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Network Rail will be carrying out intensive tunnel maintenance, as well as preparatory work ahead of installing a new  signalling equipment which will allow us to run more trains in the future between Moorgate and Finsbury Park. 

Starting on Monday 16 December and ending on Friday 28 August 2020.  Lines will be closed overnight from Monday to Friday.

Each night, Monday to Friday, the work will start at approximately 22:00 finishing at 04:00 the following morning. 

Trains that normally run to / from Moorgate will be diverted to run to / from London Kings Cross.

Valid tickets can be used on London Buses / London Underground services between Moorgate and Finsbury Park.

Check before you travel:

Until Friday 14 February, you can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

From Monday 17 February, these changes are not currently shown in the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner, please check back nearer to the time of travel.

You can plan your journey on London Buses or London Underground by using the Transport for London Journey Planner

Storm Ciara, which bought 90mph winds, extreme rainfall and flooding across Wales on Sunday 9 February, has caused extensive damage on the Conwy Valley Line, north of Llanrwst.

How is this affecting the train service?

A rail replacement bus service will operate between Llandudno Junction and Blaenau Ffestiniog until further notice. A robust completion date for the reopening of the line will be published as soon as it is available.

Additional information:

Network Rail engineers inspecting the line have identified several sites where the ballast supporting the track has been washed away by floodwater. The storm has also damaged fencing and level crossings at several locations. Several weeks of repair work are underway.

Check before you travel:
You can check your journey up to and including 20 March using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner

You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages

Twitter:
If you would like to follow this incident on Twitter, please use #BlaenauFfestiniog

Compensation:
You may be entitled to compensation if you experience a delay in completing your journey today. Please keep your train ticket and make a note of your journey, as both will be required to support any claim.

A landslip has damaged part of the railway between Salisbury and Romsey resulting in all lines being closed. From an initial inspection, Network Rail engineers have observed that the embankment has slipped, leaving the track unsupported over approximately 20 metres, making it unsafe to run trains.

We don't expect the line to reopen before Thursday 30 April as extensive repairs will be required to reopen the line.

Advice for Great Western Railway customers:

• Trains will not run between Salisbury and Portsmouth Harbour.
• Buses will replace trains between Salisbury, Romsey and Southampton Central.
• A limited Great Western Railway service is running between Portsmouth Harbour and Brighton.

You may use your ticket on:

• South Western Railway on any reasonable route including between Romsey and Portsmouth Harbour Romsey and Southampton Central via Chandlers Ford, and between Southampton Central and Basingstoke
• CrossCountry between Southampton Central and Reading
• Southern between Southampton Central and London Victoria / Clapham Junction (via Brighton or Gatwick Airport)
• Gatwick Express between Gatwick Airport and London Victoria
• Great Western Railway services between Gatwick Airport and Reading

For customers travelling between Brighton and Westbury / Bath Spa / Bristol Temple Meads, your ticket will be valid for travel via Gatwick Airport and Reading via Guildford.

Advice for South Western Railway customers:

​Replacement buses are running between Salisbury and Romsey, calling at Dean and Mottisfont & Dunbridge. Trains will run between Romsey and Romsey (circular service).

You may also use your ticket on Great Western Railway between Salisbury and Bristol Temple Meads / Southampton Central.

What's happened?

Engineers have been on site at the landslip and have confirmed there is significant damage to the embankment, with substantial repair work needed. It is expected that it will take up to 2 months to fully repair the railway. More information can be found from Network Rail here.

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner

You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages

Twitter:

If you would like to follow this incident on Twitter, please use #Dean

Compensation:

You may be entitled to compensation if you experience a delay in completing your journey today. Please keep your train ticket and make a note of your journey, as both will be required to support any claim.

On Tuesday 28 January, a freight train derailed at Eastleigh. This has resulted in some lines being blocked as significant repairs are needed to fully reopen the railway through the station.

Disruption will continue until further notice.

