East Coast Main Line in Bedfordshire to receive £3.6m investment

Credit: Network Rail

Network Rail will be carrying out £3.6m upgrade work on the East Coast Main Line in Bedfordshire in order to improve reliability of the line.

Credit: Network Rail

Network Rail has confirmed that switches and crossings which allow trains to move from one track to another are to be completely renewed on the East Coast Main Line in Sandy, Bedfordshire. The work is part of a £3.6m project that will increase the reliability and performance of the route and forms part of Network Rail’s Railway Upgrade Plan.

Network Rail to replace switches and crossings on East Coast Main Line in Bedfordshire

Rob McIntosh, route managing director for Network Rail, said: “This renewal project is part of our Railway Upgrade Plan and will increase the reliability of a section of track which is very heavily used by passenger and freight services every day, with the result being a better railway for passengers travelling not just through Bedfordshire but along the entire length of the East Coast Main Line. There isn’t ever a good time to disrupt passengers but it is essential that this piece of work is carried out when trains are not running, and I apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.”

The work will require all lines of the railway to be closed at Sandy on the weekend of 4/5 February and the weekend of 11/12 February.