Disruptions & planned work

Engineering work is taking place between London Kings Cross and Peterborough, closing all lines. No trains will run between London Kings Cross and Peterborough all weekend. Background information on the work can be found below at the bottom of this page. Grand Central: No Grand Central services will run all weekend. On Monday, the 07:48 London Kings Cross to Sunderland service will not run. Great Northern and Thameslink: No trains will run between Moorgate / London St Pancras International / London Kings Cross and Letchworth Garden City / Peterborough all weekend. A shuttle train service will run between Letchworth Garden City and Cambridge / Ely / Kings Lynn. Rail replacement buses will run between: Bedford and Peterborough via St Neots / Huntingdon Hitchin and Peterborough, calling at all stations Hitchin and Letchworth Garden City Alexandra Palace and Stevenage via Hertford North, calling at all stations St Albans City and Stevenage, calling at Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City, Welwyn North and Knebworth Alexandra Palace and Welwyn Garden City, calling at New Southgate, Oakleigh Park, New Barnet, Cockfosters (London Underground), Potters Bar, Brookmans Park, Welham Green and Hatfield Cockfosters and Potters Bar via Hadley Wood Ticket acceptance: You can use your tickets at no extra cost on Thameslink services between London St Pancras International and Bedford, and on Greater Anglia services between London Liverpool Street and Hertford East / Cambridge North. Paper rail tickets will be accepted on London Overground services between London Liverpool Street and Enfield Town, and on London Underground services: Central line between Bank and Liverpool Street Piccadilly line between Kings Cross St Pancras and Cockfosters Northern line between Moorgate and High Barnet Northern line between Kings Cross St Pancras and Bank Victoria line between Kings Cross St Pancras and Tottenham Hale And also on London Buses: Routes 107 / 307 / 384 between New Barnet and High Barnet Route 21 between Moorgate and Drayton Park Routes 29 / N29 / 91 / N91 / 141 / 144 / W3 between London Kings Cross / Finsbury Park and Alexandra Palace Hull Trains: Hull Trains will be running an amended timetable with trains running between Hull and London St Pancras International. 2 trains will run in each direction on Saturday and 3 trains will run in each direction on Sunday. Trains will not call at Beverley, Cottingham, Doncaster, Retford or Grantham. LNER: Trains to / from London Kings Cross will now start / terminate at Peterborough, not calling at stations between Peterborough and London Kings Cross. A rail replacement coach service will run between Peterborough and Bedford. A limited train service will run between Newcastle and Bedford. You can use your tickets at no extra cost with Thameslink between Bedford and London St Pancras International. Monday: The following LNER services will be amended: The 05:20 Doncaster to Edinburgh will now start at Newcastle The 05:40 London Kings Cross to Leeds will now start at Doncaster The 05:48 London Kings Cross to Aberdeen will now start at Leeds The 06:30 London Kings Cross to Edinburgh will now start at Peterborough The 06:33 London Kings Cross to Newcastle will not run The 06:40 London Kings Cross to Leeds will not run The 06:45 London Kings Cross to Lincoln will now depart at 06:40 and not call at Stevenage The 08:33 Harrogate to London Kings Cross will now start from Leeds The 09:47 London Kings Cross to York will depart at 09:45 The 10:33 Harrogate to London Kings Cross will now start from Leeds Lumo: Trains that usually run between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh / Glasgow Queen Street will run a reduced service between Newcastle and Edinburgh / Glasgow Queen Street only. Travel suggestion: During this weekend, you are recommended to change your journey at Peterborough or Bedford. Trains running to or from Sheffield, Chesterfield, and Nottingham will be extremely busy and you are advised to avoid travelling via this route where possible. Background information: The East Coast Digital Programme (ECDP) is a landmark scheme that will introduce in-cab digital signalling on the southern part of the East Coast Main Line, between London Kings Cross and Grantham. The work on the East Coast Main Line on 28 and 29 November is taking place as part of the Government-funded transformational East Coast Digital Programme (ECDP), that will see state-of-the-art digital signalling introduced, providing continuous, real-time information to the driver’s cab. This is aimed at improving reliability for passengers, while also reducing emissions. The digital technology is already being used on Great Northern passenger services between Finsbury Park and Moorgate in London. If you would like to know more about ECDP please visit the East Coast Digital Programme website . Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner . You can plan your journey on London Buses / Underground by using the Transport for London 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 our Rail Replacement Services page . You can find the pick-up and drop-off location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page . Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.

