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Amended service to / from London Kings Cross on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 February  

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Engineering work details

Starts Saturday 08 February 2025 to Sunday 09 February 2025

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Route(s) affected

Grand Central between London Kings Cross and Bradford Interchange / Sunderland

Great Northern between London Kings Cross and Peterborough

Hull Trains between London Kings Cross and Hull / Beverley

LNER between London Kings Cross and Lincoln / Doncaster / Hull / Leeds / Bradford Forster Square / Skipton / Harrogate / York / Newcastle / 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 Potters Bar, closing some lines.

Grand Central:

All trains will be diverted via Hertford North, extending journey times.

Additionally, the 15:59 Bradford Interchange to London Kings Cross and the 18:53 London Kings Cross to Bradford Interchange services will not run.

Great Northern and Thameslink:

All day on Saturday and Sunday, buses will replace trains between Alexandra Palace and Stevenage via Welwyn Garden City, and between St Albans City and Stevenage.

Trains to / from London Kings Cross will run to a revised and reduced service. Trains to / from the North will divert between London Kings Cross and Stevenage via Hertford North.

Ticket Acceptance:

Your tickets will be accepted on Thameslink services between London stations and St Albans City and on Greater Anglia services between London Liverpool Street and Hertford East.

Paper tickets will be accepted on London Underground services between Kings Cross St Pancras and Cockfosters / Tottenham Hale / Liverpool Street, and between Moorgate and High Barnet, on Elizabeth Line services between Farringdon and London Liverpool Street, and on London Buses between New Barnet and High Barnet.

Hull Trains:

Trains will be diverted to run via Hertford North, extending journey times by around 15 minutes.

LNER:

Saturday and Sunday

LNER will run three trains per hour from / to London Kings Cross via a diversionary route between London Kings Cross and Stevenage.

Northbound services will depart London Kings Cross approximately 15 minutes earlier than normal.

Lumo:

Saturday and Sunday

No trains from / to London Kings Cross. A reduced service will operate between Newcastle and Edinburgh only.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

You can plan your journey on London Underground / London Buses 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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