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No long distance service to / from London Kings Cross from late evening on Saturday 26 to early morning on Monday 28 August 

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Engineering work details

Starts 26 Aug 2023 to 28 Aug 2023

Train operators affected

Route(s) affected

Grand Central between Sunderland / Bradford Interchange and London Kings Cross

Hull Trains between Beverley / Hull and London Kings Cross

LNER between Scotland / Newcastle / York / Leeds and London Kings Cross

Lumo between Edinburgh / Newcastle and London Kings Cross

Description

Engineering work is taking place in the London Kings Cross area, closing some lines to and from the station.

Grand Central

Saturday:

  • The 15:29 Bradford Interchange to London Kings Cross service will be retimed to operate earlier throughout.

  • The 19:57 London Kings Cross to Bradford Interchange service will be retimed to operate earlier throughout.

Sunday:

All services will be cancelled.

Monday:

  • The 08:27 London Kings Cross to Sunderland service will not run.

Hull Trains

Sunday only:

All services will be diverted to start / terminate at London St Pancras International. Services will not call at Beverley, Cottingham, Retford, Grantham or Stevenage and a reduced service will operate all day.

LNER

Saturday to Monday:

From 20:00 on Saturday until 08:00 on Monday, no services will run between Grantham and London Kings Cross.

Rail replacement buses will be in place between Grantham and Peterborough / Bedford.

Additionally on Sunday:

2 trains per hour will run between Grantham and the North. No services will run to / from Harrogate or Lincoln.

Rail replacement buses will be in place between:

  • Grantham and Peterborough

  • Grantham and Corby / Kettering

Additionally on Monday:

Services will not resume to / from London Kings Cross until after 08:00. Until then, rail replacement buses will be in place between Grantham and Peterborough.

You may use Thameslink / Great Northern / Greater Anglia services between Peterborough and London.

Lumo

Saturday:

  • The 18:53 Edinburgh to London Kings Cross service will be cancelled.

  • The 19:24 London Kings Cross to Edinburgh service will be cancelled.

Sunday:

All services will operate between Edinburgh and Newcastle only.

Monday:

  • The 06:23 Edinburgh to London Kings Cross service will terminate at Newcastle.

  • The 05:48 London Kings Cross to Edinburgh service will start from Newcastle.

Further information

Local services, operated by Great Northern, are still able to call at London Kings Cross. You can find out more here.

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 replacement bus by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.

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