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Staines to Windsor rail route to close for seven days during half term for maintenance work
Overview
The rail line between Staines and Windsor & Eton Riverside will be closed from 26 October to 1 November for essential track and bridge maintenance. Network Rail is carrying out the work to improve reliability, with replacement buses operating for affected South Western Railway services.
Key points
- No trains will run between Staines and Windsor & Eton Riverside from 26 October to 1 November.
- Replacement buses will serve Wraysbury, Sunnymeads, Datchet, and Windsor & Eton Riverside.
- Engineers will replace timber supports on bridges and renew switches and crossings near Staines station.
- Additional bus replacements will operate between Hounslow, Feltham, and Virginia Water on 31 October and 1 November.
- The upgrades form part of a £15m project to improve the railway between London Waterloo and Woking.
