Network Rail

From today, rail passengers in England, Scotland and Wales can get personalised updates on their journey from National Rail via WhatsApp. Updates include real-time details of delays, disruption and alternative travel routes. Passengers travelling to or from certain stations may also be able to get a free coffee, newspaper or snack this month when they sign-up to the alerts. 

Passengers will no longer have to pay to spend a penny in the busiest train stations, as all toilets in Network Rail-operated stations are free to use from today.

A nationwide trial of the new 26-30 Railcard started on Tuesday morning, but if you want to get one you'll have to go quick, as there are only 10,000 available and the railcard website has been crashing because of the high volume of traffic.

Passengers may face more short-notice cancellations and changes to their train journeys after Network Rail announced some final timetables would only be published six weeks in advance rather than the usual 12.

Train passengers face disruption while travelling over Christmas with more than 250 sets of engineering works planned, plus industrial action on a number of routes.

Passengers travelling home for Christmas are being sold tickets for trains that won't run, according to the transport watchdog.

A consumer group has submitted a 'super-complaint' to the rail regulator demanding it takes action to make claiming for train delays easier, after its research found most passengers aren't informed of their rights after a delay and just a third end up making a claim.

Rail passengers in England will face average rises of 3.1% on fares next month, rather than the 4.1% hike which had been expected, Chancellor George Osborne revealed in today's Autumn Statement.

Thousands of homes are without power and commuters are facing severe travel disruption after the worst storm in years lashed the UK.