Buses replace late night / early morning trains between Chester / Crewe and Manchester Piccadilly / Manchester Airport from Monday 23 to Friday 27 February 

Route(s) affected

Between Holyhead / Chester / Crewe / Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport

Description

Engineering work is taking place between Chester / Crewe and Manchester Piccadilly, closing various lines overnight from Monday evening until Friday morning.

Between 22:25 and 05:45 each night, no trains will run between Chester, Crewe and Manchester Piccadilly or Manchester Airport.

Rail replacement buses will run between:

• Chester and Manchester Piccadilly / Manchester Airport

• Crewe and Manchester Piccadilly

• Manchester Airport / Manchester Piccadilly and Chester

Please note: The majority of replacement buses do not run between Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport. For travel between these stations, you should use other train services.

Additionally, the 06:25 Manchester Airport to Llandudno will be amended to start from Chester, with a replacement bus service from Manchester Piccadilly to Chester.

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.