Work on the foundations of a new accessible footbridge with lifts at Dawlish railway station resumed on Monday (9 January).

Further piling work is set to take place on Saturday nights from 14 January for the rest of the month.

It comes after 50 per cent of the piled foundations required for the footbridge were installed over the Christmas period.

The accessible footbridge is due to open to the public this summer.

CGI mock-up of footbridge design (Network Rail)

A Network Rail spokesperson said: "We'll continue piling in the station car park when the BAM Nuttall team return to work on Monday 9 January after their Christmas break.

"And we'll also be piling on Saturday nights in January from 14 January as some of the work can only be done safely while trains aren't running. Please note dates and times may change.

"Thank you to our neighbours for your patience while we carry out this work to improve accessibility at the station."

What is the progress of other projects at the railway?

Work on the first section of the sea wall at Dawlish from Kennaway Tunnel at Boat Cove along Marine Parade to the Colonnade breakwater (on Dawlish Town Beach) was completed in July 2020.

The second section of the sea wall is from the Colonnade breakwater to the Coastguard breakwater. Work began in November 2020.

Work on a new link bridge connecting the two sections of the new sea wall began in June 2022 and is expected to be complete by around the end of January.

Netting and fencing work on the cliffs between Dawlish and Holcombe to protect the railway from falling debris will start in spring 2023.

Work on a rockfall shelter north of Parson's Tunnel between Dawlish and Holcombe began in late 2021 and is due to be complete in autumn 2023.