Advice for Great Western Railway customers:

Great Western Railway services will not run between Salisbury and Portsmouth Harbour. To help complete your journey you may use:

• South Western Railway on any reasonable route including between Romsey and Southampton Central via Chandlers Ford, and between Southampton Central and Basingstoke
• CrossCountry between Southampton Central and Reading
• Replacement road transport between Salisbury and Southampton Central (trains are not running between these stations due to a landslip)
• Southern between Brighton and Gatwick Airport

Advicefor Southern customers:

Trains will be unable to run to / from Eastleigh or Southampton Airport Parkway. If you need these stations, you should travel to Fareham or Southampton Central and use a replacement bus from there. You may also need to change at Barnham part way through your journey to reach your destination.

You can use your ticket at no extra cost on South Western Railway services between Southampton and London where available.

We advise to check journey planners before heading to stations for the most up to date information.

Additional information:

Temporary repairs have been carried out, and this is allowing some operators to run via Eastleigh.

Network Rail advise that the repair work is complex, and requires some very specific parts to fully rectify.

As such, we are unable to provide a date when services will resume.

A statement from Network Rail and photos can be viewed here.

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey up to and including Monday 20 March using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner

You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages

Twitter:

If you would like to follow this incident on Twitter, please use #Eastleigh

Compensation:

You may be entitled toc ompensation if you experience a delay in completing your journey today. Please keep your train ticket and make a note of your journey, as both will be required to support any claim.

A landslip at Parton has resulted in all lines being blocked between Workington and Whitehaven.

Buses will replace trains between Workington and Whitehaven until further notice.

Trains will run between Carlisle and Workington, and between Whitehaven and Barrow-in-Furness only, but these will be subject to short notice delay and cancellation.

Replacement bus advice:

Replacement road transport will run between Workington and Whitehaven, calling at Harrington and Parton. This will be operated by Workington Heritage Trust and Travellers Choice.

Additional information:

Network Rail have staff at the location of the bridge; however, engineers are still competing with high tides to carry out inspections the structure. This means the line between Whitehaven and Workington will remain closed.

You can find more information about the ongoing repairs from Network Rail here.

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey up until and including Saturday 4 April, using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner

You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages

Twitter:

If you would like to follow this incident on Twitter, please use #Parton

Overnight engineering work is taking place between Manchester and Dewsbury, closing some lines between 23:50 (Monday to Thursday) and 05:15 (Tuesday to Friday). The following services will be affected:

Monday - Thursday

• 20:30 Edinburgh to Manchester Airport - This service will be diverted via, and call additionally at Brighouse. As a result of this, it will arrive at Manchester stations later than usual. The train will not call at Huddersfield. A replacement coach will run between Huddersfield and Brighouse for customers travelling from / to Huddersfield.
• 23:08 Liverpool Lime Street to York -  This service will not call at Stalybridge or Huddersfield. A bus will run from from Manchester Victoria to York, calling at Stalybridge, Huddersfield, Dewsbury and Leeds.
• 23:40 Manchester Airport to York - This service will be diverted via, and call additionally at Brighouse. A replacement coach will run between Huddersfield and Brighouse for customers travelling from / to Huddersfield.
• 23:00 and 23:35 Manchester Piccadilly to Huddersfield, 23:54 Huddersfield to Leeds and 23:47 Leeds to Huddersfield - These train services will be replaced by buses.

Engineering work is taking place between Crediton and Barnstaple, closing lines all week.

As a result, buses will replace trains between Crediton and Barnstaple. Some late night / early morning buses will be extended to run to / from Exeter St Davids.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

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 are not allowed on rail replacement bus services at any time, unless fully folded. More travel advice for your replacement bus journey is available by selecting the Train Operating Company you are travelling with here.

Engineering work is taking place overnight each night, finishing on Friday morning at various locations, closing some lines.

London Bridge - Epsom

Buses will replace late night / early morning trains between  Norwood Junction and Epsom.

Purley and Tattenham Corner

Buses will replace late night / early morning trains between Purley and Tattenham Corner and between East Croydon and Coulsdon Town.

