Major engineering work affecting trains to / from London Kings Cross on Saturday 30 November and Sunday 1 December 

Route(s) affected

Grand Central between London Kings Cross and Bradford Interchange, and between London Kings Cross and Sunderland

Great Northern between London Kings Cross and Cambridge / Ely / Kings Lynn, between London Kings Cross and Potters Bar / Letchworth Garden City, and also between London Kings Cross and Peterborough

Hull Trains between London Kings Cross and Hull / Beverley

LNER between London Kings Cross and Leeds / Harrogate, between London Kings Cross and Doncaster / York / Newcastle / Edinburgh / Aberdeen, and also between London Kings Cross and Lincoln

Lumo between London Kings Cross and Newcastle / Edinburgh

All Thameslink services to / from / via London Kings Cross

Description

Engineering work is taking place in the London Kings Cross area, closing all lines between Potters Bar / Hertford North and Stevenage / St Neots / Royston.

Grand Central

Grand Central will not run any service all weekend.

Great Northern / Thameslink

A revised train service will run between:

• Royston and Cambridge / Ely / King's Lynn.

• St Neots and Peterborough.

• Moorgate and Hertford North / Potters Bar.

• London Kings Cross and Potters Bar.

• Finsbury Park and Brighton.

• Finsbury Park and Horsham (Saturday only).
  

Replacement buses will run between:

• St Neots and Hitchin / Bedford.

• Royston and Hitchin.

• Luton Airport Parkway and Stevenage via Hitchin.

• St Albans and Stevenage via Welwyn Garden City.

• Stevenage and Hertford North.

• Hitchin and Potters Bar.

Hull Trains

No Hull Trains services will run / from London Kings Cross all weekend, instead diverting to run to / from London St Pancras International.

As a result, no trains will call at Stevenage / Grantham / Retford / Doncaster / Cottingham / Beverley, and a reduced service will operate across the Hull Trains network.

LNER

No LNER services will run to / from London Kings Cross all weekend.

Some services will run to / from St Neots. Replacement bus services will operate between Bedford and St Neots, where they will connect to trains running to / from London St Pancras International. Other LNER services will run to / from Peterborough.

Lumo

No Lumo services will run to / from London Kings Cross. All services will be cancelled, except the following:

Saturday:

• The 05:36 Edinburgh to London Kings Cross service will terminate at Newcastle.

• The 05:48 London Kings Cross to Edinburgh service will start from Newcastle.

• The 12:56 Edinburgh to London Kings Cross service will terminate at Peterborough. A replacement bus service will operate from Peterborough direct to London Kings Cross, calling at no stops.

• The 15:48 London Kings Cross to Edinburgh service will start from Peterborough. A replacement bus service will operate from London Kings Cross direct to Peterborough, calling at no stops.

Sunday:

• The 08:52 London Kings Cross to Edinburgh service will start from Newcastle.

• The 13:56 Edinburgh to London Kings Cross service will terminate at Peterborough. A replacement bus service will operate from Peterborough direct to London Kings Cross, calling at no stops.

• The 15:50 Edinburgh to London Kings Cross service will terminate at Newcastle.

• The 16:24 London Kings Cross to Edinburgh service will start from Peterborough. A replacement bus service will operate from London Kings Cross direct to Peterborough, calling at no stops.

• The 19:24 London Kings Cross to Edinburgh service will start from Newcastle.

Check before you travel:

If you are travelling with Grand Central, Hull Trains, LNER, or Lumo, you can use the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

If you are travelling with Great Northern or Thameslink, these changes are not currently shown in the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner, please check back nearer to the time of travel.

Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility information, please use our travel information pages.

You can find the location of your replacement bus 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.