Disruptions & planned work

Engineering work is taking place at Birmingham New Street, closing all lines over the Christmas period. There will be no trains running, to, from, or through the station. This is a five day planned closure, with services resuming on Tuesday 29 December. Avanti West Coast: Trains will run to an amended timetable and will be unable to call at Birmingham New Street. Replacement buses will be provided between: Birmingham New Street and Wolverhampton Birmingham New Street and Birmingham International CrossCountry: Trains will run between: Coleshill Parkway and Stansted Airport Nottingham and Cardiff Central Edinburgh and Plymouth Manchester Piccadilly and Bournemouth Replacement bus services (organised by CrossCountry) will run between: Coleshill Parkway, Water Orton and Birmingham New Street Worcestershire Parkway and Birmingham New Street Tamworth, Wilnecote and Birmingham New Street Birmingham International and Coleshill Parkway Birmingham International and Worcestershire Parkway Wolverhampton and Worcestershire Parkway Replacement bus services (organised by other operators) will run between: Birmingham International and Birmingham New Street (Avanti West Coast) Wolverhampton and Birmingham New Street (West Midlands Railway / Avanti West Coast) London Northwestern Railway: London Euston / Northampton - Birmingham New Street: Trains will run between London Euston / Northampton and Birmingham International only. Rail replacement buses will operate between Birmingham International and Birmingham New Street. Birmingham New Street - Crewe / Liverpool Lime Street: Trains will run between Wolverhampton and Crewe / Liverpool Lime Street only - to an amended timetable at reduced frequency. At Wolverhampton, you can connect to train services to Sandwell and Dudley where rail replacement buses will be available to Smethwick Galton Bridge. From Smethwick Galton Bridge, continue your journey on trains to Birmingham Snow Hill, with up to five trains per hour operating. Transport for Wales: No trains will run between Wolverhampton and Birmingham International. You can use your ticket at no extra cost on alternative services via Birmingham New Street to complete your journey. West Midlands Railway: Birmingham International - Rugeley Trent Valley: Trains will run between Wolverhampton and Rugeley Trent Valley (at a reduced frequency), calling additionally at Willenhall and Darlaston, and will not call at stations between Birmingham International - Birmingham New Street and Tame Bridge Parkway. Rail replacement buses will operate between Birmingham International and Birmingham New Street Shrewsbury - Birmingham New Street: Trains will run between Shrewsbury and Sandwell & Dudley only - to an amended timetable at reduced frequency, calling additionally at Coseley and Tipton, and will not call at Willenhall, Darlaston and Tame Bridge Parkway. Passengers travelling to / from Willenhall, Darlaston and Tame Bridge Parkway are advised to travel on other services Wolverhampton - Walsall: Trains will run between Wolverhampton and Sandwell & Dudley only (at a reduced frequency). Rail replacement buses will operate between Sandwell & Dudley and Smethwick Rolfe Street, via Smethwick Galton Bridge (change for train services to Birmingham Snow Hill and Birmingham Moor Street) and between Birmingham New Street and Walsall Birmingham New Street - Worcester Foregate Street / Great Malvern / Hereford: Trains will run to an amended timetable, will not call at University, Barnt Green or Bromsgrove, and will be diverted to terminate at / start from Birmingham Snow Hill (instead of Birmingham New Street) Lichfield Trent Valley / Four Oaks - Bromsgrove / Redditch: Trains will not run. Rail replacement buses will operate between Lichfield Trent Valley and Birmingham New Street, between Birmingham New Street and Longbridge / Barnt Green / Bromsgrove / Droitwich Spa, and between Longbridge / Barnt Green and Redditch. Due to limited capacity and extended journey times, customers travelling on these routes are advised to use local bus services for journeys into Birmingham. Birmingham New Street - Kings Norton (via Kings Heath): Trains will not run and rail replacement buses will operate instead 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 28 Dec 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 20 Oct 2026, 14:03

Operators: Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, London Northwestern Railway, Transport for Wales, West Midlands Railway

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 London Liverpool Street and Tottenham Hale, closing some lines before 09:00. Before 09:00, Stansted Express services will be diverted to run via Stratford (London), extending journey times by up to 10 minutes. Trains will be retimed to run up to 10 minutes earlier or later than usual. Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail Journey Planner .

