Engineering work is taking place between Witham and Colchester, closing all lines each night from Monday evening until Thursday morning.

Monday - Wednesday

The 23:48, 00:18 and 00:46 London Liverpool Street to Colchester services will be replaced by a bus service between Witham and Colchester. The 23:02 London Liverpool Street to Ipswich service will terminate at Colchester. Customers for Manningtree and Ipswich should change at Colchester for the 23:30 London Liverpool Street to Norwich service (arriving into Colchester at (00:18).

Tuesday - Thursday

The 04:43 Colchester to London Liverpool Street service will start from Witham at 05:00. A connecting rail replacement bus service will be in operation from Colchester to Witham, departing Colchester at 04:10, Marks Tey at 04:26, and Kelvedon at 04:38, arriving at Witham at 04:50.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries 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 set-down 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.