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 between London Liverpool Street and Cheshunt via Seven Sisters, closing all lines overnight from Monday evening until Friday morning. Greater Anglia / Stansted Express: Between 23:35 and 05:15 each night, trains that usually run via Seven Sisters will be amended to run via Tottenham Hale, with slightly extended journey times. Stations on the Tottenham Hale line are only a short distance from those on the Seven Sisters line. You can view maps that show routes between these stations on the Greater Anglia website . London Overground: From 23:35 until the end of service on Monday to Thursday evenings, no trains will run between London Liverpool Street and Enfield Town / Cheshunt. Rail replacement buses will run between Seven Sisters and Enfield Town / Cheshunt. You can use your ticket at no extra cost on the following services: Alternative London Overground service to / from Hackney Downs. Greater Anglia services between London Liverpool Street and Cheshunt. London Bus Routes: 254 between Bethnal Green and Cambridge Heath, London Fields and Hackney Downs 276 between Hackney Downs and Rectory Road 106 / 393 between Clapton and Stoke Newington 243 / 254 between Seven Sisters and Stamford Hill 149 / 249 / 279 / 349 between Seven Sisters and Edmonton Green 192 between Edmonton Green and Enfield Town 349 between Edmonton Green and Southbury 279 between Edmonton Green and Turkey Street 279 / 251 between Turkey Street and Theobalds Grove 251 / 310 between Theobalds Grove and Cheshunt London Underground: Central line to / from Bethnal Green Victoria line to / from Seven Sisters Check before you travel: If you are travelling with Greater Anglia / Stansted Express, you can plan your journey using the National Rail Journey Planner . If you are travelling with London Overground, these changes are not currently shown in the National Rail Journey Planner, please check back nearer to the time of travel. 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 23 Nov 2026, 00:00 · Until 27 Nov 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 14 Oct 2026, 11:14

Operators: Greater Anglia, London Overground, Stansted Express

Engineering work is taking place between Cambridge Heath and Cheshunt, closing all lines via Seven Sisters overnight from Tuesday evening until Friday morning. Between 23:35 and 05:15 each night, no trains will run via Seven Sisters. These trains will run via Tottenham Hale instead. Stations on the Tottenham Hale line are only a short distance from those on the Seven Sisters line. You can view maps that show routes between these stations on the Greater Anglia website . Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

From 5 Jan 2027, 00:00 · Until 8 Jan 2027, 23:59 · Source changed 13 Oct 2026, 07:58

Operators: Greater Anglia, Stansted Express

Engineering work is taking place between Hackney Downs and Cheshunt, closing all lines via Tottenham Hale overnight from Monday evening until Wednesday morning. Before 08:15 and after 23:59, trains that usually run via Tottenham Hale will be retimed, and will be diverted to run via Seven Sisters instead. Stations on the Tottenham Hale line are only a short distance from those on the Seven Sisters line. You can view maps that show routes between these stations on the Greater Anglia website . Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail Journey Planner .

From 27 Dec 2026, 00:00 · Until 27 Dec 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 6 Oct 2026, 12:09

Operators: Greater Anglia, Stansted Express

Engineering work is taking place between Hackney Downs and Cheshunt, closing all lines via Tottenham Hale overnight from Monday evening until Wednesday morning. Between 23:20 (Monday and Tuesday) and 05:00 (Tuesday and Wednesday), trains that usually run via Tottenham Hale will be retimed, and will be diverted to run via Seven Sisters instead. Stations on the Tottenham Hale line are only a short distance from those on the Seven Sisters line. You can view maps that show routes between these stations on the Greater Anglia website . Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail Journey Planner .

From 21 Dec 2026, 00:00 · Until 23 Dec 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 6 Oct 2026, 11:50

Operators: Greater Anglia, Stansted Express

Engineering work is taking place between Tottenham Hale and Stratford (London), closing all lines. Train services that normally operate between Hertford East and Stratford (London) will be diverted to operate between Hertford East and London Liverpool Street via Hackney Downs, calling additionally (hourly) at Northumberland Park and Meridian Water with Enfield Lock and Brimsdown calls reduced to hourly. If you are travelling to / from Stratford (London), you should use Greater Anglia main line services between London Liverpool Street and Stratford (London). No services will operate between Meridian Water and Stratford (London). If you have a National Rail paper ticket or e-ticket, you can use your ticket at no extra cost on the following operators’ services: London Buses to / from Lea Bridge If you are using contactless payment / Oyster card, you can also use the above alternative travel options but you will be required to pay the normal tap in / tap out fares for your journey. Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner . You can plan your journey on London Buses by using the Transport for London Journey Planner .

From 8 Nov 2026, 00:00 · Until 8 Nov 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 1 Oct 2026, 10:50

Operators: Greater Anglia

Engineering work is taking place between Tottenham Hale and Stratford (London), closing all lines. Train services that normally operate between Hertford East and Stratford (London) will be diverted to operate between Hertford East and London Liverpool Street via Hackney Downs. If you are travelling to / from Stratford (London), you should use Greater Anglia main line services between London Liverpool Street and Stratford (London). No services will operate between Meridian Water and Stratford (London). If you have a National Rail paper ticket or e-ticket, you can use your ticket at no extra cost on London Buses to / from Lea Bridge. If you are using contactless payment / Oyster card, you can also use the above alternative travel options but you will be required to pay the normal tap in / tap out fares for your journey. Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner . You can plan your journey on London Buses by using the Transport for London Journey Planner .

From 28 Nov 2026, 00:00 · Until 29 Nov 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 30 Sept 2026, 06:02

Operators: Greater Anglia

Engineering work is taking place between Hertford East and Broxbourne, closing all lines. Background information on the work can be found below. All week, buses will replace trains between Hertford East and Broxbourne. Background information: A burst Thames Water sewer pipe flooded the tracks through Rye House station in December 2025, closing the line for nearly a week. Some repairs were made to the railway infrastructure at the time, but extensive work is now needed so the route is fit for the future. This October, railway engineers will be completely replacing 1km of rails, sleepers and ballast (the stones underneath the track). At the same time as the track replacement is taking place, engineers will use the opportunity to finish upgrading platform 1 at St Margarets station. The platform structure will be repaired, followed by full resurfacing. More details and 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 19 Oct 2026, 00:00 · Until 25 Oct 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 16 Sept 2026, 11:09

Operators: Greater Anglia

Engineering work is taking place between London Liverpool Street and Cheshunt, closing some lines. Between 23:20 and 05:00 each night, services between London Liverpool Street and Cheshunt will be diverted to run via Seven Sisters. These services will call at Seven Sisters instead of Tottenham Hale. Journey times will be extended as a result of the diversion. Stations on the Tottenham Hale line are only a short distance from those on the Seven Sisters line. You can view maps that show routes between these stations on the Greater Anglia website . Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

From 9 Nov 2026, 00:00 · Until 13 Nov 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 17 Aug 2026, 14:43

Operators: Greater Anglia, Stansted Express