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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

UK’s busiest station to close for eight days amid Christmas rail works

Liverpool Street station
Liverpool Street station will be closed from 25 December to 2 January. Photograph: PA

Some of London’s main railway stations will be closed and train services diverted around Christmas, Network Rail has said.

Passengers have been advised to plan ahead for the festive period, with Liverpool Street – now Britain’s busiest station – shut for eight days, Paddington for three days, and nine days of work planned affecting Thameslink and East Midlands services north of St Pancras.

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