From 28 Nov 2026, 00:00 · Until 30 Nov 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 20 Oct 2026, 12:43

Operators: Grand Central, Great Northern, Hull Trains, LNER, Lumo, Thameslink

Engineering work is taking place in the Glasgow Queen Street area, closing some lines. The 19:03 Fort William to Edinburgh service will not call at Glasgow Queen Street Low Level. A Rail Replacement bus service will connect with other Caledonian Sleeper services at Dalmuir. The bus will depart Dalmuir at 23:15, arriving at Glasgow Queen Street at 23:45. Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail 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 our Rail Replacement Services page . You can find the pick-up and drop-off location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page . Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey. Caledonian Sleeper information: Boarding times may vary, but are typically around 30 minutes before departure and most rooms are to be vacated immediately upon arrival. For more information about boarding and vacating times you should contact Caledonian Sleeper . Caledonian Double and Club guests have access to Caledonian Sleeper guest lounges before departure and after arrival. You can find more information on this by visiting Caledonian Sleeper’s dedicated Guest Lounges webpage .

From 10 Jan 2027, 00:00 · Until 10 Jan 2027, 23:59 · Source changed 19 Oct 2026, 09:27

Operators: Caledonian Sleeper

Engineering work is taking place in the Glasgow Queen Street area, closing some lines. The 21:15 London Euston to Fort William service on Friday (this is the 04:50 Edinburgh to Fort William service on Saturday morning), will not call at Glasgow Queen Street low level. If you are travelling to Glasgow Queen Street, you can use ScotRail services at no extra cost between Edinburgh and Glasgow Queen Street. If you are travelling from Glasgow Queen Street towards Fort William, you can use ScotRail services at no extra cost to connect with the train at Dalmuir. Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail Journey Planner .

From 8 Jan 2027, 00:00 · Until 9 Jan 2027, 23:59 · Source changed 19 Oct 2026, 09:16

Operators: Caledonian Sleeper

Engineering work is taking place between Retford and York, closing all lines. CrossCountry: Due to additional work closing Birmingham New Street, there will be no service between Reading and Newcastle via Doncaster. No trains will call at Wakefield Westgate, your ticket will be accepted at no extra cost on other operators replacement bus services between Doncaster / Leeds and Wakefield Westgate. East Midlands Railway: The 06:33 Peterborough to Doncaster train will terminate at Lincoln at 07:44, it will no longer call at Saxilby, Gainsborough Lea Road or Doncaster. A connecting rail replacement bus will run between Lincoln and Doncaster, calling at Saxilby and Gainsborough Lea Road. For the remainder of the day, buses will replace trains between Lincoln and Doncaster. Grand Central: There will be no Grand Central train service. Hull Trains: There will be no Hull Trains service. LNER: Trains will run between London Kings Cross and Retford / Lincoln and between York and Edinburgh / Aberdeen / Perth. Rail replacement coaches will run non-stop between Newark North Gate / Doncaster and York, and between Retford and Leeds calling at Doncaster, Wakefield Westgate and Leeds. The 12:00 London Kings Cross to Inverness service will only operate between York and Perth, with a non-stop rail replacement coach from Perth to Inverness. Lumo: There will be no Lumo service. Northern: Trains between: Hull and Sheffield will not run Scarborough and Sheffield will run between Scarborough and Hull Hull and Doncaster will run between Hull and Hatfield & Stainforth Scunthorpe and Doncaster will not run Leeds and Doncaster will not run Adwick and Sheffield will run between Conisbrough and Sheffield Leeds (via Moorthorpe) and Sheffield will not run Replacement buses will run between: Wakefield Westgate and Doncaster, trains are available between Leeds and Wakefield Westgate Goole and Meadowhall, calling at Doncaster only Goole and Conisbrough, calling at Hatfield & Stainforth, Kirk Sandal and Doncaster Scunthorpe and Conisbrough, calling at stations normally served by the trains Train services are available between Meadowhall and Sheffield, and between Hull and Goole. TransPennine Express: Trains between Liverpool Lime Street and Cleethorpes will run between Liverpool Lime Street and Sheffield and between Scunthorpe and Cleethorpes. A replacement bus service will run between Sheffield and Scunthorpe. Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail 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 our Rail Replacement Services page . You can find the pick-up and drop-off location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page . Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.

