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Engineering work is taking place between Chester and Bache / Hooton closing the line.

Monday to Friday:

Buses replace trains between Chester and Hooton.

From approximately 19:30 each night, the Chester circulars will be diverted to run to / from Ellesmere Port.

Saturday:

Until 19:00, buses will replace trains between Chester and Bache.

From 19:00, buses will replace trains between Chester and Hooton.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages

Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

Bicycles are not allowed on rail replacement bus services at any time, unless fully folded. More travel advice for your replacement bus journey is available by selecting the Train Operating Company you are travelling with here.

Engineering work is taking place between South Ruislip and Gerrards Cross, and between Princes Risborough and Bicester / Bicester Village, closing all lines.

No trains will run between London Marylebone and Gerrards Cross.

Replacement buses will run between:

• West Ruislip and Gerrards Cross (via Denham).
• Bicester North / Bicester Village and Princes Risborough.
• Bicester North / Bicester Village and Aylesbury Vale Parkway.
• High Wycombe and Amersham.

An amended train service will run between:

• London Marylebone and Aylesbury / Aylesbury Vale Parkway (fast and stopping).
• Gerrards Cross and Aylesbury
• Gerrards Cross and Princes Risborough.
• Bicester Village and Oxford (via Heyford).
• Leamington and Stratford-upon-Avon.
• Leamington and Birmingham Moor Street (stopping).
• Banbury and Birmingham Moor Street.

Ticket acceptance:

Valid tickets can be used on the following London Underground routes:

• Metropolitan Line between Hillingdon / Amersham and Baker Street.
• Central Line between West Ruislip and Oxford Circus.
• Bakerloo Line between Wembley Central and Oxford Circus.

Customers can use their tickets on the Arriva 280 bus between Haddenham and Aylesbury.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

You can plan your journey on London Underground by using the Transport for London Journey Planner

You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages

Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

Bicycles are not allowed on rail replacement bus services at any time, unless fully folded. More travel advice for your replacement bus journey is available by selecting the Train Operating Company you are travelling with here.

Engineering work is taking place between Perth and Inverness, closing all lines.

LNER

Saturday:

The 12:00 London King Cross to Inverness will terminate at Perth. Two replacement buses will run. The first will run from Perth to Inverness (no stops), the second will run from Perth to Inverness, calling at Pitlochry, Kingussie and Aviemore.

Sunday:

The 12:00 London King Cross to Inverness will terminate at Perth. Two replacement buses will run. The first will run from Perth to Inverness (no stops), the second will run from Perth to Inverness, calling at Pitlochry, Kingussie and Aviemore.

The 09:40 Inverness to London Kings Cross service will start from Perth at 11:59. Two replacement buses will run to connect with this train. The first bus will run from Inverness at 08:45, calling at Aviemore, Kingussie, Newtonmore, Blair Atholl, Pitlochry and Dunkeld & Birnam. The second bus will depart at 09:10 from Inverness, and will run direct to Perth.

ScotRail

Buses will replace trains between Perth and Inverness.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages

Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

Bicycles are not allowed on rail replacement bus services at any time, unless fully folded. More travel advice for your replacement bus journey is available by selecting the Train Operating Company you are travelling with here.

Engineering work is taking place between Crianlarich and Oban, closing the line.

Buses will replace trains between Crianlarich and Oban.

Please note that buses may depart earlier than advertised trains.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages

Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

Bicycles are not allowed on rail replacement bus services at any time, unless fully folded. More travel advice for your replacement bus journey is available by selecting the Train Operating Company you are travelling with here.

Engineering work is taking place between Harwich International and Harwich Town, closing all lines.

Buses will replace trains between Harwich International and Harwich Town, calling at Dovercourt.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages

Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

Bicycles are not allowed on rail replacement bus services at any time, unless fully folded. More travel advice for your replacement bus journey is available by selecting the Train Operating Company you are travelling with here.

Engineering work is taking place between Shenfield and Southminster / Southend Victoria, closing all lines.

As a result, buses will replace trains between Shenfield and Southminster, and between Shenfield and Southend Victoria.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages

Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

Bicycles are not allowed on rail replacement bus services at any time, unless fully folded. More travel advice for your replacement bus journey is available by selecting the Train Operating Company you are travelling with here.

Engineering work is taking place between Patchway and Cardiff Central, closing various lines throughout the weekend.

CrossCountry:

Buses will replace trains between Chepstow and Cardiff Central.

Great Western Railway:

All weekend, ALL train services between Bristol Temple Meads and Cardiff Central are diverted to terminate / start from Bristol Parkway.

On Saturday buses will replace trains between Bristol Parkway and Cardiff Central.

On Sunday, buses will replace trains between Bristol Parkway and Newport (journey time 45 minutes) / Cardiff Central (journey time 70 minutes) / Bridgend (journey time 80 minutes).

Transport for Wales:

Buses replace trains between Cwmbran / Cheltenham Spa / Gloucester and Cardiff Central. 

Some buses are also extended to start / terminate at Bridgend or Swansea.

Trains between Cardiff Central and Treherbert will run between Cardiff Bay and Treherbert, not calling at Ninian Park, Waun-gron Park, Fairwater and Danescourt.

You may use your ticket on Cardiff Bus services on reasonable routes.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages

Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

Bicycles are not allowed on rail replacement bus services at any time, unless fully folded. More travel advice for your replacement bus journey is available by selecting the Train Operating Company you are travelling with here.

Engineering work is taking place between Paignton and Totnes early on Saturday, closing some lines.

As a result, the 07:11 Paignton to Newton Abbot service will be retimed to depart at 07:25. The 07:40 Newton Abbot to Paignton service will depart at 07:46.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Engineering work is taking place between Tonbridge and Ashford International, closing all lines.

Paddock Wood Line

• London Charing Cross to Ramsgate services will be diverted to between London Bridge and Ashford via Maidstone East, calling additionally at Chislehurst, Otford (for Sevenoaks), & Maidstone East. A portion of this train will be detached (/attached London bound) for stations between Ashford & Dover.

• London Charing Cross to Dover Priory services will only run between Charing Cross and Tonbridge. Passengers for stations between Ashford and Dover should use the Charing Cross to Ramsgate services, which will have a portion for stations between Ashford and Dover.

Medway Valley Line:

Trains will run between Maidstone West & Strood only.

Replacement buses will run on the following routes:

• Tonbridge to Ashford International

• Tonbridge to Maidstone West (mini-bus) 

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages

Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

Bicycles are not allowed on rail replacement bus services at any time, unless fully folded. More travel advice for your replacement bus journey is available by selecting the Train Operating Company you are travelling with here.

Engineering work is taking place between Slough and Twyford, closing some lines and reducing train capacity to / from London Paddington.

Saturday:

London Paddington - Reading / Didcot Parkway:

Until 12:50, local trains between London Paddington and Reading / Didcot Parkway will run to a reduced timetable, with train services being retimed to run earlier than usual.

After 20:30, some local trains will have amended calling patterns, not calling at Burnham, Taplow, Iver and Langley. Customers should use alternative train services.

London Paddington - Cheltenham Spa / Worcester Shrub Hill:

The 08:15, 10:15 and 12:15 London Paddington to Cheltenham Spa services will start from Swindon.

The 07:32 and 11:00 Cheltenham Spa to London Paddington services will terminate at Swindon.

Customers travelling between London Paddington and Swindon should use alternative rail services to connect with these trains.

London Paddington - Bristol Temple Meads:

The 08:30 London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads service will start earlier than usual, at 08:27.

The 21:32 and 22:35 London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads services will depart earlier than usual, at 21:30 and 22:30 respectively.

Sunday:

Both local and long distance services will be retimed to run up to 15 minutes earlier or later than usual.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Engineering work is taking place between Bruton and Castle Cary, closing all lines.

