Lines reopened: disruption between Rugby and Northampton / Milton Keynes Central expected until 12:00 

Route(s) affected

Avanti West Coast between Glasgow Central / Edinburgh / Preston / Manchester Piccadilly / Liverpool Lime Street / Crewe / Birmingham New Street / Wolverhampton and London Euston

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

Description

Following overrunning engineering works between Rugby and Northampton / Milton Keynes Central all lines have reopened. As service recovers, trains running between these stations may still be delayed, cancelled or revised.

Disruption is expected until 12:00.

A visual disruption map video is available.

Avanti West Coast customer advice:

To help you complete your journey, rail replacement transport is running between Rugby / Luton and Milton Keynes Central.

Your ticket can be used at no extra cost, on the following routes:

• Chiltern Railways services between London Marylebone and Birmingham Moor Street in both directions

• East Midlands Railway services between London St Pancras International and Manchester Piccadilly / Liverpool Lime Street via Sheffield in both directions

• LNER services between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh in that direction only

• LNER services between London Kings Cross and Leeds in both directions

• ScotRail services between Edinburgh and Glasgow Queen Street in that direction only

• Thameslink services between Luton and London St Pancras International in both directions

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.

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.