Major engineering work will be taking place during the Easter weekend, Good Friday 29 March to Easter Monday 1 April. Network Rail carry out essential improvement and engineering work across the rail network during this time as fewer people usually travel by train.

Major engineering work locations:

A considerable number of engineering and improvement projects will be undertaken during the Easter bank holiday weekend from 29 March to 1 April, here are details of the headline works:

• London Euston - Milton Keynes Central: Engineering work will partially close the West Coast Main Line on this busy route between the Midlands / north west England / Scotland and London. Your journey to and from London will be significantly disrupted.
• London Liverpool Street - Colchester: Construction work is taking place for the new Beaulieu Park station, plus track maintenance work. Train services between London and many East Anglia locations, including Norwich, Ipswich and Colchester, will be replaced by buses for part of the journey.
• Elizabeth line: Engineering work will close the busy Elizabeth line through central London, between London Paddington and Stratford / Abbey Wood.

There will also be key work taking place during the weekend at Glasgow and Huddersfield.

You can find details of all forthcoming engineering works for the Easter weekend on our website.

Easter 2024 Travel Summary:

If you're travelling during the Easter weekend, please check your journey in advance. Our Travel Summary contains lots of useful advice to help you be in the know before you go.

Check before you travel:

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

For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility information, please use this page.

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

Compensation:

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