Buses replace trains between Bletchley and Bedford until at least Sunday 29 September  

Route(s) affected

Between Bletchley and Bedford

Description

Urgent repairs to the track are needed between Bletchley and Bedford. However, due to heavy rain in the area causing flooding on the railway, Network Rail are currently unable to carry out this work.

As a result of this, all train services have been cancelled.

Disruption is expected until the end of the day Sunday 29 September.

Additional information:

On Monday 23 September, severe flooding to several areas along the route has meant that several pieces of infrastructure have become submerged underwater. Work is required to repair the track in order to be able to reopen the line, but due to the amount of rainfall, it is currently unsafe for Network Rail staff to carry out this work.

The current estimate for the reopening of the line is Monday 30 September.

Customer advice:

Replacement road transport will run in place of cancelled services for the rest of the week.

The rail replacement transport timetable can be found here.

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner

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

You can find the location of your replacement bus by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.

Compensation:

You may be entitled to compensation if you experience a delay in completing your journey today. Please keep your train ticket and make a note of your journey, as both will be required to support any claim.