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: Piccadilly line between Kings Cross St Pancras and Cockfosters Northern line between Moorgate and High Barnet Victoria line between Kings Cross St Pancras and Tottenham Hale Circle / Metropolitan / Hammersmith / City lines between King's Cross St. Pancras and Liverpool Street 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 12 Oct 2026, 13:37

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

Engineering work is taking place between Grantham and Sleaford, closing all lines. There will be an amended timetable in place on the Nottingham to Skegness route, with trains running between Nottingham and Grantham, and between Sleaford and Skegness. There will be a rail replacement bus service running between Grantham and Sleaford. Additionally on Saturday , the 18:51 Liverpool Lime Street to Sleaford train will terminate at Grantham at 22:10. The following additional trains will run: 07:30 Grantham to Nottingham, calling at Bottesford, Bingham, Radcliffe, arriving Nottingham at 08:08 22:00 Nottingham to Grantham, calling at Radcliffe, Bingham, Aslockton, Bottesford, arriving Grantham at 22:40 The following trains will run additionally on Sunday : 14:45 Grantham to Nottingham, calling at Bottesford, Aslockton, Bingham, Radcliffe, Netherfield, arriving Nottingham at 15:26 21:21 Nottingham to Grantham, calling at Radcliffe, Bingham, Aslockton, Bottesford, arriving Grantham at 22:00 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 1 Oct 2026, 10:06

Operators: East Midlands Railway

Engineering work is taking place between Grantham and Sleaford, closing all lines. No trains will run between Grantham and Sleaford all weekend. Rail replacement buses will run between Grantham and Sleaford, calling at all stations. Trains between Nottingham and Skegness will run to an amended timetable between Nottingham and Grantham, and between Sleaford and Skegness. 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 14 Nov 2026, 00:00 · Until 15 Nov 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 23 Sept 2026, 18:25

Operators: East Midlands Railway

Engineering work is taking place between Nottingham and Grantham / Lincoln, closing various lines. As a result: The 08:15 Nottingham to Grantham train will not run. A rail replacement bus will run from Nottingham to Grantham The 08:25 Ambergate to Lincoln train will depart Nottingham later than scheduled at 10:03, will run up to 30 minutes later than usual to Newark North Gate, where it will terminate at 10:50. For travel between Newark North Gate and Lincoln, you can use alternative train services at no extra cost The 08:50 Nottingham to Skegness train will not run. A rail replacement bus will run from Nottingham to Sleaford. For travel between Sleaford and Skegness, you can use alternative train services at no extra cost The 08:53 Lincoln to Nottingham train will depart Newark Castle later than scheduled at 09:31, it will continue to run up to 11 minutes later through to Nottingham The 09:03 Grantham to Nottingham train will not run. A rail replacement bus will run from Grantham to Nottingham The 09:09 Matlock to Cleethorpes train will call additionally at Swinderby at 11:03, and will then call at Hykeham later than scheduled at 11:10 The 09:19 Nottingham to Norwich train will start from Nottingham earlier than scheduled at 09:10, and will not call at Grantham. A replacement bus will run from Nottingham to Grantham The 09:45 Nottingham to Skegness train will depart Nottingham later than scheduled at 10:00, and will run up to 15 minutes later than usual The 11:09 Lincoln to Matlock train will start from Newark Northgate at 11:27. For travel between Lincoln and Newark North Gate, you can use alternative train services at no extra cost The 11:16 Skegness to Nottingham train will start from Sleaford at 12:17. A rail replacement bus service will run between Skegness and Sleaford 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 13 Dec 2026, 00:00 · Until 13 Dec 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 23 Sept 2026, 18:25

Operators: East Midlands Railway