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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