Major Engineering Work: No trains between London Kings Cross and Royston / Grantham on Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 January 

Route(s) affected

East Midlands Railway between Norwich and Liverpool Lime Street

All Grand Central services

All Great Northern services

All Hull Trains services

All LNER services to / from London Kings Cross

All Lumo services

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:

No trains will run between London Kings Cross / Moorgate and Royston / Peterborough all weekend. A shuttle train service will run between Royston and Cambridge / Ely / Kings Lynn.

Rail replacement buses (operated by Great Northern) will run between:

• Peterborough and Bedford via Huntingdon and St Neots

• Peterborough and Hitchin, calling at all stations

• Royston and Hitchin

• Alexandra Palace and Stevenage via Hertford North, calling at all stations

• Stevenage and St Albans City, calling at Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City, Welwyn North and Knebworth

• Stevenage and Luton Airport Parkway via Hitchin

• Alexandra Palace and Welwyn Garden City, calling at New Southgate, Oakleigh Park, New Barnet, Cockfosters (London Underground), Potters bar, Brookmans Park, Welham Green and Hatfield

• Cockfosters (London Underground) and Potters Bar via Hadley Wood

Ticket Acceptance:

You can use your ticket at no extra cost on alternate Thameslink services between London St Pancras International and Bedford, and on Greater Anglia services between London Liverpool Street and Hertford East / Cambridge North.

You can use your paper rail ticket at no extra cost on London Overground services between London Liverpool Street and Enfield Town, and on the following London Underground services:

• Piccadilly line between Kings Cross St Pancras and Cockfosters

• Northern line between Moorgate and High Barnet

• Victoria line between Kings Cross St Pancras and Tottenham Hale

• Circle / Hammersmith & City / Metropolitan lines between Kings Cross St Pancras and Liverpool Street

And on London Bus routes:

• 107 / 307 / 384 between New Barnet and High Barnet

• 21 between Moorgate and Drayton Park

• 29 / N29 / 91 / N91 / 141 / 144 / W3 between London Kings Cross / Finsbury Park and Alexandra Palace

Hull Trains:

It is not yet known how this service will be affected. Check back closer to the date of travel for more information.

LNER:

No trains will run between London Kings Cross and Grantham all weekend. Trains will divert between Peterborough and Doncaster via Lincoln, as well as to / from Bedford, 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 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:

It is not yet known how this service will be affected. Check back closer to the date of travel for more information.

Check before you travel:

If you are travelling with East Midlands Railway, Grand Central, Great Northern or Thameslink, you can plan your journey using the National Rail Journey Planner.

If you are travelling with Hull Trains, LNER, Lumo or these changes are not currently shown in the National Rail Journey Planner, please check back nearer to the time of travel.

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.