Major improvement work between London Kings Cross and Peterborough on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 November
Engineering work details
Starts Saturday 22 November 2025 to Sunday 23 November 2025
Train operators affected
Route(s) affected
Grand Central between London Kings Cross and Bradford Interchange / Sunderland
Great Northern between London Kings Cross and Peterborough and also between Moorgate and Stevenage
Hull Trains between London Kings Cross and Hull
LNER between London Kings Cross and Leeds / Harrogate / Edinburgh / Aberdeen / Inverness
Lumo between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh
Thameslink between Horsham / London Kings Cross and Peterborough
Description
Engineering work is taking place between London Kings Cross and Peterborough, closing some lines.
Grand Central:
No trains will run on any Grand Central routes.
Great Northern / Thameslink:
All day on Saturday and Sunday, no trains will run between Potters Bar and Royston / Peterborough, or between Hertford North and Stevenage.
A revised train service will run between:
Royston and Cambridge / Ely / Kings Lynn
Moorgate and Hertford North / Potters Bar
London Kings Cross and Potters Bar
Finsbury Park and Brighton
Finsbury Park and Horsham (Saturday only)
Replacement buses will run between:
Hitchin and Royston
Bedford and Peterborough via St Neots
Hitchin and Peterborough
Luton Airport Parkway and Stevenage via Hitchin
St Albans City and Stevenage via Hatfield
Hertford North and Stevenage
Potters Bar and Hitchin
Additionally before 09:40 on Sunday, buses will replace trains between Finsbury Park and Stevenage via Hertford North.
Ticket acceptance:
Your tickets will be accepted at no extra cost on Thameslink services between Bedford and London, and on Greater Anglia services between Cambridge North / Hertford East and London Liverpool Street.
Paper rail tickets will be accepted at no extra cost on Elizabeth line services between Farringdon and London Liverpool Street, on London Buses / London Underground services between Kings Cross St Pancras and Tottenham Hale / London Liverpool Street.
Hull Trains:
It is not yet known how Hull Trains are affected by these works.
LNER:
No trains will run to / from London Kings Cross.
An amended train service will run between:
Peterborough and Doncaster
Peterborough and Leeds
Peterborough and Harrogate
Peterborough and York
Peterborough and Newcastle
Peterborough and Edinburgh
Doncaster and Edinburgh
Rail replacement bus services will run between Bedford and Peterborough where customers can connect with trains to / from London St Pancras International.
Lumo:
An amended and reduced service will run between Edinburgh and Newcastle / Peterborough only. Replacement buses will run between Peterborough and London Kings Cross, connecting with the amended train services at Peterborough.
Check before you travel:
If you are travelling with Great Northern, LNER, Lumo or Thameslink, you can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
If you are travelling with Hull Trains, these changes are not currently shown in the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner, please check back nearer to the time of travel.
You can plan your journey on London Buses / London Underground 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.
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