From 24 Dec 2026, 00:00 · Until 24 Dec 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 19 Oct 2026, 05:06

Operators: CrossCountry, East Midlands Railway, Grand Central, Hull Trains, LNER, Lumo, Northern, TransPennine Express

Engineering work is taking place between Partick and Balloch / Helensburgh Central, closing all lines. Edinburgh – Helensburgh: Buses replace trains between Partick and Helensburgh Central. Motherwell to Balloch: Buses replace trains between Dalmuir and Balloch. Please be aware that buses replace trains between Glasgow Queen Street and Crianlarich from Saturday 21 to Tuesday 24 November . Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail 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 our Rail Replacement Services page . You can find the pick-up and drop-off location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page . Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.

From 21 Nov 2026, 00:00 · Until 22 Nov 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 14 Oct 2026, 10:01

Operators: ScotRail

Engineering work is taking place between Helensburgh Upper and Crianlarich, closing all lines. Buses will replace trains between Glasgow Queen Street and Crianlarich . A rail replacement bus will run, calling at all stations between Dalmuir and Crianlarich, as well as a direct bus between Glasgow Queen Street and Crianlarich only. Trains will run between: Crianlarich and Oban Fort William and Mallaig Please note that buses replace trains between Partick and Helensburgh Central on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 November . Saturday 21, Monday 23 and Tuesday 24 November The 20:39 Oban to Glasgow Queen Street train service will not run, and will be replaced by a bus throughout. Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail 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 our Rail Replacement Services page . You can find the pick-up and drop-off location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page . Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.

From 21 Nov 2026, 00:00 · Until 24 Nov 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 14 Oct 2026, 09:52

Operators: ScotRail

Engineering work is taking place between Rutherglen and Partick, closing all lines. No trains will run between Rutherglen and Exhibition Centre via Glasgow Central Low Level all weekend. For travel between Rutherglen, Dalmarnock, Bridgeton, Argyle Street, Anderston and Exhibition Centre, you should use alternative ScotRail trains where possible, and local buses at your own cost. Trains to / from Dunbartonshire will be diverted to run via Glasgow Queen Street Low Level. Trains to / from Lanarkshire will be diverted to run via Glasgow Central. Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail Journey Planner . You can plan your journey on buses by using the Traveline Scotland website .

From 24 Oct 2026, 00:00 · Until 25 Oct 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 14 Oct 2026, 09:30

