Updated at: 12-Nov-2025 13:15:34: PM
Operator: Grand Central
Routes affected:
Grand Central between London Kings Cross and Bradford Interchange / Sunderland
Great Northern between London Kings Cross and Peterborough and also between Moorgate and Stevenage
Hull Trains between London Kings Cross and Hull / Beverley
LNER between London Kings Cross and Leeds / Harrogate / Edinburgh / Aberdeen / Inverness
Lumo between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh
Thameslink between Horsham / London Kings Cross and Peterborough
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Description of Incident
Engineering work is taking place between London Kings Cross and Peterborough, closing some lines.
Grand Central:
No trains will run on any Grand Central routes.
Great Northern / Thameslink:
All day on Saturday and Sunday, no trains will run between Potters Bar and Royston / Peterborough, or between Hertford North and Stevenage.
A revised train service will run between:
- Royston and Cambridge / Ely / Kings Lynn
- