Amended service between Stafford and Crewe on Sunday 7 September 

Route(s) affected

Avanti West Coast between London Euston and Manchester Piccadilly / Liverpool Lime Street / Glasgow Central and also between Birmingham New Street and Edinburgh / Glasgow Central

CrossCountry between Plymouth / Bournemouth / Birmingham New Street and Manchester Piccadilly

London Northwestern Railway between London Euston / Northampton and Crewe

Description

Engineering work is taking place on the direct line between Stafford and Crewe, closing all lines.

Avanti West Coast:

Due to the main route being blocked, Avanti West Coast will operate the following amended timetable:

• 2 trains per hour between London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly (both via Stoke-on-Trent)

• 2 trains per hour between London Euston and Birmingham New Street, with some extended to Wolverhampton

• 1 train per hour between London Euston and Glasgow Central via Tamoworth (diverted via Alsager)

• 1 train per hour between London Euston and Liverpool Lime Street (diverted via Alsager)

• The majority of trains that usually run between London Euston / Birmingham New Street and Scotland, will operate between Preston and Glasgow / Edinburgh only

• North Wales Coast services operate between Crewe and Holyhead only

A fully accessible rail replacement bus service will operate between Wolverhampton and Crewe, calling at Stafford.

CrossCountry:

Trains will be retimed by a few minutes between Wolverhampton and Stafford.

Early morning rail replacement road transport will operate between Wolverhampton, Stafford and Stoke-on-Trent.

London Northwestern Railway:

Train services between London Euston / Northampton and Crewe will run between London Euston / Northampton and Stafford only. You are advised to travel on Stafford - Crewe via Stoke-on-Trent services (operating to a slightly amended timetable) between Stafford and Crewe.

Until 11:00 trains between Birmingham New Street and Liverpool Lime Street will run between Crewe and Liverpool Lime Street only.

The 09:23 Crewe to Birmingham New Street service will not run.

Rail replacement buses will operate between Crewe and Wolverhampton. You are advised to travel on other services between Wolverhampton and Birmingham New Street.

After 11:00 train services between Birmingham New Street and Liverpool Lime Street will run between Birmingham New Street and Stafford and between Crewe and Liverpool Lime Street only. You are advised to travel on services between Stafford - Crewe (via Stoke-on-Trent) for connections.

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.