Updated at: 29-May-2025 14:13:17: PM
Operator: Avanti West Coast
Routes affected:
Avanti West Coast between London Euston and Birmingham New Street / Manchester Piccadilly
London Northwestern Railway all routes to / from London Euston
London Overground between London Euston and Watford Junction
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Description of Incident
Engineering work is taking place between Watford Junction and Berkhamsted, closing 2 out of 4 lines.
Avanti West Coast:
Due to the above work between Watford Junction and Berkhamsted, a reduced service will operate on the Birmingham New Street and Manchester Piccadilly routes. Services into London Euston are likely to arrive later.
London Northwestern Railway:
The 06:55 London Euston to Northampton service will not run and rail replacement bus service will operate.
The 06:39 and 07:10 Milton Keynes Central to London Euston services will not run, with rail replacement buses operating between Northampton / Milton Keynes Central and Watford Junction.
You are advised to travel on London Overground services between Watford Junction and London Euston.
Until 11:50 train services between London Euston and Northampton / Birmingham New Street / Crewe will be slightly retimed between Northampton and Rugby / Coventry / Nuneaton.
From 12:00 to 21:30 (approximately):
Train services between London Euston and Crewe will run between Milton Keynes Central and Crewe only. You are advised to travel on other services between London Euston and Milton Keynes Central.
Train services from London Euston to Birmingham New Street will run earlier between London Euston and Leighton Buzzard / Northampton.
Train services from Birmingham New Street to London Euston will run later between Leighton Buzzard and London Euston.
Train services between London Euston and Milton Keynes Central which terminate at / start from Milton Keynes Central will run to a slightly amended timetable.
Train services between London Euston and Milton Keynes Central / Northampton / Birmingham New Street will not call at Bushey (all day). If you are travelling to / from Bushey, you are advised to travel on London Overground services.
London Overground:
No trains will run to / from London Euston from the start of service until 12:00, and from 21:00 until the end of service on Sunday.
Services between London Euston and Watford Junction will run between Kilburn High Road and Watford Junction only.
You should London Underground or London Buses on any reasonable route to complete your journey.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
You can plan your journey on London Buses and London Underground by using the Transport for London 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.
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This page created on: 14-Apr-2025 10:52:26: AM