Buses replace late night / early morning Transport for Wales trains between Shrewsbury and Chester / Crewe from Tuesday 20 to Thursday 22 January  

Route(s) affected

Between Cardiff Central and Chester / Crewe and also between Shrewsbury and Manchester Piccadilly

Description

Engineering work is taking place overnight between Shrewsbury and Crewe ending on Thursday morning, closing some lines.

Between 23:20 and 05:45 each night, rail replacement buses will run between:

• Shrewsbury and Crewe

• Shrewsbury and Chester

Please note: Engineering work planned for Monday evening / Tuesday morning, and Thursday evening / Friday morning will no longer take place. On these days, trains will run as normal.

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.