Amended service to / from London Euston from Friday 3 to Wednesday 8 April
Engineering work details
Starts Friday 03 April 2026 to Wednesday 08 April 2026
Train operators affected
Route(s) affected
All routes to / from London Euston
Description
Engineering work is taking place in the London Euston area, closing some lines.
Avanti West Coast:
No trains will run to / from London Euston.
Customers travelling to / from London, should travel between London St Pancras International and Bedford. Your ticket will be accepted at no extra cost on East Midlands Railway and Thameslink trains. A replacement bus service will operate between Milton Keynes Central and Bedford for onward connections.
Friday 3 April:
1 train per hour will operate between:
Milton Keynes Central and Glasgow Central
Milton Keynes Central and Manchester Piccadilly via Stoke-on-Trent
Milton Keynes Central and Liverpool Lime Street
Rugby and Preston / Edinburgh via Birmingham New Street
Trains between London Euston and Holyhead will operate between Crewe and Holyhead only
Saturday 4 to Monday 6 April:
1 train per hour will operate between:
Milton Keynes Central and Manchester Piccadilly via Stoke-on-Trent (calls additionally at Rugby)
Milton Keynes Central and Liverpool Lime St (calls additionally at Nuneaton)
Milton Keynes Central and Preston (via Nuneaton and calls additionally at Rugby, Stafford and Crewe)
Rugby and Preston via Birmingham New Street
Trains between London Euston and Holyhead will operate between Crewe and Holyhead only
There is additional engineering work taking place at various locations between Preston and Edinburgh / Glasgow Central.
Tuesday 7 and Wednesday 8 April:
1 train per hour between:
Milton Keynes Central and Manchester Piccadilly via Stoke-on-Trent
Milton Keynes Central and Liverpool Lime Street
Milton Keynes Central and Glasgow Central (via Nuneaton)
Additionally:
A half hourly service will operate between Rugby and Preston Via Birmingham New Street
A half hourly service will operate between Rugby and Edinburgh
Trains between London Euston and Holyhead will operate between Crewe and Holyhead only
London Overground:
Friday 3 and Monday 6 April:
No trains will run between Willesden Junction and Watford Junction.
2 trains per hour will run between London Euston and Willesden Junction.
Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 April:
No trains will run between London Euston and Watford Junction.
Tuesday 7 and Wednesday 8 April:
London Overground will not be affected by engineering work on these dates.
Ticket acceptance:
If you have a National Rail paper ticket or e-ticket, you can use your ticket at no extra cost on the following operators’ services:
London Buses 142 / 258 between Watford Junction, Watford High Street and Bushey
London Buses 346 and R17 between Bushey and Carpenders Park
London Buses 182 / H14 between Harrow & Wealdstone, Hatch End and Headstone Lane
Metropolitan line to / from Northwick Park for Kenton and South Kenton
London Bus routes 487 and 228 to Harlesden from Willesden Junction
Mildmay line to / from Willesden Junction
London Bus route 18 between Willesden Junction and Kensal Green
Bakerloo line to / from Queens Park
Bakerloo line to / from Kilburn Park for Kilburn High Road
Jubilee line to / from Swiss Cottage for South Hampstead
If you are using contactless payment / Oyster card, you can also use the above alternative travel options but you will be required to pay the normal tap in / tap out fares for your journey.
London Northwestern Railway:
Friday 3 - Monday 6 April:
Trains between London Euston and Northampton will not run or will run between Milton Keynes Central and Northampton only.
Train services between London Euston and Birmingham New Street (via Northampton) will run between Milton Keynes Central and Birmingham New Street (via Northampton) only.
Trains between London Euston and Crewe will run between Milton Keynes Central and Crewe only.
Rail replacement buses will operate between:
Milton Keynes Central and Watford Junction / Potters Bar (not calling at Cheddington between 07:00 and 22:00)
Leighton Buzzard and Cheddington
Milton Keynes Central and Bedford
Early morning / late night buses will run to / from London Euston
You can use your ticket at no extra cost on the following train services:
Great Northern or Thameslink services between London Kings Cross and Potters Bar
Thameslink and East Midlands Railway services for travel between London St Pancras International and Bedford
Tuesday 7 and Wednesday 8 April
Train services between London Euston and Tring / Bletchley / Milton Keynes Central will not run. Trains between London Euston and Northampton will not run or will run between Milton Keynes Central and Northampton only.
Train services between London Euston and Birmingham New Street (via Northampton) will run between Milton Keynes Central and Birmingham New Street (via Northampton) only.
Trains between London Euston and Crewe will run between Milton Keynes Central and Crewe only.
You are advised to travel on:
Your ticket will be accepted at no extra cost on London Underground services between Central London and Harrow & Wealdstone
Your ticket will be accepted at no extra cost on London Overground train services between London Euston and Watford Junction
Rail replacement buses will operate between:
Harrow & Wealdstone / Watford Junction and Milton Keynes Central (not calling at Cheddington between 07.00 and 22.00 hours, with shuttle buses operating between Leighton Buzzard and Cheddington)
Milton Keynes Central and Bedford
Early morning / late night buses will run to / from London Euston
You can use your ticket at no extra cost on the following train services:
Great Northern or Thameslink services between London Kings Cross and Potters Bar (Sunday to Monday only)
Thameslink and East Midlands Railway services for travel between London St Pancras International and Bedford
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
You can plan your journey on London Buses / London Underground by using the Transport for London 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 set-down 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.
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