Major engineering work between Preston and Edinburgh / Glasgow Central from Saturday 11 to Sunday 19 April  

Route(s) affected

Avanti West Coast between London Euston and Glasgow Central / Edinburgh

Northern between Leeds / Preston / Lancaster / Morecambe and also between Carnforth and Barrow-in-Furness between Preston / Lancaster / Carnforth / Oxenholme Lake District and Windermere

ScotRail between Carstairs and Glasgow Central

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

Description

Engineering work is taking place between Preston and Lancaster / Oxenholme / Carlisle / Carstairs, closing various lines.

Avanti West Coast:

No trains will run between Preston and Glasgow Central / Edinburgh on the normal West Coast Main Line route.

Alterations to the train service:

1 train per hour will run between London Euston and Preston via Nuneaton.

1 train per hour will run between London Euston and Preston via Birmingham New Street.

A reduced frequency service will run between Preston and Carlisle (via Settle and Carlisle line). This will run approximately once every 2 hours. Some of these services will run between Birmingham New Street / Wolverhampton and Carlisle.

Trains that run between London Euston and Manchester Piccadilly / Liverpool Lime Street are not affected by this engineering work and will run to their normal timetable.

Rail replacement buses:

To help you complete your journey between Preston and Glasgow Central, Avanti West Coast are operating rail replacement buses on various routes as shown below. Please note that you may also need to use buses provided by other operators to complete your journey:

Saturday 11 April:

• between Carlisle and Motherwell, calling at Lockerbie

Sunday 12 April:

• between Carlisle and Glasgow Central

• between Preston and Lancaster

Monday 13 to Friday 17 April:

• between Carlisle and Motherwell, calling at Lockerbie

Saturday 18 April:

• between Preston and Carlisle

Sunday 19 April:

• between Preston and Carlisle

• between Carlisle and Motherwell, calling at Lockerbie

• between Carlisle and Glasgow Central

Northern:

Saturday 11 and Monday 13 to Saturday 18 April:

Trains between Barrow-in-Furness and Manchester Airport will operate between Barrow-in-Furness and Lancaster only.

Trains between Windermere and Manchester Piccadilly will operate between Windermere and Oxenholme Lake District / Lancaster only.

Rail replacement buses will operate between Preston and Lancaster.

Sunday 12 April:

Trains between Barrow-in-Furness and Manchester Airport will operate between Barrow-in-Furness and Carnforth only.

Trains between Windermere and Oxenholme Lake District will operate to a reduced timetable.

Rail replacement buses will operate between Preston and Lancaster.

Sunday 19 April:

Trains between Barrow-in-Furness and Manchester Airport will operate between Barrow-in-Furness and Grange-over-Sands only.

Trains between Windermere and Oxenholme Lake District / Manchester Piccadilly will not run.

Rail replacement buses will operate between:

• Preston and Lancaster

• Grange-over-Sands and Lancaster

• Heysham Port / Morecambe and Lancaster

• Windermere and Oxenholme Lake District

ScotRail:

ScotRail services between Carlisle and Glasgow Central will be amended to support cross-border passengers. Some train services will be lengthened to accommodate increased demand.

ScotRail train services are altered as follows:

Saturday 11 and 18 April:

• 10:13 Glasgow Central to Carlisle will replace the 10:13 train from Glasgow Central to Kilmarnock and the 12:01 train from Dumfries to Carlisle

• 11:11 Carlisle to Dumfries will depart at 11:15 from Carlisle and will run later throughout

• 13:06 Carlisle to Glasgow Central will replace the 13:06 train from Carlisle to Dumfries and the 14:59 train from Kilmarnock to Glasgow Central

• 14:08 Carlisle to Glasgow Central will depart at 14:14 from Carlisle

• 20:10 Carlisle to Glasgow Central will replace the 19:24 train from Carlisle to Dumfries and the 20:49 train from Dumfries to Glasgow Central

Monday 13 to Friday 17 April:

• 08:54 Carlisle to Dumfries will depart at 09:15 from Carlisle and will run later throughout

• 10:13 Glasgow Central to Carlisle will replace the 10:13 train from Glasgow Central to Kilmarnock and the 12:01 train from Dumfries to Carlisle

• 11:13 Carlisle to Dumfries will depart at 11:15 from Carlisle and will run later throughout

• 13:06 Carlisle to Glasgow Central will replace the 13:06 train from Carlisle to Dumfries and the 14:59 train from Kilmarnock to Glasgow Central

• 14:08 Carlisle to Glasgow Central will depart at 14:14 from Carlisle

• 20:10 Carlisle to Glasgow Central will replace the 19:24 train from Carlisle to Dumfries and the 20:49 train from Dumfries to Glasgow Central

TransPennine Express:

Saturday 11 to Sunday 19 April:

There will be no trains running between Carlisle and Glasgow Central. A TransPennine Express train service will operate between Glasgow Central and Edinburgh.

Rail replacement buses will operate between Preston and Lancaster and between Carlisle and Edinburgh.

Avanti West Coast will provide some buses between Carlisle and Glasgow Central, though you may need to change between buses and trains to complete your journey.

Additional alterations on Sunday 12 April:

Rail replacement buses will operate between Lancaster and Oxenholme Lake District and between Preston and Carlisle.

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.