Great Western Railway:

London Paddington - South West England services:

Services that usually run between London Paddington and Taunton / Exeter St Davids / Plymouth / Penzance via Castle Cary will be diverted to run by alternative routes, and will run at a reduced frequency.

Some services will be diverted to run on an alternative route between Reading and Taunton, and will not call at Newbury, Pewsey, Westbury or Castle Cary.

Other services will run on alternative routes between Westbury and Taunton, not calling at Castle Cary. Services will be retimed to run up to 40 minutes earlier than usual,  Some services will additionally call at Bristol Temple Meads.

A few trains will run between London Paddington and Frome via Westbury.

A limited replacement bus service will run between Westbury and Castle Cary, and also between Castle Cary and Taunton.

Gloucester / Bristol Temple Meads - Weymouth services:

Buses will replace trains between Frome and Castle Cary. An amended timetable will run between Bristol Temple Meads and Frome, and also between Castle Cary and Weymouth.

South Western Railway:

Saturday:

• The 07:16 Castle Cary to London Waterloo service will start from Westbury at 07:45. A replacement bus will run from Castle Cary at 06:36 to Westbury to connect with this train.
• The 17:50 London Waterloo to Yeovil Junction service will terminate at Frome. A replacement bus will run between Frome and Yeovil Junction.

Sunday:

• The 09:51 Yeovil Junction to London Waterloo service will not run. Customers should use alternative services.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages

Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

Bicycles are not allowed on rail replacement bus services at any time, unless fully folded. More travel advice for your replacement bus journey is available by selecting the Train Operating Company you are travelling with here.

Engineering work is taking place between Salisbury and Southampton Central, closing all lines.

On Saturday, buses will replace trains between Salisbury and Romsey / Southampton Central.

On Sunday, buses will replace trains between Warminster and Romsey / Southampton Central.

Customers should be aware that additional engineering work is taking place in the Salisbury area on Sunday, meaning that no trains will run to / from Salisbury on Sunday.

Great Western Railway:

No trains will run to / from Brighton, some services will be amended to run between Southampton Central and Portsmouth Harbour.

South Western Railway:

An amended train service will run between Romsey and Southampton Central both via Chandlers Ford and via Redbridge.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages

Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

Bicycles are not allowed on rail replacement bus services at any time, unless fully folded. More travel advice for your replacement bus journey is available by selecting the Train Operating Company you are travelling with here.

Engineering work is taking place between Warrington Bank Quay and Wigan North Western on Saturday evening, closing all lines.

The 20:31 London Euston to Preston service will be diverted to run via Manchester Piccadilly and Bolton, and will not call at Warrington Bank Quay or Wigan North Western.

A replacement bus will run from Crewe to Warrington Bank Quay and Wigan North Western.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages

Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

Bicycles are not allowed on rail replacement bus services at any time, unless fully folded. More travel advice for your replacement bus journey is available by selecting the Train Operating Company you are travelling with here.

Engineering work is taking place between Bedford and Wellingborough early on Saturday, closing some lines.

As a result, the 04:45 Leicester to London St Pancras International service will depart Leicester earlier than usual, at 04:37, and will run earlier than usual to all stations until Bedford, where it will resume normal timings.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Engineering work is taking place between Slough and Maidenhead, closing some lines.

As a result, the following trains will not call at Burnham or Taplow:

• The 00:14 Reading to London Paddington service.
• The 00:34 London Paddington to Reading service.
• The 05:10 Reading to London Paddington service.
• The 05:25 London Paddington to Didcot Parkway service.

Replacement buses will run between Slough and Burnham / Taplow to connect with trains.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages

Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

Bicycles are not allowed on rail replacement bus services at any time, unless fully folded. More travel advice for your replacement bus journey is available by selecting the Train Operating Company you are travelling with here.

Engineering work is taking place between Peterborough and Ely, closing all lines.

CrossCountry:

Buses will replace trains between Peterborough

East Midlands Railway:

Services between Liverpool Lime Street and Norwich will run between Liverpool Lime Street and Peterborough only. Replacement buses will run non-stop between Peterborough and Norwich.

