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Buses replace late night/early morning trains between Finsbury Park/Welwyn Garden City and Stevenage and Finsbury Park/Hertford North and Letchworth Garden City from Wed 20 to Fri 22 May 

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Engineering work details

Starts Wednesday 20 May 2026 to Friday 22 May 2026

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Train operators affected

Route(s) affected

Great Northern between London Kings Cross and Peterborough / Cambridge / Kings Lynn and between Moorgate and Stevenage

Thameslink between Horsham and Peterborough

Description

Engineering work is taking place overnight between Welwyn Garden City and Stevenage ending Friday morning, closing some lines.

From approximately 23:10 on Wednesday and Thursday evenings until approximately 05:10 on Thursday and Friday mornings, buses will replace trains between Finsbury Park / Welwyn Garden City and Stevenage and between Finsbury Park / Hertford North and Letchworth Garden City.

Some services via Hertford North will terminate / start at Finsbury Park rather than Letchworth Garden City.

Trains between London Kings Cross and Cambridge / Kings Lynn / Peterborough will divert via Hertford North (not calling) to an amended timetable, with extended journey times.

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.

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