Disruptions & planned work

Engineering work is taking place between Colchester and Ingatestone, closing all lines. Buses will replace trains between: Colchester and Ingatestone (use these buses for journeys to / from London) Colchester and Chelmsford (for intermediate stations) Buses also replace trains between Witham and Braintree , and between Marks Tey and Sudbury on Saturday and Sunday. 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 22 Nov 2026, 00:00 · Until 22 Nov 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 14 Oct 2026, 11:06

Operators: Greater Anglia

Engineering work is taking place between Ipswich and Norwich, closing all lines on Saturday night and Sunday morning. Saturday: The 23:30 London Liverpool Street to Norwich service will terminate at Ipswich. A replacement bus will run from Ipswich to Stowmarket, Diss and Norwich. Sunday: The 06:55 Norwich to London Liverpool Street service will be amended to start from Ipswich at 07:41. This train will terminate at Colchester as a result of further engineering work between Colchester and Ingatestone . For travel between Norwich and Ipswich, you should instead travel by later train services. 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, 10:17

Operators: Greater Anglia

Engineering work is taking place in the Forest Gate area, closing all lines. Elizabeth line: Sunday 27 December to Friday 1 January: No trains will run between Stratford (London) and Romford. Rail replacement buses are running between these stations to help you complete your journey. Train services will be revised to run between London Paddington and Stratford (London) and between Romford and Shenfield only. If you have a National Rail paper ticket or e-ticket, you can use your ticket at no extra cost on London Underground Piccadilly line services via any reasonable route to / from Heathrow Airport. 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. Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 January: It is not yet known how Elizabeth line will be affected by this engineering work. Additional information: Across this period, Elizabeth line are affected on other parts of their network. You can find more information on the major service changes to, from, and through London Paddington . Greater Anglia: Sunday 27 December to Sunday 3 January: Replacement buses will run between: Newbury Park (London Underground) and Shenfield Newbury Park (London Underground) and Ingatestone You can use your ticket at no extra cost between London Liverpool Street / Stratford (London) and Newbury Park. Trains will continue to run between Shenfield and Southend Victoria / Clacton-on-Sea / Ipswich / Norwich. Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail Journey Planner . If you are travelling with Elizabeth line on Saturday 2 or Sunday 3 January, 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 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 27 Dec 2026, 00:00 · Until 3 Jan 2027, 23:59 · Source changed 13 Oct 2026, 09:40

Operators: Greater Anglia, Elizabeth line

Engineering work is taking place in the Shenfield area, closing some lines. Elizabeth line: No trains will run between Shenfield and London Liverpool Street / London Paddington / Heathrow Airport. A replacement bus service will run between Shenfield and Newbury Park Underground station. If you have a National Rail paper ticket or e-ticket, you can use your ticket at no extra cost on the Central line for connections to / from London. 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. Greater Anglia: During this time no trains will run between Southminster and Wickford, or between Southend Victoria / Shenfield and London Liverpool Street. Rail replacement buses will be running between Southminster and Wickford, and also between Southend Victoria / Ingatestone and Newbury Park (London Underground Central line station) - where you can use your ticket at no extra cost to connect with a London Underground service towards Stratford / Liverpool Street. Trains will continue to run between Norwich / Ipswich / Clacton-on-Sea and Shenfield (via Ingatestone to allow customers to connect with rail replacement buses). Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner . You can plan your journey on London 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 29 Nov 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 1 Oct 2026, 10:16

Operators: Elizabeth line, Greater Anglia

The engineering work scheduled to take place between Sudbury / Chelmsford and Ingatestone has been cancelled and trains will now run normally on this route. Check before you travel: The Journey Planner has been amended to reflect the cancellation of the engineering work. To find options for your journey, please use 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 25 Oct 2026, 00:00 · Until 25 Oct 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 16 Sept 2026, 11:12

Operators: Greater Anglia