A shuttle train service will run between Ely and Norwich calling March.

Greater Anglia:

Buses will replace trains between Peterborough and Ely

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages

Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

Bicycles are not allowed on rail replacement bus services at any time, unless fully folded. More travel advice for your replacement bus journey is available by selecting the Train Operating Company you are travelling with here.

Engineering work is taking place between Brighton and Lewes, closing all lines.

As a result, buses will replace trains between Brighton and Lewes.

Trains from Lewes and Ore / Hastings will depart Lewes earlier than normal.

Trains from London Victoria to Brighton will arrive at Brighton later than usual.  

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages

Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

Bicycles are not allowed on rail replacement bus services at any time, unless fully folded. More travel advice for your replacement bus journey is available by selecting the Train Operating Company you are travelling with here.

Engineering work is taking place between Purley and Balcombe, closing some lines.

As a result, Southern services between London Victoria / London Bridge and Brighton will be subject to extended journey times.

Gatwick Express services will run every 30 minutes between London Victoria and Gatwick Airport only, and will be subject to extended journey times.

An early morning Gatwick Express service will run from London Victoria to Brighton, and a late night Gatwick Express service will run from Brighton to London Victoria.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages

Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

Bicycles are not allowed on rail replacement bus services at any time, unless fully folded. More travel advice for your replacement bus journey is available by selecting the Train Operating Company you are travelling with here.

Engineering work is taking place between Purley and Balcombe, and also between Brighton and Lewes, closing some lines.

On Saturday and Sunday, Gatwick Express services will run between London Victoria and Gatwick Airport only.

On Saturday, one Gatwick Express service will run early in the morning from Brighton to London Victoria, and one service will run late at night from London Victoria to Brighton.

From 23:45 on Saturday and all day on Sunday, Gatwick Express services will be diverted, extending journey times. A reduced train service will be in operation.

Customers travelling to / from Brighton should use alternative Southern or Thameslink services between Gatwick Airport and Brighton.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Engineering work is taking place between Heathrow Terminal 5 and Hayes & Harlington, closing all lines.

Heathrow Express:

No Heathrow Express trains will run.

TfL Rail:

No TfL Rail services will run to / from Heathrow Airport. A reduced service will run between Hayes & Harlington and London Paddington only. Customers can use London Underground / London Buses to travel to / from Heathrow Airport.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

You can plan your journey on London Underground / London Buses by using the Transport for London Journey Planner

Engineering work is taking place between Grays and Barking, closing all lines.

On Saturday and Sunday, trains will not run between Grays and Barking via Rainham. Replacement buses will run between Grays and Upminster via Purfleet and Rainham.

Customers travelling to / from Dagenham Dock should use London Bus routes EL2 or 287.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

For journeys to and from Dagenham Dock, you can plan your journey by using the Transport for London Journey Planner

You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages

Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

Bicycles are not allowed on rail replacement bus services at any time, unless fully folded. More travel advice for your replacement bus journey is available by selecting the Train Operating Company you are travelling with here.

Engineering work is taking place between Buckenham and Great Yarmouth, closing all lines via Berney Arms.

All trains which usually travel via Berney Arms will travel via Acle. Customers wishing to travel to / from Great Yarmouth are advised to travel on Greater Anglia train services via Brundall or Norwich.

Additional engineering work is taking place on some weekends, so if you are planning to travel, please check the future engineering work page for more information.

Please note, no trains or replacement road transport will call at Berney Arms.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages

Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

Bicycles are not allowed on rail replacement bus services at any time, unless fully folded. More travel advice for your replacement bus journey is available by selecting the Train Operating Company you are travelling with here.

Project Information:

Network Rail are replacing the old mechanical signalling equipment with modern technology using colour LED signals. They are also replacing manually operated switches with powered switches controlled by a remote computer based signalling system.

Track layout at several locations will also be improved to cater for increasing capacity and reliability demands of a modern railway.