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Northern has confirmed it will operate its regular timetable over The Coronation Weekend next week (Saturday 6 - Monday 8 May).

A social enterprise offering a programme of activities and events – including a pop-up spa - has taken up residence in a newly refurbished space at Heaton Chapel station in Greater Manchester. 

Northern has been recognised by a leading customer experience award scheme for using the lived experience of its passengers to co-create practical solutions to make travel more accessible to all.

Train operator, Northern is set to pipe classical music inspired by Handel, Beethoven, Mozart and Tchaikovsky into 23 stations across its network as part of measures to deter anti-social behaviour.  

Northern is all set for the nationwide timetable change coming into effect next month.

Northern will use five million fewer iconic, orange ‘magstripe’ train tickets this year thanks to Northern customers’ continued switch to digital alternatives.

More than 80 students have created a huge colourful display which can now be seen at Halifax station – depicting the town’s culture, history and wildlife.   

Eight Passenger Assist Points will be installed across Northern stations in the coming months to help make travel easier and more accessible for people with accessibility needs. 

Northern has warned so-called ‘modern-day fare dodgers’ on its network they are leaving a trail of digital breadcrumbs for their investigators to follow.

Train operator, Northern is appealing to customers to extend the strict ‘not suitable for work’ (NSFW) rule regarding the viewing of content to their trains and stations too.

Northern has signed-up to the data intelligence platform Growth Flag to help better understand the transport needs of businesses and their employees across the North of England.

Northern has been singled out for praise for the second time this year for its on-going mission to improve the diversity of the UK rail industry.