Engineering work is taking place in and around Crewe, closing various lines.
The following amendments will be made to services:
Avanti West Coast:
Service will start from around 08:00.
Trains Between:
Manchester Piccadilly and London Euston:
1 train per hour calling at Stockport, Macclesfield, Stoke-on-Trent, Stafford, Nuneaton and Milton Keynes Central.
1 train per hour calling at Stockport, Macclesfield, Stoke-on-Trent, Rugby and Milton Keynes Central.
Glasgow Central and London Euston:
1 train per hour diverted via Manchester stations (not calling). North Wales Coast route:
A very limited service between Holyhead and Chester. Wolverhampton / Birmingham New Street and London Euston:
2 trains per hour between Birmingham New Street and London Euston.
1 train bi-hourly running between Wolverhampton and London Euston. Edinburgh to Preston:
1 train bi-hourly running between Edinburgh and Preston.
Liverpool Lime Street and London Euston:
Due to the engineering work in the Crewe area, There will be no Liverpool Lime Street service.
Avanti West Coast services are unable to call at Lichfield Trent Valley or Tamworth stations. These stations will be served by London Northwestern Railway.
London Northwestern Railway:
The following amended service will operate:-
Train services between Birmingham New Street and Liverpool Lime Street will run between Birmingham New Street and Stafford only (at a reduced level of frequency).
Trains between London Euston / Northampton and Crewe will run between London Euston / Northampton and Stafford only.
Rail replacement buses will operate between Stafford and Crewe / Liverpool South Parkway.
You are advised to travel on Merseyrail train services between Liverpool South Parkway and Liverpool Central.
Train services between Stafford and Crewe (via Stoke-on-Trent) will not run and rail replacement buses will operate.
Transport for Wales:
All Manchester Piccadilly services will start / terminate at Shrewsbury with road replacement transport in place between Shrewsbury and Stockport. Ticket acceptance will be in place at Stockport for passengers wishing to travel to Manchester Piccadilly.
Crewe to Chester / Shrewsbury shuttles are cancelled with road replacement transport in place.
North Wales Coast services will now start / terminate at Chester with road replacement transport between Chester and Crewe.
Check before you travel:
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