vital role in getting people to and from the Christmas market and bars, shops and restaurants in the city centre.
    Birmingham’s Frankfur

  • Credit: Network Rail

    Network Rail trialling new boarding processes at London Euston

    Network Rail and its train operating partners are introducing a trial of earlier boarding of Avanti West Coast and London Northwestern Railway train services to improve passengers’ experience at Euston station and significantly reduce instances of the ‘Euston rush’.
    The announcement comes just weeks after Network Rail and the Department for Transport announced a five-point plan to deliver a bet

  • London Northwestern Railway offers free travel to military personnel and veterans for Remembrance Services

    London Northwestern Railway offers free travel to military personnel and veterans for Remembrance Services

    Veterans and serving military personnel attending this year’s Remembrance Sunday services can travel by rail for free, thanks to London Northwestern Railway (LNR).
    The offer applies to those attending the Submariners’ Remembrance Service in London on Sunday 3 November and all services of Remembrance on Sunday 10 November, including the national service at the Cenotaph in London.
    The rail ope

  • London Northwestern Railway: Update on rollout of pay as you go with contactless technology to 14 stations

    London Northwestern Railway: Update on rollout of pay as you go with contactless technology to 14 stations

    The rollout of new pay as you go with contactless technology which had been due to go live at 14 stations operated by London Northwestern Railway (LNR) later this month has been delayed, it has been confirmed today.

    The stations, including Berkhamsted, Bletchley and Hemel Hempstead, are among dozens of locations across the south-east of England which will soon benefit from simpler and more

  • London Northwestern Railway: Ticket offer extended as thousands ride Marston Vale Line

    London Northwestern Railway: Ticket offer extended as thousands ride Marston Vale Line

    A promotional rail fare allowing passengers to travel on the Marston Vale Line for just £1 is being extended for a second time due to overwhelming demand, operator London Northwestern Railway has announced today (Wed 14 Aug).
    The special fare was introduced earlier this year to mark the reintroduction of the full timetable on the route between Bedford and Bletchley. The promotion was initially

  • West Midlands Trains receives White Ribbon UK accreditation for commitment to ending violence against women

    West Midlands Trains receives White Ribbon UK accreditation for commitment to ending violence against women

    Rail operator West Midlands Trains has received accreditation from White Ribbon UK after demonstrating the organisation’s commitment to ending violence against women.
    The three-year accreditation will allow WMT, which runs services under the West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern Railway brands, to develop an Action Plan which will promote the White Ribbon ideals as well as fundraising f

  • New Manchester to London train service proposal unveiled by London Northwestern Railway

    New Manchester to London train service proposal unveiled by London Northwestern Railway

    Proposals to run new train services between Manchester, the West Midlands and London Euston have been unveiled by rail operator London Northwestern Railway today (Monday 1 July).

    The plans are designed to improve connectivity between the Midlands and the North West and provide more choice for passengers. Under the proposals, London Northwestern Railway’s existing services between London Eus

  • London Northwestern Railway: Passengers reminded of upcoming timetable change

    London Northwestern Railway: Passengers reminded of upcoming timetable change

    Passengers travelling with London Northwestern Railway (LNR) are being reminded that timetable changes come into effect this weekend.
    The changes come into effect from Sunday 2 June and passengers are being reminded to check their journeys.
    As a result of the changes, LNR services will be subject to small amendments to help manage busy areas of the network that are shared with other train op

  • London Northwestern Railway: Passengers urged to check journeys ahead of Bank Holiday engineering works

    London Northwestern Railway: Passengers urged to check journeys ahead of Bank Holiday engineering works

    Passengers travelling with London Northwestern Railway (LNR) are being urged to check their journeys ahead of the Bank Holiday weekend due to engineering works.
    As a result of track improvement works by Network Rail, journeys between Crewe and Milton Keynes are subject to disruption between Saturday 25 May and Monday 27 May inclusive.
    Jonny Wiseman, LNR customer experience director, said:

  • Celebrations at the launch of the £1 ticket promotion in February

    London Northwestern Railway: Bargain £1 ticket promotion extended on Marston Vale Line

    A special ticket promotion launched to celebrate the return of train services on the Marston Vale Line is being extended for a further three months, operator London Northwestern Railway (LNR) has announced today.
    Thousands of passengers have taken advantage of the promotional £1 single fare (50p for children) on the route, which runs between Bedford and Bletchley, since services resumed on Mond

  • Community projects given green light thanks to funding from London Northwestern Railway

    Community projects given green light thanks to funding from London Northwestern Railway

    Community rail projects have been given the green light thanks to funding from London Northwestern Railway (LNR).
    Grants of between £10,000 and £100,000 have been made available via the “Your Community, Your Fund” scheme which offers support to projects which benefit both rail passengers and local communities.
    The scheme, funded by the Department for Transport, is aimed at inspiring people t

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