Buses replace late night / early morning Transport for Wales trains between Manchester Piccadilly and Chester from Tuesday 7 to Friday 10 April 

Route(s) affected

Transport for Wales between Manchester Airport and Chester / Llandudno / Holyhead, between Manchester Piccadilly and Birmingham International. and between Liverpool Lime Street and Chester

Description

Engineering work is taking place between Manchester Piccadilly / Liverpool Lime Street and Chester, closing all lines used by Transport for Wales overnight from Tuesday evening until Friday morning.

Tuesday to Thursday:

• The 21:09 Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly service will terminate at Chester, with road replacement transport from Chester to Manchester Piccadilly

• The 21:52 Chester to Manchester Airport service will be replaced by a bus between Chester and Manchester Piccadilly

• The 22:01 Chester to Liverpool Lime Street service will not run, and will be replaced with road transport from Chester to Liverpool South Parkway

• The 23:22 Liverpool Lime Street to Chester service will not run, and will be replaced with road transport from Liverpool South Parkway to Chester

• The 23:25 Manchester Airport to Holyhead service will now start at Chester, with road replacement transport in place from Manchester Piccadilly to Chester

For travel between Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport, and between Liverpool Lime Street and Liverpool South Parkway, you should use alternative train services.

Wednesday to Friday:

• The 00:24 Manchester Piccadilly to Chester service will not run, and will be replaced with road transport from Manchester Piccadilly to Chester

• The 03:51 Chester to Manchester Airport service will be replaced by a bus between Chester and Manchester Piccadilly

• The 05:25 Manchester Airport to Llandudno service will now start at Chester. A replacement bus will run from Manchester Piccadilly to Chester

For travel between Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport, you should use alternative train services.

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.