Amended services in the Stafford / Stoke-on-Trent area on Sunday 4 August 

Route(s) affected

Trains to / from / via Stafford / Crewe / Stoke-on-Trent

Description

Engineering work is taking place between Stafford and Stoke-on-Trent / Crewe, closing some lines.

Avanti West Coast

A revised timetable will operate all day:

• Two trains per hour between London Euston and Manchester Piccadilly (via Stoke-on-Trent).

• One train per hour between London Euston and Liverpool Lime Street (via Stoke-on-Trent).

• One train per hour between London Euston and Glasgow Central (via Stoke-on-Trent).

• One train every other hour between London Euston and Wolverhampton.

• One train every other hour between London Euston and Birmingham New Street.

• One train every other hour between Preston and Edinburgh.

CrossCountry

• Train services between Stafford and Stoke-on-Trent will not run. A bus replacement service will run between Stafford and Stoke-on-Trent.

London Northwestern Railway

• 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.

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

• Train services between Stafford and Crewe (via Stoke-on-Trent) will not run. A bus replacement service will run between Stafford and Crewe, and between Stafford and Crewe (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, on occasion, replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.