Engineering work is taking place around Warrington Central, closing all lines.
No trains will run on Tuesday 25 and Wednesday 26 December.
East Midlands Trains:
Trains between Norwich and Liverpool Lime Street will be diverted between Manchester Oxford Road and Liverpool Lime Street, not calling at Warrington Central, Widnes or Liverpool South Parkway. These train services will additionally call at Newton-le-Willows.
Replacement buses will run between Newton-le-Willows and Widnes / Warrington Central.
Customers travelling to / from Liverpool South Parkway should use alternative routes via Liverpool Lime Street.
Northern:
It is not yet known how Northern will be affected by this engineering work.
Virgin Trains:
From 21:15 on Monday 24 December until the end of service on Tuesday 1 January, trains will be diverted to run via Warrington Bank Quay (making an additional stop here), and will not call at Runcorn.
Please note that no trains will run at all on Christmas Day or Boxing Day (25 or 26 December).
Replacement buses will run between Crewe / Liverpool Lime Street and Runcorn.
Check before you travel:
These changes are not currently shown in the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner, please check back nearer to the time of travel.
You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages
Bicycles:
Non folding bicycles are not allowed on rail replacement bus services at any time. Folding bicycles are allowed if fully folded. For more information, please see here.
Project Information:
You can read more about track work and why it is necessary.