Major disruption between Milton Keynes Central and London Euston expected until 09:30 

Route(s) affected

Avanti West Coast between Edinburgh / Glasgow Central / Lancaster / Blackpool North / Preston / Manchester Piccadilly / Liverpool Lime Street / Chester / Holyhead / Wrexham General / Wolverhampton / Birmingham New Street and London Euston

London Northwestern Railway between Crewe / Birmingham New Street / Northampton / Milton Keynes Central / Bletchley / Tring and London Euston

Description

The emergency services are dealing with an incident between Milton Keynes Central and London Euston. Whilst they carry out their work, all lines between these stations are closed. Trains may be cancelled, severely delayed by up to 60 minutes or revised.

Major disruption is expected until 09:30.

A visual disruption map video is available.

Avanti West Coast customer advice:

You may use your ticket on the following services at no extra cost:

• CrossCountry between Manchester Piccadilly and Reading

• East Midlands Railway between Derby and London St Pancras International

• Great Western Railway between Reading and London Paddington

• LNER between Edinburgh and London Kings Cross

• London Northwestern Railway between Crewe and London Euston

• Northern between Carlisle and Newcastle

• ScotRail between Edinburgh and Glasgow Central

• TransPennine Express between Carlisle and Manchester Piccadilly

• Transport for Wales between Manchester Piccadilly and Chester

If your train is cancelled, your ticket is valid on one of the two Avanti West Coast services immediately before your booked train, or one of the two immediately after.

London Northwestern Railway customer advice:

Rail replacement transport will run between Milton Keynes Central and Leighton Buzzard.

You may use your ticket on the following services at no extra cost:

• Chiltern Railways between Birmingham Moor Street and London Marylebone (please note engineering works are taking place between Gerrards Cross and London Marylebone)

• East Midlands Railway between Crewe / Leicester and London St Pancras International

Check before you travel:

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

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 today. Please keep your train ticket and make a note of your journey, as both will be required to support any claim.