Major Improvement work in the Preston area from Thursday 1 January to Wednesday 14 January 

Route(s) affected

Avanti West Coast between London Euston and Liverpool Lime Street / Manchester Piccadilly / Glasgow Central / Edinburgh

Northern between Manchester Airport / Preston and Barrow-on-Furness, between Manchester Airport / Manchester Oxford Road / York / Liverpool Lime Street / Blackburn and Blackpool North, between Colne and Preston, between Manchester Airport / Preston and Windermere, between Preston and Ormskirk / Blackpool South

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

Description

Engineering work is taking place in the Preston area, closing some lines.

Avanti West Coast:

Thursday 1 and Friday 2 Jan

• 1 train per hour between Rugby and Manchester Piccadilly (via Crewe)

• 1 train per hour between Northampton and Manchester Piccadilly (via Macclesfield)

• 1 train per hour between Rugby and Liverpool Lime Street

• Limited North Wales Coast service between Crewe and Holyhead

• A 2 hourly service will operate between Wigan North Western and Carlisle via Settle

Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 January

• 1 train per hour between Rugby and Manchester Piccadilly (via Crewe)

• 1 train per hour between Northampton and Manchester Piccadilly (via Macclesfield)

• 1 train per hour between Rugby and Liverpool Lime Street

• 1 train per hour between Rugby andWigan North Western (via the West Midlands)

Monday 5 to Friday 9 January

• Trains between London Euston and Glasgow Central / Edinburgh (via Birmingham New Street) will start / terminate at Preston

• Limited service will run between Preston and Carlisle (via Settle)

Saturday 10, Monday to Wednesday 14 January

• 3 trains per hour between London Euston and Manchester Piccadilly

• 2 trains per hour between London Euston and Liverpool Lime Street

• 1 train per hour between London Euston and Preston (Via Nuneaton)

• 1 train per hour between London Euston and Preston (Via Birmingham New Street)

• 1 train per half hourly service between Preston and Carlisle (via Settle)

Sunday 11 January

• 1 train per hour between Rugby and Manchester Piccadilly (via Crewe)

• 1 train per hour between Rugby and Liverpool Lime Street

• 1 train per hour between Rugby and Preston (via Birmingham New Street)

• 1 train per hour between Northampton and Manchester Piccadilly (via Stoke-on-Trent

• 1 train per half hourly service between Preston and Carlisle (via Settle).

Northern:

Thursday 1 and Friday 2 January

Trains between Manchester Airport and Preston / beyond will start / terminate at Buckshaw Parkway. Buses will operate between Buckshaw Parkway and Ormskirk / Blackpool North.

Trains between Liverpool Lime Street / Wigan North Western / Blackpool North will run to a reduced timetable between Liverpool Lime Street and Wigan North Western. Buses will be provided between Wigan North Western and and Preston (operated by Avanti West Coast), Northern customers can use these buses at no extra cost.

Trains between York / Leeds and Blackpool North will terminate / start from Blackburn. Buses will be provided between Blackburn and Preston and between Preston and Blackpool North.

Trains between Colne and Preston will start / terminate at Bamber Bridge. Buses will be provided between Blackburn and Preston.

Trains between Preston and Ormskirk will not run. Buses will operate between Buckshaw Parkway and Ormskirk via Preston.

Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 January

Buses will replace trains between:

• Blackburn and Preston

• Preston and Blackpool North

• Buckshaw Parkway and Ormskirk (via Preston)

Trains will continue to run between Blackburn and Bamber Bridge.

Ticket acceptance:

You can use your tickets at no extra cost on replacement buses between:

• Preston and Lancaster (operated by TransPennine Express)

• Wigan North Western and Preston (operated by Avanti West Coast)

Monday 5 to Wednesday 14 Jan:

Northern services are not affected by these engineering works on these days.

TransPennine Express:

Thursday 1 to Sunday 4 January

Trains will run between Manchester Airport and Buckshaw Parkway. A replacement bus service will run between Buckshaw Parkway and Preston/Lancaster. A replacement bus service will also operate between Oxenholme and Carlisle, calling at Penrith.

Monday 5 to Wednesday 14 January

An hourly train service will run between Manchester Airport and Oxenholme. Trains from to Liverpool Lime Street will start / terminate at Preston. A replacement bus service will also operate between Oxenholme and Carlisle, calling at Penrith.

Check before you travel:

If you are travelling on or before Friday 9 January, you can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

If you are travelling with Avanti West Coast or TransPennine Express on or after 10 January, these changes are not currently shown in the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner, please check back nearer to the time of travel.

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.