Operators: ScotRail

Engineering work is taking place between Leeds / Selby / Church Fenton / Poppleton and York, and between York and Darlington / Redcar Central closing all lines. No trains will run between Doncaster / Leeds / Selby and York / Northallerton / Saltburn all weekend. CrossCountry: Buses will replace trains between Leeds and Darlington all weekend. These buses will run directly between Leeds and Darlington and will not call at other stations. Grand Central: There will be no Grand Central services between London Kings Cross and Sunderland on Saturday or Sunday. LNER: Buses will replace trains between Doncaster and Darlington, and between Wakefield Westgate and York. Trains between London Kings Cross and Doncaster, and between Darlington and Edinburgh, will run a reduced service of 2 trains per hour, with 1 train per hour running between Northallerton and Edinburgh. Trains are expected to have extended journey times. Lumo: No Lumo trains will run between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh all weekend. Lumo trains will run between Newcastle and Edinburgh, and between Edinburgh and Glasgow Queen Street only. Northern: No Northern trains will run between Moorthorpe / Leeds / Selby / Poppleton and York all weekend. Rail replacement buses will run between Moorthorpe / Micklefield / Selby / Poppleton and York. Buses from York will depart from Leeman Road, Memorial Gardens. Buses to York will arrive at Stop RD, Station Road. TransPennine Express: No TransPennine Express trains will run between Wakefield Kirkgate / Leeds and Northallerton, or between York and Redcar Central / Saltburn, all weekend. Trains between York and Scarborough, and between Leeds and Hull, are unaffected by these works. Rail replacement buses will run between Leeds and York, and between York and Redcar Central / Saltburn. Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail 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 our Rail Replacement Services page . You can find the pick-up and drop-off location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page . Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.

From 24 Oct 2026, 00:00 · Until 25 Oct 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 13 Oct 2026, 10:54

Operators: CrossCountry, Grand Central, LNER, Lumo, Northern, TransPennine Express

Engineering work is taking place between Glasgow Queen Street area, closing some lines. The 19:03 Fort William to Edinburgh service will not call at Glasgow Queen Street Low Level. A Rail Replacement bus service will connect with other Caledonian Sleeper services at Dalmuir. The bus will depart Dalmuir at 23:15, arriving at Glasgow Queen Street at 23:45. Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail 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 our Rail Replacement Services page . You can find the pick-up and drop-off location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page . Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey. Caledonian Sleeper information: Boarding times may vary, but are typically around 30 minutes before departure and most rooms are to be vacated immediately upon arrival. For more information about boarding and vacating times you should contact Caledonian Sleeper . Caledonian Double and Club guests have access to Caledonian Sleeper guest lounges before departure and after arrival. You can find more information on this by visiting Caledonian Sleeper’s dedicated Guest Lounges webpage .

From 3 Jan 2027, 00:00 · Until 3 Jan 2027, 23:59 · Source changed 13 Oct 2026, 06:50

Operators: Caledonian Sleeper

Engineering work is taking place between Perth and Inverness, closing some lines. No trains will run between Perth and Inverness via Aviemore. LNER: Saturday and Sunday: LNER will operate non-stop buses between Perth and Inverness and a stopping service, calling at Pitlochry, Kingussie and Aviemore. ScotRail: No trains will run between Perth and Inverness via Aviemore. Replacement buses will run between Perth and Inverness. Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail 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 our Rail Replacement Services page . You can find the pick-up and drop-off location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page . Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.

From 31 Oct 2026, 00:00 · Until 1 Nov 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 12 Oct 2026, 13:37

Operators: LNER, ScotRail

Engineering work is taking place between Leeds / Selby / Church Fenton / Poppleton and York, and between York and Darlington / Redcar Central closing all lines. No trains will run between Doncaster / Leeds / Selby and York / Northallerton / Saltburn all weekend. CrossCountry: Buses will replace trains between Leeds and Darlington all weekend. These buses will run directly between Leeds and Darlington and will not call at other stations. Your ticket will be accepted at no extra cost on other train operators buses between York and Leeds / Darlington Grand Central: There will be no Grand Central service between London Kings Cross and Sunderland on Saturday or Sunday. LNER: Buses will replace trains between Doncaster and Darlington, and between Wakefield Westgate and York. Trains between London Kings Cross and Doncaster, and between Darlington and Edinburgh, will run a reduced service of 2 trains per hour with 1 train per hour running between Northallerton and Edinburgh. Lumo: No Lumo trains will run between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh all weekend. Lumo trains will run between Newcastle and Edinburgh / Glasgow Queen Street only. Northern: No Northern trains will run between Moorthorpe / Leeds / Selby / Poppleton and York all weekend. Rail replacement buses will run between Moorthorpe / Micklefield / Selby / Poppleton and York. TransPennine Express: Buses will replace trains between Leeds and York all weekend. Trains between York and Scarborough will run normally. Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail 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 our Rail Replacement Services page . You can find the pick-up and drop-off location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page . Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.

