Network Rail: Railway improvement work in your area

What we are doing

We’re upgrading the railway in your area to support the construction of High Speed Two (HS2) — Britain’s new high-speed railway. In this letter, you will find details of where we will be working over the next few months. During the Christmas shutdown you may notice more activity from our staff and contractors using North Pole Depot. They will be briefed on what behaviours are expected as usual.

Work to connect the Great Western Main Line with a new Old Oak Common station

Network Rail is working in partnership with HS2 to prepare the existing railway for the construction of HS2. This involves realigning sections of track, overhead wires, signalling and other vital rail systems to connect the Great Western Main Line railway to a new station being built by HS2 at Old Oak Common. Our work to prepare and move parts of the railway for HS2 will continue over several years.

When and where are we working?

On the reverse of this letter, you’ll find a map showing where we will be working, along with the dates and times of each activity. Our teams will move along different sections of the railway, so work will not take place outside any one property continuously. Because some work must be carried out at night, we will need to use lighting and floodlights.

All staff/contractors are regularly briefed to be aware that this is a residential area & to keep noise to a minimum where possible.

Please see the links below for further information.

Download information relating to these works

• Network Rail: Railway improvement work in your area
• Network Rail: Railway improvement work in your area

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If you have a question about HS2 or our works, please contact our HS2 Helpdesk team on 08081 434 434 or email [email protected]