From 22 Nov 2026, 00:00 · Until 22 Nov 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 14 Oct 2026, 11:05

Operators: 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 in the London Liverpool Street area, closing some lines before 09:50. Before 09:50, Stansted Express services will be diverted to run via Tottenham Hale and Stratford (London), extending journey times by up to 10 minutes. Trains will be retimed to run up to 10 minutes earlier or later than usual. Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner .

From 3 Jan 2027, 00:00 · Until 3 Jan 2027, 23:59 · Source changed 13 Oct 2026, 07:40

Operators: 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 London Liverpool Street and Tottenham Hale, closing various lines. A reduced and amended Stansted Express service will run between Tottenham Hale and Stansted Airport. For travel between London Liverpool Street and Tottenham Hale, you can use your ticket at no extra cost on London Underground Victoria / Circle / Hammersmith & City / Metropolitan line services. Please note that on Boxing Day, London Underground run a reduced service compared to normal. Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail Journey Planner . You can plan your journey on London Underground by using the Transport for London Journey Planner .

From 26 Dec 2026, 00:00 · Until 26 Dec 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 6 Oct 2026, 12:03

Operators: 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 Bristol Parkway / Stroud and Gloucester, closing all lines. CrossCountry: Trains will be diverted to run via Severn Tunnel Junction, with extended journey times of up to 60 minutes. Trains will run to an amended timetable, and will additionally call at Gloucester. Great Western Railway: Bristol Parkway - Worcester Shrub Hill / Worcester Foregate Street: Buses will replace trains between Bristol Parkway and Gloucester. You can use your ticket at no extra cost on local buses between Bristol Parkway and Yate. Swindon - Gloucester / Cheltenham Spa: Buses will replace trains between Stroud and Gloucester, calling at Stonehouse (High Street / Bath Road). A reduced train service will run between Swindon and Stroud. A few early morning / late night buses will extend to run between Stroud and Cheltenham Spa. Otherwise, you can use your ticket at no extra cost for alternative Great Western Railway train services between Gloucester and Cheltenham Spa. Additionally on Saturday: The 05:48 Cheltenham Spa to Swindon service will not run. You should travel by later train services The 08:46 Cheltenham Spa to Bristol Temple Meads (via Swindon) service will not run. You should travel by alternative services The 22:39 Swindon to Gloucester service will not run, and will be replace by a later replacement bus, departing Swindon at 22:51 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 website . 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 24 Sept 2026, 10:12

Operators: CrossCountry, Great Western Railway

Engineering work is taking place between Peterborough and Cambridge North, closing all lines via Ely. CrossCountry: Buses will replace trains between Peterborough and Cambridge, calling at Whittlesea, March, Manea and Ely. Please note buses only call at Whittlesea and Manea on Saturday. East Midlands Railway: No trains will run between Peterborough and Norwich. Direct buses will run between Peterborough and Norwich, not calling at any intermediate stations. For intermediate stations between Peterborough and Norwich, you should use other companies' services. Great Northern: Buses replace trains between Kings Lynn and Cambridge North. Greater Anglia: Buses will replace trains between: Peterborough and Ely Ely and Cambridge North 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 24 Sept 2026, 09:07

Operators: CrossCountry, East Midlands Railway, Great Northern, Greater Anglia

Engineering work is taking place between Cambridge and Audley End, closing all lines. CrossCountry: Buses will replace trains between Cambridge and Stansted Airport. Greater Anglia: Replacement buses will run between Cambridge North and Audley End. These buses will not call at Cambridge, except for a few very early morning / late night buses. For travel between Cambridge and Audley End, you can use your ticket at no extra cost on train services between Cambridge North and Cambridge in order to connect with the replacement bus services. Great Northern / Thameslink: Buses will replace trains between Cambridge and Royston. Additionally, a fast non-stop replacement bus service will run between Cambridge North and Royston to provide connections with trains to / from Kings Lynn. An amended train service will run between Kings Lynn and Cambridge, and between Royston and London Kings Cross. 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 25 Oct 2026, 00:00 · Until 25 Oct 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 23 Sept 2026, 18:24

Operators: CrossCountry, Great Northern, Greater Anglia, Thameslink

Engineering work is taking place at London Liverpool Street, closing some platforms. As a result, services between London Liverpool Street and Stansted Airport will run every 30 minutes, reduced from every 15 minutes. Extra train services will run between Stratford (London) and Stansted Airport via Tottenham Hale. Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner .

From 15 Nov 2026, 00:00 · Until 15 Nov 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 24 Aug 2026, 16:32

Operators: Greater Anglia, Stansted Express

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