Major Engineering Work: No trains between London Kings Cross and Peterborough / Grantham on Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 January  

Route(s) affected

East Midlands Railway between Norwich and Liverpool Lime Street

Grand Central between London Kings Cross and Bradford Interchange / Sunderland

Great Northern between London Kings Cross and Finsbury Park / Welwyn Garden City / Hertford North / Stevenage / Peterborough / Letchworth Garden City / Royston / Cambridge / Ely / Kings Lynn, between Moorgate and Finsbury Park / Gordon Hill / Hertford North / Welwyn Garden City / Stevenage / Letchworth Garden City, and also between Finsbury Park and Gordon Hill

Hull Trains between London Kings Cross and Hull / Beverley

LNER between London Kings Cross and Lincoln / Doncaster / Leeds / Bradford Forster Square / Skipton / Hull / Harrogate / York / Newcastle / Berwick-upon-Tweed / Edinburgh / Aberdeen / Inverness

Lumo between London Kings Cross and Newcastle / Edinburgh / Glasgow Queen Street

Thameslink between Brighton / Three Bridges / Gatwick Airport / London Kings Cross and Cambridge, between Horsham / Three Bridges / London Kings Cross and Peterborough, and also between Sevenoaks and Finsbury Park / Welwyn Garden City

Description

Engineering work is taking place between London Kings Cross and Royston / Grantham, closing all lines.

East Midlands Railway:

Trains between Norwich and Liverpool Lime Street will be diverted between Norwich and Nottingham and will not call at Grantham. Rail replacement buses will run between Peterborough and Grantham.

Grand Central:

No Grand Central service will run all weekend.

Great Northern / Thameslink:

Great Northern and Thameslink have yet to confirm how they will be affected by these works.

Hull Trains:

Hull Trains will run a reduced service into / out of London St Pancras International. Trains will not call at Beverley / Cottingham / Doncaster / Retford / Grantham or Stevenage.

LNER:

No trains will run between London Kings Cross and Grantham all weekend.

An hourly train service will run between Peterborough and Bradford / Harrogate via Lincoln.

A two hourly service will run between Bedford and Newcastle, where you can use your ticket at no extra cost on alternative services to / from London St Pancras International.

Rail replacement buses will run between Grantham and Corby / Kettering to connect with East Midlands Railway trains, and between Peterborough and Bedford to connect with Thameslink trains to / from London St Pancras International.

Lumo:

A reduced and amended service will run between Newcastle and Edinburgh / Glasgow Queen Street only.

Check before you travel:

If you are travelling with East Midlands Railway, Grand Central, Hull Trains, LNER or Lumo, you can plan your journey using the National Rail Journey Planner.

If you are travelling with Great Northern or Thameslink, it is not yet known how these services will be affected. Check back for more information

You can plan your journey on London Buses / 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 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.