Network Rail have announced (below) a new digital notification service regarding engineering works - for people living close to railway lines. 

Local residents who live near to the railway are set to benefit from a new digital service that will let people know about upcoming railway engineering work, emergency work and get updates about current maintenance and upgrade projects in ‘real-time’.

Line-side neighbours living within 500m of a railway line across Network Rail’s Wessex route - which serves the towns and communities in part or all of the counties of Surrey, Berkshire, Hampshire, Dorset, Devon, Somerset and Wiltshire – are encouraged to sign up to this new email service by visiting www.networkrail.co.uk/railworknearme.

This is a free opt-in service. People who register will be able to get up-to-date information about works which might cause them disruption, taking place on our railway. This could be engineering work that has been months or years in the planning, or shorter notice emergency works which need to take place very suddenly.

Click here for more information on Network Rail's website.