Redhill and Tonbridge

Buses will replace late night / early morning trains between Redhill and Tonbridge.

London Victoria and Eastbourne / Hastings

Late night / early morning trains between London Victoria and Eastbourne / Hastings will be diverted via Brighton, extending journey times.

Buses will replace late night / early morning trains between Haywards Heath and Lewes / Eastbourne.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

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 are not allowed on rail replacement bus services at any time, unless fully folded. More travel advice for your replacement bus journey is available by selecting the Train Operating Company you are travelling with here.

Engineering work is taking place between Birmingham New Street and Wolverhampton, closing some lines overnight from Monday evening until Friday morning.

Monday to Thursday:

The 22:30 and 23:30 London Euston to Wolverhampton services will terminate at Birmingham New Street services will be amended to terminate at Birmingham New Street. Customers for Wolverhampton should use earlier trains.

Tuesday to Friday:

The 05:00 Wolverhampton to London Euston service will start from Birmingham New Street at 05:29. Customers from Wolverhampton should use later train services.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Engineering work is taking place between Clarbeston Road and Fishguard Harbour, closing all lines overnight from Monday evening until Friday morning.

Monday to Thursday:

The 23:15 Cardiff Central to Fishguard Harbour service will terminate at Clarbeston Road at 02:08 (Tuesday to Friday). A replacement bus will run between Clarbeston Road and Fishguard Harbour.

Tuesday to Friday:

The 02:37 Fishguard Harbour to Carmarthen service is replaced by a bus throughout.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

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 are not allowed on rail replacement bus services at any time, unless fully folded. More travel advice for your replacement bus journey is available by selecting the Train Operating Company you are travelling with here.

Engineering work is taking place between Castle Cary and Taunton. As some lines will be closed, this will mean a reduced line capacity will be available between these stations.

Most trains between London and Somerset / Devon / Cornwall that run via Castle Cary will be diverted, calling additionally at Bristol Temple Meads. These trains will be retimed, and may run up to 20 minutes earlier than usual.

A reduced two hourly service will run between London Paddington and Exeter St Davids / Paignton / Plymouth via Westbury and Castle Cary, calling at all stations.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Engineering work is taking place between Radyr and Cardiff Bay, closing lines overnight from Monday evening until Friday morning.

Cardiff Bay:

After 23:15, no trains will run to / from Cardiff Bay. Cardiff Bay is within walking distance of Cardiff Central station.

Llandaf:

After 23:15, trains that usually run via Llandaf / Cathays will be diverted to run on alternative route.

Replacement buses will run between Cardiff Central and Radyr.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

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 are not allowed on rail replacement bus services at any time, unless fully folded. More travel advice for your replacement bus journey is available by selecting the Train Operating Company you are travelling with here.

Engineering work is taking place at various points on the Southeastern network, closing some lines overnight from Monday evening until Friday morning.

Monday:

After 22:50, buses will replace trains between Tonbridge and Wadhurst. Apart from the last train, trains will run between Wadhurst and Hastings. The last train will be replaced by a bus between Tonbridge and Hastings, with a minibus service between Battle and Crowhurst.

Monday to Thursday:

From 23:45 until the end of service, no trains will run between Grove Park and Bromley North. Customers travelling between these stations can use London Bus routes 126 / 261 and 314 between Grove Park and Bromley North at no extra cost.

Tuesday:

From 23:45 onwards, buses will replace trains between Tunbridge Wells and Hastings. A minibus shuttle service will run between Battle and Crowhurst.

Tuesday to Friday:

From 00:25 until the end of service, buses will replace trains between Dartford and Gravesend.

From 00:20 until the end of service, trains between London Victoria and Bromley South will be retimed, and will be diverted to run on an alternative route between London Victoria and Bromley South. A replacement bus will run from London Victoria at 00:33 to Orpington via Herne Hill.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

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 are not allowed on rail replacement bus services at any time, unless fully folded. More travel advice for your replacement bus journey is available by selecting the Train Operating Company you are travelling with here.

