No trains between Rugby and Stafford via Nuneaton on Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 January 

Route(s) affected

Avanti West Coast between London Euston and Crewe / Chester / Holyhead / Manchester Piccadilly / Liverpool Lime Street / Preston / Lancaster / Carlisle / Glasgow Central / Edinburgh

London Northwestern Railway between London Euston / Northampton and Crewe

Lumo between London Euston and Preston / Stirling

Description

Engineering work is taking place between Rugby and Stafford, closing all lines via Nuneaton.

Avanti West Coast:

No trains will run via Nuneaton. These trains will be diverted to run via Birmingham International as follows:

• 1 train per hour between London Euston and Glasgow Central via Aston and Bescot

• 1 train per hour between London Euston and Liverpool Lime Street via Aston and Bescot

• 1 train per hour between London Euston and Manchester Piccadilly via Aston and Bescot (on Sunday these trains will also divert via Styal as a result of additional work near Stockport)

• 1 train per hour between London Euston and Edinburgh Waverley / Glasgow Central via Birmingham New Street and Wolverhampton

Full details of the replacement bus plan are yet to be finalised. As soon as they are known, they will be published here.

London Northwestern Railway:

Trains between London Euston / Northampton and Crewe will run between London Euston / Northampton and Rugby only. Buses will replace trains between Rugby and Stafford, to an amended timetable.

You can use your ticket at no extra cost on alternative operator's services between Stafford and Crewe.

Lumo:

It is not yet known how Lumo will be affected by this engineering work.

Check before you travel:

If you are travelling with London Northwestern Railway, you can plan your journey using the National Rail Journey Planner.

If you are travelling with Avanti West Coast or Lumo, these changes are not currently shown in the National Rail 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 drop-off 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.