Amended service between Stafford and Crewe on Sunday 5 and Monday 6 May 

Route(s) affected

Avanti West Coast between London Euston / Birmingham New Street and Liverpool Lime Street

CrossCountry between Bournemouth / Birmingham New Street and Manchester Picadilly

London Northwestern Railway between Birmingham New Street and Liverpool Lime Street

Description

Engineering work is taking place between Stafford and Crewe, closing all lines.

Avanti West Coast:

Trains between Stafford and Crewe will be diverted to run via Alsager, and will run to an amended timetable.

Replacement buses will run between Crewe and Preston.

Trains between Holyhead and London Euston will run between Holyhead and Crewe only.

CrossCountry:

The following trains will not call at Crewe:

• The 08:26 Manchester Piccadilly to Bournemouth (Sunday).

• The 07:26 Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadilly (Monday).

You can use London Northwestern Railway services between Stafford and Crewe.

London Northwestern Railway:

Sunday

Trains between Birmingham New Street and Liverpool Lime Street will run between Birmingham New Street and Stafford and between Crewe and Runcorn only.

Trains between Crewe and Liverpool Lime Street will run between Crewe and Runcorn only.

Trains between London Euston / Northampton and Crewe will run between Milton Keynes Central / Northampton and Stafford only (engineering work will also be taking place between London Euston and Milton Keynes Central).

Trains between Stafford and Crewe (via Stoke-on-Trent) will run as normal.

Rail replacement buses will operate between Stafford and Crewe and between Runcorn and Liverpool South Parkway. You are advised to travel on Merseyrail train services between Liverpool South Parkway and Liverpool Central.

Monday

Trains between Birmingham New Street and Liverpool Lime Street will run between Birmingham New Street and Stafford and between Crewe and Runcorn only.

Trains between Birmingham New Street and Crewe will run between Birmingham New Street and Stafford only.

Train services between London Euston / Northampton and Crewe will run between London Euston / Northampton and Stafford only.

Trains between Stafford and Crewe (via Stoke-on-Trent) will run as normal.

Rail replacement buses will operate between Stafford and Crewe and between Runcorn and Liverpool South Parkway. You are advised to travel on Merseyrail train services between Liverpool South Parkway and Liverpool Central.

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 this page. 

You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages. 

Please be advised that, on occasion, replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.