Major Engineering work in the Carlisle / Motherwell area from Saturday 1 to Sunday 2 June 

Route(s) affected

Avanti West Coast between London Euston / Birmingham New Street and Glasgow Central / Edinburgh

CrossCountry between Plymouth and Glasgow Central / Edinburgh

LNER between London Kings Cross and Glasgow Central

TransPennine Express between Manchester Airport / Liverpool Lime Street and Glasgow Central / Edinburgh

Description

Engineering work is taking place in the Motherwell area, closing most lines.

Avanti West Coast:

Saturday and Sunday:

Services that usually run to / from Edinburgh will be diverted to run to / from Glasgow Central instead.

Avanti West Coast customers can use TransPennine Express replacement buses between Carlisle and Edinburgh.

CrossCountry:

Saturday and Sunday:

Trains will not call at Motherwell.

Rail replacement buses will run between Edinburgh and Motherwell.

LNER:

On Saturday, the 06:48 from Glasgow Central to London Kings Cross will start from Edinburgh at 08:00.

On Sunday, the 16:30 from London Kings Cross to Glasgow Central will terminate at Edinburgh.

Replacement buses will run between Edinburgh and Motherwell, connecting with train services. For Glasgow Central, you should use other services between Edinburgh and Glasgow Central.

TransPennine Express:

An hourly rail replacement bus service will operate between Carlisle and Edinburgh.

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 bus replacement 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.