From 31 Oct 2026, 00:00 · Until 1 Nov 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 12 Oct 2026, 13:37

Operators: CrossCountry, Grand Central, LNER, Lumo, Northern, TransPennine Express

Engineering work is taking place between Perth and Inverness, closing some lines. No trains will run between Perth and Inverness via Aviemore. LNER: Saturday and Sunday: LNER will operate non-stop buses between Perth and Inverness and a stopping service, calling at Pitlochry, Kingussie and Aviemore. ScotRail: No trains will run between Perth and Inverness. Replacement buses will run between Perth and Inverness Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail 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 our Rail Replacement Services page . You can find the pick-up and drop-off location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page . Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.

From 7 Nov 2026, 00:00 · Until 8 Nov 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 12 Oct 2026, 13:37

Operators: LNER, ScotRail

Engineering work is taking place between Upper Tyndrum and Fort William / Mallaig, closing all lines. Background information on the work can be found below. From Monday 9 to Tuesday 17 November, buses will replace trains between Crianlarich, Fort William and Mallaig. An additional bus service will run between Tulloch, Roy Bridge, Spean Bridge and Fort William. Rannoch and Corrour will not be served by trains or bus services. Trains between Crianlarich and Oban will run normally. Background information: Network Rail will be carrying out £13m worth of upgrades to help keep the West Highland Line, one of Scotland's most famous railway routes, running safely and reliably. Teams of engineers will be working at locations between Helensburgh, Fort William and Mallaig to renew parts of the track, improve drainage and maintain key railway structures. The project includes: Renewing more than 4km of worn track at locations between Helensburgh and Mallaig, including near Arisaig, Corrour, in the Loch nan Uamh and Beasdale tunnels, at Arrochar & Tarbet station and on Gleann Mama Viaduct Improving drainage and renewing culverts, including between Glen Douglas and Arrochar & Tarbet Refurbishing Fassfern Bridge near Spean Bridge and removing a redundant bridge near Loch Eil Clearing vegetation between Fort William and Arisaig Comment on this project is available on the Network Rail website . Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail 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 our Rail Replacement Services page . You can find the pick-up and drop-off location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page . Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.

From 9 Nov 2026, 00:00 · Until 17 Nov 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 2 Oct 2026, 13:17

Operators: ScotRail

Engineering work is taking place between Crianlarich and Oban, closing all lines. Buses will replace trains between Crianlarich and Oban all weekend. Trains between Glasgow Queen Street and Fort William / Mallaig will run as usual. 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 our Rail Replacement Services page . You can find the pick-up and drop-off location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page . Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.

From 7 Nov 2026, 00:00 · Until 8 Nov 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 25 Sept 2026, 08:46

Operators: ScotRail

Engineering work is taking place between Partick and Rutherglen, closing all lines. No trains will run between Partick and Rutherglen. Passengers at Rutherglen, Dalmarnock, Bridgeton, Argyle St, Anderston or Exhibition Centre can: Use alternate train stations or routes where possible Choose to use local bus operators at your own cost Trains from Dunbartonshire which are normally routed via Glasgow Central Low Level are diverted to run to / from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level. Trains from Lanarkshire which are normally routed via Glasgow Central Low Level are diverted to run to / from Glasgow Central High Level. You can use diverted trains, changing stations in Glasgow to continue their journey at no extra cost. Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail Journey Planner . You can plan your journey on buses by using the Traveline Scotland website .

From 31 Oct 2026, 00:00 · Until 1 Nov 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 24 Sept 2026, 10:29

Operators: ScotRail