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08/02/2025

Engineering work is taking place in the Atherstone area, closing all lines.

All weekend the line between Nuneaton and Stafford will be closed.

Avanti West Coast:

Services are drastically reduced as shown below:

An hourly service will operate as follows:

London Euston - Birmingham New Street - Scotland.

London Euston - Crewe - Manchester Piccadilly.

London Euston - Stoke on Trent - Manchester Piccadilly.

London Euston - Glasgow Central.

Bi-hourly service between Crewe and Liverpool Lime Street.

North Wales coast services to operate between Crewe and Holyhead only.

London Northwestern Railway:

Saturday:

Train services between London Euston / Northampton and Crewe will run between London Euston / Northampton and Rugby only. Rail replacement buses will operate between Rugby and Stafford.

You are advised to travel on other services between Stafford and Crewe.

Sunday:

Train services between London Euston and Crewe will run between London Euston and Rugby only. The 21:13 Crewe to Northampton service will not run. Rail replacement buses will operate between Rugby and Stafford.

You are advised to travel on other services between Stafford and Crewe.

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.

Affected operators
Avanti West Coast, London Northwestern Railway
Nationalrail link
Last updated: 18/11/24 - 12:41