Bank Holiday Information: Avanti West Coast
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Easter Bank Holiday Travel Advice
(please scroll down for the May bank holidays travel advice)
Friday 3 April - Good Friday
Major service changes between London Euston and Milton Keynes Central
Due to major engineering work taking place over 6 consecutive days between 3 and 8 April, no Avanti West Coast trains will be able to run between London Euston and Milton Keynes Central in either direction.
An amended Avanti West Coast service will operate between the following stations on Good Friday:
Milton Keynes Central and Glasgow Central
Milton Keynes Central and Manchester Piccadilly via Stoke-on-Trent
Milton Keynes Central and Liverpool Lime Street
Rugby and Preston / Edinburgh via Birmingham New Street
Crewe and Holyhead
Customers with a ticket to travel to or from central London can use the replacement bus service that will operate between Milton Keynes Central and Bedford. You can then use East Midlands Railway and Thameslink trains at no extra cost to travel between Bedford and London St Pancras International.
Saturday 4 April
Major service changes between London Euston and Milton Keynes Central
Due to major engineering work taking place over 6 consecutive days between 3 and 8 April, no Avanti West Coast trains will be able to run between London Euston and Milton Keynes Central in either direction.
An amended Avanti West Coast service will operate between the following stations on Saturday:
Milton Keynes Central and Manchester Piccadilly via Stoke-on-Trent (calls additionally at Rugby)
Milton Keynes Central and Liverpool Lime Street (calls additionally at Nuneaton)
Milton Keynes Central and Preston (via Nuneaton and calls additionally at Rugby, Stafford and Crewe)
Rugby and Preston via Birmingham New Street
Crewe and Holyhead
Additional engineering work is affecting services between Preston and Edinburgh / Glasgow Central (see items below)
Customers with a ticket to travel to or from central London can use the replacement bus service that will operate between Milton Keynes Central and Bedford. You can then use East Midlands Railway and Thameslink trains at no extra cost to travel between Bedford and London St Pancras International.
Changes to services between Preston and Edinburgh / Glasgow Central
Due to major engineering work, lines are closed in both directions between Preston and Oxenholme Lake District, and between Carlisle and Edinburgh / Glasgow Central via Lockerbie.
A once every 2 hour train service will run non-stop between Preston and Carlisle (diverted via the Settle and Carlisle line).
A replacement bus service will be provided between Carlisle and Motherwell, and you can use the TransPennine Express replacement buses between Carlisle and Edinburgh.
Sunday 5 April
Major service changes between London Euston and Milton Keynes Central
Due to major engineering work taking place over 6 consecutive days between 3 and 8 April, no Avanti West Coast trains will be able to run between London Euston and Milton Keynes Central in either direction.
An amended Avanti West Coast service will operate between the following stations on Sunday:
Milton Keynes Central and Manchester Piccadilly via Stoke-on-Trent (calls additionally at Rugby)
Milton Keynes Central and Liverpool Lime Street (calls additionally at Nuneaton)
Milton Keynes Central and Preston (via Nuneaton and calls additionally at Rugby, Stafford and Crewe)
Rugby and Preston via Birmingham New Street
Crewe and Holyhead
Additional engineering work is affecting services between Warrington Bank Quay and Glasgow Central / Edinburgh (see items below)
Customers with a ticket to travel to or from central London can use the replacement bus service that will operate between Milton Keynes Central and Bedford. You can then use East Midlands Railway and Thameslink trains at no extra cost to travel between Bedford and London St Pancras International.
Changes to services between Preston and Edinburgh / Glasgow Central
Due to major engineering work, lines are closed in both directions between Warrington Bank Quay and Wigan North Western, between Preston and Oxenholme Lake District, and between Carlisle and Edinburgh / Glasgow Central via Lockerbie.
A once every 2 hour train service will run non-stop between Preston and Carlisle (diverted via the Settle and Carlisle line).
A replacement bus service will be provided between Carlisle and Glasgow Central, and you can use the TransPennine Express replacement buses between Carlisle and Edinburgh.
Monday 6 April - Easter Monday
Major service changes between London Euston and Milton Keynes Central
Due to major engineering work taking place over 6 consecutive days between 3 and 8 April, no Avanti West Coast trains will be able to run between London Euston and Milton Keynes Central in either direction.
An amended Avanti West Coast service will operate between the following stations on Easter Monday:
Milton Keynes Central and Manchester Piccadilly via Stoke-on-Trent (calls additionally at Rugby)
Milton Keynes Central and Liverpool Lime Street (calls additionally at Nuneaton)
Milton Keynes Central and Carlisle (via Nuneaton and calls additionally at Rugby, Stafford and Crewe)
Rugby and Preston via Birmingham New Street
Crewe and Holyhead
Additional engineering work is affecting services between Carlisle and Edinburgh / Glasgow Central (see item below)
Customers with a ticket to travel to or from central London can use the replacement bus service that will operate between Milton Keynes Central and Bedford. You can then use East Midlands Railway and Thameslink trains at no extra cost to travel between Bedford and London St Pancras International.
Changes to services between Carlisle and Edinburgh / Glasgow Central
Due to engineering work, lines are closed in both directions between Carlisle and Edinburgh / Glasgow Central via Lockerbie.
A replacement bus service will be provided between Carlisle and Motherwell, and you can use the TransPennine Express replacement buses between Carlisle and Edinburgh.
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Saturday 2 May
Amended Avanti West Coast train service to and from London Euston
Due to engineering work reducing the number of available lines between London Euston and Milton Keynes Central, an hourly train service will operate between the following stations:
London Euston and Liverpool Lime Street
London Euston and Manchester Piccadilly via Stoke and Macclesfield
London Euston and Manchester Piccadilly via Crewe and Wilmslow
London Euston and Glasgow Central via Tamworth and Rugeley Trent Valley
London Euston and Birmingham New Street
London Euston and Blackpool North / Glasgow Central / Edinburgh via Birmingham New Street
The rail replacement bus plan to support this train service will be published when available
Services between London Euston and Holyhead will operate between Crewe and Holyhead only.
Sunday 3 May
Amended Avanti West Coast train service to and from London Euston
Due to engineering work reducing the number of available lines between London Euston and Milton Keynes Central, an hourly train service will operate between the following stations (unless stated otherwise):
London Euston and Crewe via Tamworth and Rugeley Trent Valley
London Euston and Manchester Piccadilly via Stoke and Macclesfield (half-hourly)
London Euston and Glasgow Central via Tamworth / Crewe / Manchester / Bolton
London Euston and Warrington Bank Quay via Birmingham New Street
The rail replacement bus plan to support this train service will be published when available
Services between London Euston and Holyhead will operate between Crewe and Holyhead only.
Services between London Euston and Edinburgh will operate between Preston and Edinburgh only.
Monday 4 May - Early May Bank Holiday
Amended Avanti West Coast train service to and from London Euston
Due to engineering work reducing the number of available lines between London Euston and Milton Keynes Central, an hourly train service will operate between the following stations:
London Euston and Liverpool Lime Street
London Euston and Manchester Piccadilly via Stoke and Macclesfield
London Euston and Manchester Piccadilly via Crewe and Wilmslow
London Euston and Glasgow Central via Tamworth and Rugeley Trent Valley
London Euston and Blackpool North / Glasgow Central / Edinburgh via Birmingham New Street
The rail replacement bus plan to support this train service will be published when available
Services between London Euston and Holyhead will operate between Crewe and Holyhead only.
Saturday 23 May
Information will be published here when available.
Sunday 24 May
Information will be published here when available.
Monday 25 May - Late May Bank Holiday
Information will be published here when available.
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