Amended late night / early morning Greater Anglia services from Monday 11 to Thursday 14 May
Engineering work details
Starts Monday 11 May 2026 to Thursday 14 May 2026
Train operators affected
Route(s) affected
Between London Liverpool Street / Colchester and Ipswich
Description
Engineering work is taking place between Witham and Colchester, closing all lines overnight from Monday evening until Thursday morning.
All lines between Witham and Colchester will be closed late night on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Late night:
The 23:48, 00:18 and 00:46 London Liverpool Street to Colchester services will be replaced by a bus service between Witham and Colchester
The 23:02 London Liverpool Street to Ipswich service will terminate at Colchester. For travel between Colchester and Ipswich, you should change at Colchester for the 23:30 London Liverpool Street to Norwich service
All lines between Colchester and Witham will be closed until 05:00 on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings.
Early morning:
As a result, the 04:43 Colchester to London Liverpool Street service will start from Witham at 05:00
A connecting rail replacement bus service will be in operation from Colchester to Witham, departing Colchester at 04:10, Marks Tey at 04:26, and Kelvedon at 04:38, arriving at Witham at 04:50.
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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