Network Rail thanks passengers as full services resume on East Coast Main Line after weekend disruption
Network Rail has thanked its passengers after major travel disruption over the Bank Holiday weekend.
The East Coast Main Line — that runs through Newark — has resumed its full service after engineers worked to upgrade signalling.
Work to renew a Newark level crossing has now also been completed to ensure passengers benefit from a reliable railway.
Principal programme sponsor for Network Rail, Ed Akers, said a huge amount of work was undertaken over August 24, 25 and 26 and thanked travellers for their patience whilst the vital works took place.
"A full train service has now resumed following work on the East Coast Upgrade, which is a huge investment into the railway and will bring significant benefits for all users of the route. Such significant upgrades do bring some unavoidable disruption and we do understand that this can be frustrating," he said.
"We will continue to plan this work meticulously and do as much work as possible without affecting passengers, and when this is not possible, make sure we carry out multiple improvements at the same time.”
Network Rail and train operators worked together over the weekend to keep passengers informed of service changes and put on replacement buses for customers to minimise the planned disruption between King's Cross Station, Cambridge and Peterborough.
A spokesperson for train operators along the route said: "We are working closely with Network Rail on the East Coast Upgrade and we would like to express how grateful we are to passengers for their patience and understanding. A full service has now resumed and we will continue to work collaboratively as a rail industry to keep disruption to a minimum."
Further closures are planned from early 2020 and Network Rail and train operators will keep passengers informed. The latest information can be found at eastcoastupgrade.co.uk
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