Amended services between Crewe and Stafford on Sunday 13 October 

Route(s) affected

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

CrossCountry between Manchester Piccadilly and Southampton Airport Parkway

London Northwestern Railway services between Liverpool Lime Street / Crewe and Stafford / Birmingham New Street / London Euston

Description

Engineering work is taking place between Crewe and Stafford until 11:15, closing some lines.

Avanti West Coast

Until 11:15:

Services between Crewe and Stafford will run to a reduced timetable diverting via Alsager.

Services between London Euston and Edinburgh will run in two parts with Southbound trains terminating / starting at Wolverhampton, and Northbound trains starting / terminating at Crewe / Preston.

Replacement buses will run between Wolverhampton and Crewe via Stafford.

Until 15:45:

Services between Holyhead / Wrexham and London Euston will terminate / start at Crewe.

Services to / from Manchester Piccadilly will run to an amended and reduced timetable.

CrossCountry:

Before 11:15 on Sunday, services between Stafford and Stoke-on-Trent will not run, and a replacement bus service will run between Stafford and Stoke-on-Trent.

From 11:15 to 15:45 services between Stafford and Stoke-on-Trent may be retimed by a few minutes.

London Northwestern Railway

Until 11:15:

Services between London Euston and Crewe will terminate / start at Stafford.

The 09:32 Birmingham New Street to Liverpool Lime Street service will terminate at Stafford.

Until 15:45:

Services between Crewe and Stafford via Stoke-on-Trent will not run.

Replacement bus services will operate between Crewe and Stafford via Stoke-on-Trent.

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 replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.