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Bank Holiday Information: London Northwestern Railway

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Tuesday 23 December

Early morning and late night service changes at Bushey

Due to overnight engineering work the following changes will apply at Bushey:

  • 00:09 Tuesday morning London Euston to Milton Keynes Central service will call at Bushey to drop off only

  • 00:39 Tuesday morning London Euston to Milton Keynes Central service will not call at Bushey

  • 23:42 Tuesday night London Euston to Northampton service will call at Bushey to drop off only

Wednesday 24 December

Trains will finish earlier than normal on Christmas Eve

London Northwestern Railway services will finish earlier than normal on Christmas Eve.

After 19:00, London Northwestern Railway services will operate to an amended timetable at a reduced frequency, and will close down earlier than normal.

Early morning service changes at Bushey

Due to overnight engineering work the following changes will apply at Bushey:

  • 00:09 Wednesday morning London Euston to Milton Keynes Central service will call at Bushey to drop off only

  • 00:39 Wednesday morning London Euston to Milton Keynes Central service will not call at Bushey

Thursday 25 December - Christmas Day

No service

There will be no London Northwestern Railway services on Christmas Day.

Friday 26 December - Boxing Day

No service

There will be no London Northwestern Railway services on Boxing Day.

Saturday 27 December

Line closed between Milton Keynes Central and Northampton, there will be significant service changes

Due to major engineering work, train services between London Euston and Birmingham New Street will be 'split', and will run between London Euston and Milton Keynes Central, and start again between Northampton and Birmingham New Street.

Rail replacement buses will operate between Milton Keynes Central and Northampton.

Trains that normally operate between London Euston and Tring will not run.

Trains between London Euston and Crewe will run between Northampton and Crewe only.

Reduced timetable between Birmingham New Street and Liverpool Lime Street

Due to engineering work, a reduced timetable will operate between Birmingham New Street and Liverpool Lime Street.

Cancellation of 03:30 Milton Keynes Central to London Euston service

Due to a late start up after the Christmas break, the 03:30 Milton Keynes Central to London Euston service will not run.

Sunday 28 December

Line closed between Milton Keynes Central and Northampton, there will be significant service changes

Due to major engineering work, train services between London Euston and Birmingham New Street will be 'split', and will run between London Euston and Milton Keynes Central, and start again between Northampton and Birmingham New Street.

Rail replacement buses will operate between Milton Keynes Central and Northampton.

Trains between London Euston and Crewe will run between Northampton and Crewe only.

Monday 29 December

Line closed between Milton Keynes Central and Northampton, there will be significant service changes

Due to major engineering work, train services between London Euston and Birmingham New Street will be 'split', and will run between London Euston and Milton Keynes Central, and start again between Northampton and Birmingham New Street.

Rail replacement buses will operate between Milton Keynes Central and Northampton.

Trains that normally operate between London Euston and Tring will not run.

Trains between London Euston and Crewe will run between Northampton and Crewe only.

Tuesday 30 December

Line closed between Milton Keynes Central and Northampton, there will be significant service changes

Due to major engineering work, train services between London Euston and Birmingham New Street will be 'split', and will run between London Euston and Milton Keynes Central, and start again between Northampton and Birmingham New Street.

Rail replacement buses will operate between Milton Keynes Central and Northampton.

Trains that normally operate between London Euston and Tring will not run.

Trains between London Euston and Crewe will run between Northampton and Crewe only.

Wednesday 31 December

Line closed between Milton Keynes Central and Northampton, there will be significant service changes

Due to major engineering work, train services between London Euston and Birmingham New Street will be 'split', and will run between London Euston and Milton Keynes Central, and start again between Northampton and Birmingham New Street.

Rail replacement buses will operate between Milton Keynes Central and Northampton.

Trains that normally operate between London Euston and Tring will not run.

Trains between London Euston and Crewe will run between Northampton and Crewe only.

Thursday 1 January 2026 - New Year's Day

Bank Holiday service changes on New Year's Day

  • London Euston - Milton Keynes Central (buses will run between Milton Keynes Central and Northampton): Major engineering work (see below). Services will start up later than normal

  • Northampton - Birmingham New Street / Crewe: Major engineering work (see below). Trains will start up later than normal

  • Birmingham New Street - Crewe - Liverpool Lime Street: Special timetable based on Sunday service frequency

  • Watford Junction - St Albans Abbey: Trains will start up later than normal

  • Bletchley - Bedford: Trains will not run

Line closed between Milton Keynes Central and Northampton, there will be significant service changes

Due to major engineering work, train services between London Euston and Birmingham New Street will be 'split', and will run between London Euston and Milton Keynes Central, and start again between Northampton and Birmingham New Street.

Rail replacement buses will operate between Milton Keynes Central and Northampton.

Trains that normally operate between London Euston and Tring will not run.

Trains between London Euston and Crewe will run between Northampton and Crewe only.

Friday 2 January

Line closed between Milton Keynes Central and Northampton, there will be significant service changes

Due to major engineering work, train services between London Euston and Birmingham New Street will be 'split', and will run between London Euston and Milton Keynes Central, and start again between Northampton and Birmingham New Street.

Rail replacement buses will operate between Milton Keynes Central and Northampton.

Trains that normally operate between London Euston and Tring will not run.

Trains between London Euston and Crewe will run between Northampton and Crewe only.

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