Buses replace late night / early morning trains between Witham and Colchester from Monday 5 to Thursday 8 January  

Route(s) affected

Greater Anglia between London Liverpool Street and Colchester

Description

Engineering work is taking place overnight between Witham and Colchester, closing all lines.

Monday to Wednesday:

The following services are amended:

• 23:02 London Liverpool Street to Ipswich will terminate at Colchester. Passengers travelling to Manningtree and Ipswich should change at Colchester for the 23:30 London Liverpool Street to Norwich service

• 23:48 London Liverpool Street to Colchester will terminate at Witham

Rail replacement bus services will run between Witham and Colchester.

Tuesday to Thursday:

• 00:18 London Liverpool Street to Colchester will terminate at Witham

• 00:46 London Liverpool Street to Colchester will terminate at Witham

Rail replacement bus services will run between Witham and Colchester.

The 04:41 Colchester to London Liverpool Street service will start from Witham at 05:00. A connecting rail replacement bus service will run between Colchester and Witham, departing Colchester earlier at 04:10.

Check before you travel:

These changes are not currently shown in the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner, please check back nearer to the time of travel.

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.