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A replacement bus service will be in place between Par, St Austell and Truro. Phase one of the works will see Network Rail undertake bridge replacement and track renewal work in the St Austell area from Monday March 1 to Friday March 5, and will affect services on the main line between Plymouth and Penzance. Where the main line remains open, an amended train service will operate, with roughly one train per hour in each direction. During phase two, Network Rail will replace a bridge in the Lostwithiel area over a series of weekends from Saturday March 13 to Sunday March 28. During t...

A £3million upgrade of the railway line in west Cornwall is taking place. Picture: Network Rail Network Rail says the completion of a £3m track upgrade of the St Ives Bay line will help to provide a more reliable railway for passengers in Cornwall, just before the G7 summit takes place in Carbis Bay. Over the past five weeks, Network Rail has completed its biggest track investment in Cornwall since the 1950s, renewing the track on the St Ives Bay line between Carbis Bay and St Ives. The railway line reopens today (Monday 8 February) following the successful completion of work to lay a...

Network Rail said it should bring a reliable railway to the west of Cornwall. Work is beginning to renew the track on the St Ives bay line between Carbis Bay and St Ives from Sunday, January 3 until Monday, February 8, with the £3million cost representing the largest track investment in Cornwall since the 1950s. Over the five-week period around 1.5 miles of new track, 3,600 new sleepers and more than 400 tonnes of new ballast – the stones that supports the track – will be installed. GWR will operate a half-hourly replacement bus service between St Ives and St Erth during the day,...