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No trains to / from London Kings Cross on Saturday 31 January and Sunday 1 February 

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Engineering work details

Starts Saturday 31 January 2026 to Sunday 01 February 2026

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Route(s) affected

All routes to / from London Kings Cross

Description

Engineering work is taking place between London Kings Cross and Peterborough, closing all lines.

Grand Central:

No Grand Central services will run.

Great Northern and Thameslink:

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

Rail replacement buses will run between:

  • Peterborough and Bedford via St Neots

  • Hitchin and Peterborough

  • Hitchin and Royston

  • Alexandra Palace and Stevenage via Hertford North

  • Stevenage and St Albans City via Welwyn Garden City

  • Stevenage and Luton Airport Parkway via Hitchin

  • Alexandra Palace and Welwyn Garden City

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

Your tickets will be accepted on Thameslink services between Bedford and London, and on Greater Anglia services between Cambridge North / Hertford East and London Liverpool Street.

Paper rail tickets will be accepted at no extra cost on London Underground services between:

  • Kings Cross St Pancras and Cockfosters / Tottenham Hale / London Liverpool Street

  • Moorgate and High Barnet

Paper rail tickets will be accepted at no extra cost on London Buses between:

  • Kings Cross and Alexandra Palace via Finsbury Park (29/N29, 91/N91, 141, 144, W3)

  • New Barnet and High Barnet (107, 307, 384)

  • Moorgate and Drayton Park (21)

Hull Trains:

Hull Trains will run a reduced timetable, diverting to run between Hull and London St Pancras International.

As a result, trains will not call at Beverley, Cottingham, Doncaster, Retford, Grantham or Stevenage.

LNER:

Services between London Kings Cross and Lincoln / Doncaster / Leeds / Bradford Forster Square / Harrogate / York / Newcastle / Edinburgh / Aberdeen

No trains will run to / from London Kings Cross.

An amended train service will run between:

  • Peterborough and Doncaster

  • Peterborough and Leeds

  • Peterborough and Bradford Forster Square

  • Peterborough and Harrogate

  • Peterborough and York

  • Peterborough and Newcastle

  • Peterborough and Edinburgh

  • Peterborough and Dundee

  • Peterborough and Aberdeen

  • Peterborough and Inverness

Rail replacement bus services will run between Bedford and Peterborough.

Lumo:

Lumo will run an amended and reduced service between Newcastle and Edinburgh.

No trains will run between London Kings Cross and Newcastle.

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 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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