Major engineering work in the Carlisle / Motherwell area from Saturday 25 to Monday 27 May
Train operators affected
Route(s) affected
Avanti West Coast between London Euston / Birmingham New Street and Glasgow Central / Edinburgh
CrossCountry between Plymouth and Glasgow Central / Edinburgh
LNER between London Kings Cross and Glasgow Central
ScotRail to / from / via Motherwell
TransPennine Express between Manchester Airport / Liverpool Lime Street and Glasgow Central / Edinburgh
Description
Engineering work is taking place in the Motherwell area, closing most lines.
Avanti West Coast:
Saturday:
One service every 2 hours will run between Carlisle and Edinburgh.
Rail replacement buses will run between:
Preston and Carlisle, calling at Penrith
Carlisle and Glasgow Central, calling at Lockerbie and Motherwell
Sunday:
No trains will run between Lancaster / Oxenholme for Lake District and Carlisle / Glasgow Central / Edinburgh.
Rail replacement buses will run between:
Preston and Carlisle, calling at Penrith
Carlisle and Glasgow Central, calling at Lockerbie and Motherwell
Monday:
One service every 2 hours will run between:
Carlisle and Glasgow Central.
Carlisle and Edinburgh.
CrossCountry:
Saturday and Sunday only:
Trains will not call at Motherwell.
Rail replacement buses will run between Edinburgh and Motherwell.
LNER:
On Saturday, the 06:48 from Glasgow Central to London Kings Cross will start from Edinburgh at 08:00.
On Sunday, the 16:30 from London Kings Cross to Glasgow Central will terminate at Edinburgh.
On Monday, the 06:48 from Glasgow Central to London Kings Cross will start from Edinburgh at 08:00.
Replacement buses will run between Edinburgh and Motherwell, connecting with train services. For Glasgow Central, you should use other services between Edinburgh and Glasgow Central.
ScotRail:
On Saturday, buses replace trains between Glasgow Central and Kirknewton. Minibuses will run between Kirknewton and Edinburgh. calling at Curriehill, Wester Hailes, Kingsknowe, Slateford and Haymarket.
TransPennine Express:
Saturday and Monday:
Buses will replace train services between Oxenholme and Carlisle.
TransPennine Express train services will run between Manchester Airport / Liverpool Lime Street and Oxenholme and between Carlisle and Edinburgh.
Sunday:
Buses will replace train services between Oxenholme and Edinburgh / Glasgow Central.
TransPennine Express train services will run between Manchester Airport / Liverpool Lime Street and Oxenholme.
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, on occasion, replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.
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