Buses replace trains between Norwich / Peterborough / Bury St Edmunds and Ely / Cambridge / Peterborough on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 October
Engineering work details
Starts Saturday 04 October 2025 to Sunday 05 October 2025
Train operators affected
Route(s) affected
CrossCountry between Birmingham New Street and Cambridge / Stansted Airport
East Midlands Railway between Liverpool Lime Street / Nottingham and Norwich
Great Northern between London Kings Cross and Ely / Kings Lynn
Greater Anglia between Stansted Airport / Cambridge and Norwich
Description
Engineering work is taking place between Peterborough and Ely / Cambridge, closing all lines.
CrossCountry:
Buses will replace trains between Peterborough and Ely / Cambridge.
You should use other train services for travel between Cambridge and Stansted Airport.
East Midlands Railway:
Replacement buses will run non-stop between Peterborough and Norwich.
For March, Ely and Thetford, you should use CrossCountry or Greater Anglia services instead.
On Saturday only, train services will run between Ely and Norwich.
Great Northern:
Saturday:
Buses will replace Great Northern trains between Cambridge and Ely.
A revised train service will run between London Kings Cross and Cambridge, and between Ely and Kings Lynn.
Sunday:
Buses will replace trains between Ely and Kings Lynn.
Greater Anglia:
Saturday:
Buses will replace trains between:
Cambridge and Ely
Cambridge and Bury St Edmunds
Sunday:
Buses will replace trains between Ely and Norwich.
Saturday and Sunday:
Buses will replace trains between Peterborough and Ely.
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.
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