Changes between London Liverpool Street / Stratford and Meridian Water / Hertford East / Cambridge / Stansted Airport from Saturday 20 July to Sunday 4 August 

Route(s) affected

Greater Anglia between London Liverpool Street / Stratford and Meridian Water / Broxbourne / Hertford East / Bishops Stortford / Stansted Airport / Cambridge / Cambridge North

Stansted Express between London Liverpool Street and Stansted Airport

Description

Engineering work to replace a bridge over the railway near Hackney Downs is taking place from Saturday 20 July until Sunday 4 August. As a result, the following alterations will take place:

Meridian Water to Stratford:

The shuttle trains will not operate all fortnight. Other services will make additional stops at Lea Bridge, Northumberland Park and Meridian Water.

Bishops Stortford to Stratford:

Services will not operate all fortnight. Customers should use alternative services.

Hertford East / Cambridge / Stansted Airport to London Liverpool Street:

Saturday 20 July

All Stansted Express and Cambridge services will divert via Seven Sisters instead of running via Tottenham Hale. Journey times will be extended by several minutes as a result. All Hertford East services will terminate at Stratford.

Sunday 21 July until 23:15

All Hertford East / Cambridge / Stansted Express services will be diverted via Tottenham Hale and Stratford to / from London Liverpool Street. Journey times will be extended in both directions by up to 10 minutes, and services will depart London Liverpool Street up to 10 minutes earlier than normal.

Sunday 21 July after 23:15

All services will divert via Seven Sisters instead of running via Tottenham Hale. Journey times will be extended by several minutes.

Monday 22 July to Friday 26 July

A revised service will operate all day. All trains between Stansted Airport/Cambridge and London Liverpool Street will divert via Seven Sisters instead of running via Tottenham Hale, with journey times extending by several minutes as a result. All Hertford East services will divert via Tottenham Hale to and from Stratford.

Saturday 27 July

All Stansted Express and Cambridge services will divert via Seven Sisters instead of running via Tottenham Hale, with journey times extending by several minutes as a result. All Hertford East services will divert via Tottenham Hale to / from Stratford.

Sunday 28 July (From start of service until 08:15)

All trains divert via Seven Sisters instead of running via Tottenham Hale with journey times extending by several minutes as a result.

Sunday 28 July (From 08:15 until 00:01 Monday)

All Hertford East / Cambridge / Stansted Express services will operate via Tottenham Hale and Stratford to / from London Liverpool Street. Journey times will be extended in both directions by up to 10 minutes, and services will depart London Liverpool Street up to 10 minutes earlier than normal.

Sunday 28 July (From 00:01 until 04:45 Monday)

All trains divert via Seven Sisters instead of running via Tottenham Hale, with journey times extending by several minutes as a result.

Monday 29 July to Friday 2 August

A revised service will operate all day. All trains between Stansted Airport/Cambridge and London Liverpool Street will divert via Seven Sisters instead of running via Tottenham Hale, with journey times extending by several minutes as a result. All Hertford East services will divert via Tottenham Hale to / from Stratford.

Saturday 3 August

Cambridge/Stansted Airport services will run via Seven Sisters, with Hertford East services running to Stratford via Tottenham Hale. Journey times will be extended in both directions by up to 10 minutes.

Sunday 4 August

All Hertford East / Cambridge / Stansted Express services will operate via Tottenham Hale and Stratford to / from London Liverpool Street. Journey times will be extended in both directions by up to 10 minutes, and services will depart London Liverpool Street up to 10 minutes earlier than normal.

Seven Sisters station:

Seven Sisters station is expected to be much busier than usual, with a one-way system in operation at peak periods. Please allow extra time if you need to change trains at the station.

Require Assistance? Please note Seven Sisters station does not have step-free access. For assistance planning a step-free journey, please call 0800 028 28 78. More Passenger Assistance information is available on the Greater Anglia website.

Project Background Information:

Between Saturday 20 July and Sunday 4 August, Network Rail will work on a replacement project for a 150 year old bridge over the railway near Hackney Downs.

The cast iron girders of the bridge are in poor condition, and they are continuing to deteriorate. A replacement structure is needed to avoid an unplanned closure and keep passengers and road users moving safely in future.

Over 16 consecutive days, engineers from Network Rail’s contractor, Murphy, will demolish the old bridge and start building the new one.

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