Major engineering work at London Kings Cross from the evening of Saturday 24 to early morning on Monday 26 August
Train operators affected
Route(s) affected
All services to / from London Kings Cross
Description
Engineering work is taking place between St Neots and London Kings Cross, closing various lines from Saturday night until Monday morning.
This is the latest stage of the landmark East Coast Digital Programme, a scheme that will introduce in-cab digital signalling on the southern part of the East Coast Main Line, between Grantham and London Kings Cross.
Grand Central:
Saturday:
The 17:30 Sunderland to London Kings Cross service will not run.
Sunday:
No Grand Central services will run.
Monday:
The 08:26 London Kings Cross to Sunderland service will not run.
Great Northern / Thameslink:
Saturday after 22:00, and Monday before 08:30:
Buses will replace trains between:
Potters Bar and Hitchin
St Albans and Stevenage via Hatfield
Hertford North and Stevenage
Hitchin and Royston
Hitchin and St Neots
St Neots and Bedford.
You can use alternative Thameslink train services between Bedford / St Albans and London.
An amended train service will run between:
London Kings Cross and Potters Bar
Moorgate and Hertford North / Potters Bar
Royston and Kings Lynn
St Neots and Peterborough
Finsbury Park and Brighton.
Sunday:
Replacement buses will run between:
St Neots and Hitchin
St Neots and Bedford
Royston and Hitchin
Luton Airport Parkway and Stevenage via Hitchin
St Albans and Stevenage calling at Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City, Welwyn North, Knebworth and Stevenage
Hertford North and Stevenage
Potters Bar and Hitchin
Finsbury Park and Hertford North / Hitchin (until approximately 09:00).
You can use alternative Thameslink train services between Bedford / Luton Airport Parkway and London.
A revised train service will run between:
Royston and Cambridge / Ely / King's Lynn
St. Neots and Peterborough
Moorgate and Hertford North / Potters Bar (Trains start after approximately 09:00. Buses replace trains on these routes from start of service until approximately 09:00)
London King's Cross and Potters Bar (Trains start after approximately 09:00. Buses replace trains on this route from start of service until approximately 09:00)
Finsbury Park and Brighton.
Hull Trains:
Sunday:
Hull Trains services will be amended to run to / from London St Pancras International instead of to / from London Kings Cross.
Trains will not call at Beverley, Cottingham, Doncaster, Retford or Grantham, and will run to a reduced and amended timetable.
Monday:
The 06:06 Beverley to London Kings Cross and the 07:27 London Kings Cross to Hull services will not run.
LNER:
From 22:00 on Saturday until 08:00 on Monday, no LNER trains will run between St Neots and London Kings Cross.
An amended train service will run across the LNER network, and a limited number of trains will run between Peterborough and St Neots.
Replacement buses will run between St Neots and Bedford for connections to / from London St Pancras International.
Lumo:
Saturday:
The 17:56 Edinburgh to London Kings Cross and the 18:27 London Kings Cross to Edinburgh services will both be cancelled throughout.
Sunday:
An amended and heavily reduced train service will run between Edinburgh and Newcastle / Peterborough only, with replacement buses running direct between Peterborough and London Kings Cross.
Monday:
The 05:48 London Kings Cross to Edinburgh service will start from Newcastle.
The 06:23 Edinburgh to London Kings Cross service will terminate at Newcastle.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
Replacement Bus Travel Advice:
For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.
You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.
Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.
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