Engineering work is taking places at various places on the South Western Railway network, closing some lines overnight from Monday evening until Friday morning.

Monday to Thursday:

The 23:05 London Waterloo to Poole service will terminate at Southampton Central. Replacement buses will run between Southampton Central and Poole.

Tuesday to Friday:

The 00:05 London Waterloo to Bournemouth service will terminate at Southampton Central. A replacement bus will run between Southampton Central and Bournemouth.

The 00:27 London Waterloo to Woking service will terminate at Weybridge. A replacement bus will run between Weybridge and Woking.

The 00:42 London Waterloo to Strawberry Hill service will terminate at Teddington. A replacement bus will run from Teddington to Strawberry Hill.

The 04:20 Guildford to London Waterloo service will not call at Woking. A replacement bus will run from Guildford earlier than usual at 03:48 to Surbiton via Woking.

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.

Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

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 are not allowed on rail replacement bus services at any time, unless fully folded. More travel advice for your replacement bus journey is available by selecting the Train Operating Company you are travelling with here.

Engineering work is taking place between Maidenhead and Reading, closing some lines overnight from Monday evening until Saturday morning.

The following trains will not call at Burnham or Taplow:

Monday to Thursday:

The 23:52 London Paddington to Reading service.

Tuesday to Friday:

The 00:17 Reading to London Paddington service.

The 00:34 London Paddington to Reading service.

Friday:

The 22:51 Newbury to London Paddington service.

The 23:52 London Paddington to Reading service.

Replacement buses for all these services will run between Slough and Burnham / Taplow, connecting with trains.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

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 are not allowed on rail replacement bus services at any time, unless fully folded. More travel advice for your replacement bus journey is available by selecting the Train Operating Company you are travelling with here.

Late night / early morning engineering work is taking place at various locations on the Northern network closing some lines.

The following alterations will apply:

Monday to Thursday

The 21:42 Rochdale to Clitheroe is replaced by a bus between Blackburn and Clitheroe.

The 22:47 Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly is diverted between Chinley and Manchester Piccadilly and will not call at station via Romiley. A replacement bus will run between Chinley and Manchester Piccadilly calling at all stations via Romiley.

The 23:15 New Mills Central to Manchester Piccadilly is replaced by a bus throughout.

The 23:29 Manchester Piccadilly to Glossop is replace by a bus throughout. An additional bus will run between Godley and Hadfield calling at all station via Glossop.

The 23:39 Clitheroe to Blackburn is replaced by a bus throughout.

The following trains are diverted and will not call at Dronfield with a replacement buses running between Sheffield and Chesterfield calling at Dronfield:

• The 21:04 Leeds to Nottingham
• 21:12 Nottingham to Leeds
• 23:18 Nottingham to Sheffield

Tuesday to Friday, the 05:15 Sheffield to Nottingham will not call at Dronfield. A replacement bus will run between Sheffield and Chesterfield calling at Dronfield.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

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 are not allowed on rail replacement bus services at any time, unless fully folded. More travel advice for your replacement bus journey is available by selecting the Train Operating Company you are travelling with here.

  

Engineering work is taking place at various places on the East Midlands Railway network overnight from Monday evening until Saturday morning, closing some lines.

Some late night / early morning train services will be retimed to run earlier or later than usual.

Additionally:

Monday to Thursday:

The 22:00 London St Pancras International to Nottingham service will terminate at East Midlands Parkway. Replacement buses will connect with this trains at Kettering for Corby, and at East Midlands Parkway for Nottingham via Beeston.

The 23:08 London St Pancras to Derby service will not call at Beeston or Nottingham. A replacement bus will run between East Midlands Parkway and Derby via Beeston and Nottingham.

Friday:

The 22:00 London St Pancras International to Nottingham service will arrive at Nottingham later than usual. A replacement bus will connect with this trains at Kettering for Corby.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

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 are not allowed on rail replacement bus services at any time, unless fully folded. More travel advice for your replacement bus journey is available by selecting the Train Operating Company you are travelling with here.