Buses replace trains via Ely on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 October 

Route(s) affected

CrossCountry between Birmingham New Street and Cambridge / Stansted Airport

East Midlands Railway between Liverpool Lime Street / Nottingham and Norwich

Greater Anglia between Peterborough and Ipswich / Colchester

Great Northern between London Kings Cross and Ely / Kings Lynn, and also between Cambridge and Ely

Description

Engineering work is taking place between Peterborough and Ely, closing all lines.

CrossCountry:

Buses will replace trains between Peterborough and Ely.

East Midlands Railway:

No trains will run between Peterborough and Norwich.

Replacement buses will run direct between Peterborough and Norwich. For intermediate stations, you can use alternative services at no extra cost.

An amended train service will run between Nottingham and Peterborough.

Greater Anglia:

Buses will replace trains between Peterborough / Cambridge and Ely.

Trains will continue to operate between Ely and Ipswich / Norwich, Stansted Airport and Cambridge North as well as between Cambridge and Ipswich.

Great Northern

Buses will replace trains between Cambridge and Kings Lynn.

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 our Rail Replacement Services page.

You can find the pick-up and drop-off location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page.

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