27th December 2011
New Tracks & Signals Speeds Up Journeys At York

An investment of £9.5million by Network Rail into York station will see quicker journeys & less time waiting around.

On the evening of Christmas Eve, engineers worked through the night to bring the new track at the south end of York station & new signals online ready for when trains began running again today, Tuesday 27th December 2011.

The work was carried out when trains had finished for Christmas, to minimise disruption to passengers.

"At a basic level it will mean less time spent waiting on board a train to get a platform outside York station," Phil Verster, route managing director, told the BBC.

"On a wider level this is one of a number of schemes we are delivering on the East Coast Main Line by April 2014 which will allow faster services and more trains to run on the route."

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