Buses replace trains in the Stoke-on-Trent / Macclesfield / Stafford area from Saturday 24 to Monday 26 August 

Route(s) affected

Avanti West Coast between London Euston / Birmingham New Street and Manchester Piccadilly

CrossCountry between Birmingham New Street and Manchester Piccadilly

East Midlands Railway between Derby and Crewe

London Northwestern Railway between Birmingham New Street / Crewe and Liverpool Lime Street

Northern between Stoke-on-Trent and Manchester Piccadilly

Description

Engineering work is taking place between Alsager and Rugeley Trent Valley, closing some lines.

Avanti West Coast:

An amended train service will run between London Euston and Manchester Piccadilly via Stafford / Crewe / Wilmslow.

Replacement buses will run between Stafford and Stoke-on-Trent / Macclesfield, and between Wilmslow and Macclesfield.

An overview of the works across the Avanti West Coast network can be found here.

CrossCountry:

Trains will not call at Stoke-on-Trent or Macclesfield.

Replacement buses will run between:

• Stafford and Stoke-on-Trent / Macclesfield.

• Wilmslow and Stoke-on-Trent / Macclesfield.

East Midlands Railway:

On Saturday: An amended timetable will run between Newark Castle and Crewe.

Train services will start / terminate at Derby and replacement bus services will run between Derby, Tutbury & Hatton, Uttoxeter, Blythe Bridge, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Kidsgrove, Alsager and Crewe.

On Sunday: An amended timetable will run between Derby and Crewe.

Train services will start / terminate at Blythe Bridge and replacement bus services will run between Derby, Uttoxeter, Blythe Bridge, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Kidsgrove, Alsager and Crewe.

On Monday: An amended timetable will run between Newark Castle and Crewe.

Train services will start / terminate at Blythe Bridge and replacement bus services will run between Uttoxeter and Blythe Bridge, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Kidsgrove, Alsager and Crewe.

London Northwestern Railway:

Train services between Crewe and Stafford via Stoke-on-Trent will not run. A replacement bus service will run between Crewe and Stafford calling at Alsager, Kidsgrove, Longport, Stoke-on-Trent and Stone.

Northern:

On Saturday and Monday, buses will replace trains between Macclesfield and Stoke-on-Trent.

On Sunday, buses will replace trains between Stockport and Stoke-on-Trent.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.

You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.

Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.