Network Rail is to begin a track renewal project in Hampshire.

Workers will start replacing nine sets of points as well as 240 metres of track at Fareham from Saturday, 22 October. In addition, £1 million is being invested to improve Fareham station.

Features include a resurfaced forecourt, improved station access, a new accessible toilet on the island platform, and upgrades to the existing island platform toilets.

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For safety reasons, the line through Fareham will need to close for nine days from the start of the project, with the route reopening on Monday, 31 October.

Colum Cavanagh, director of route asset management at Network Rail, said: "The work at Fareham will deliver another slice of our Railway Upgrade Plan, providing a better railway for the growing numbers of passengers in Hampshire. The points we're renewing are very heavily used and are at the end of their design life, so by replacing them we'll be ensuring the long-term reliability and resilience of the railway for passengers.

"The new track at Fareham will last for decades, and the upgrades to the station itself will make it a more inviting place to be."

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