Major engineering work during the August bank holiday weekend 

Route(s) affected

Various routes

Description

There will be lots of planned essential engineering works and upgrades taking place during the August bank holiday weekend in England and Wales, from Saturday 23 August to Monday 25 August, as Network Rail works to improve the railway. Network Rail are carrying out projects across the rail network during this time as fewer people usually travel by train.

In addition, some train companies will be making changes to their timetable, and to some train times, to match services to the number of customers travelling. CrossCountry will be heavily disrupted by industrial action throughout the weekend.

If you are travelling during the bank holiday weekend, please check your journey before you travel to avoid any disappointments. You may also find our Travel Summary useful, it contains lots of useful advice to help you be in the know before you go.

Major engineering work:

During the August bank holiday weekend major engineering work will be taking place at the following locations:

London Euston: Trains will be running to and from London Euston, but will be amended and reduced until the end of the day.

There will also be notable work affecting the following areas during all or part of the bank holiday weekend: Birmingham International, Hounslow, Guildford and Lewisham.

For information on all the bank holiday weekend work taking place, you can find details of all forthcoming engineering works on our website.

COMPLETED: Peterborough / Royston - London Kings Cross: normal service is in operation today.

Industrial action:

CrossCountry are impacted by industrial action by the RMT union today.

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner

Rail replacement services:

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.

Compensation:

You may be entitled to compensation if you experience a delay in completing your journey. Please keep your train ticket and make a note of your journey, as both will be required to support any claim.