London Liverpool Street Improvement Programme: Major engineering work at London Liverpool Street from Friday 27 December to Wednesday 1 January 

Route(s) affected

c2c services to / from London Liverpool Street

Elizabeth line services to / from / via London Liverpool Street

Greater Anglia services to / from London Liverpool Street

London Overground services to / from Cheshunt / Enfield Town / Chingford

Stansted Express services between London Liverpool Street and Stansted Airport

Description

Major engineering work is taking place at London Liverpool Street between Christmas and the New Year. Network Rail advise that London Liverpool Street main line station will be closed to all services during this period. This will allow work to safely begin on renewing the shed roof panels, adding more ticket gates for platforms 1-10 and working within Bishopsgate tunnel. The station concourse and in-station retail shops will also be closed to the public.

Train Operator Service Alterations:

c2c:

All trains that usually run to / from London Liverpool Street will be amended to run to / from London Fenchurch Street via West Ham.

London Liverpool Street is just a short distance from London Fenchurch Street.

You can use your ticket at no extra cost on London Underground Jubilee line and Docklands Light Railway services between West Ham and Stratford.

Elizabeth line:

No trains will run between Stratford and the London Liverpool Street station ground level platforms (the numbered platforms).

Please note that Elizabeth line services at London Liverpool Street will call at the underground Elizabeth line platforms only (Platforms A and B).

Trains that usually run between Shenfield and Heathrow Terminal 5 will run between Shenfield and Paddington (Elizabeth line station) only because of engineering work in the London Paddington area.

Eight trains per hour will run on the following routes:

• Shenfield and Paddington (Elizabeth line station)

• Abbey Wood and Paddington (Elizabeth line station)

Greater Anglia:

Friday 27 and Saturday 28 December:

No trains will run to / from London Liverpool Street. Trains that usually run to / from London Liverpool Street will be diverted to start / terminate at Stratford or other locations. You should use London Underground Central line services between Stratford and Liverpool Street.

• Norwich / Ipswich / Clacton-on-Sea / Braintree services will run to / from Witham (due to engineering work). Buses will run between Witham and Billericay to provide a connection with train services between Billericay and Stratford

• Southend Victoria services will run to / from Stratford

• Cambridge / Bishops Stortford / Hertford East services will run to / from Stratford

Sunday 29 December to Wednesday 1 January:

No trains will run to / from London Liverpool Street station. Trains that usually run to / from London Liverpool Street will be diverted to start / terminate at Stratford. You should use London Underground Central line services to travel between Stratford and Liverpool Street.

• Norwich / Ipswich / Clacton-on-Sea / Braintree services will run to / from Stratford

• Southend Victoria services will run to / from Stratford

• Cambridge / Bishops Stortford / Hertford East services will run to / from Stratford

London Overground:

No trains will run on the Weaver Line between London Liverpool Street and London Fields.

Trains that normally run between London Liverpool Street and Cheshunt / Enfield Town / Chingford will start from and terminate at London Fields instead. Full details are available on our London Overground New Year Timetable page for these routes.

Stansted Express:

Stansted Express services will run between Tottenham Hale and Stansted Airport (as no trains can run to or from London Liverpool Street station).

You can use London Underground services on the Victoria / Circle / Hammersmith & City / Metropolitan lines to travel between Tottenham Hale and Liverpool Street (you'll need to change London Underground trains at Kings Cross St Pancras).

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

You can plan your journey on London Underground and Docklands Light Railway 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.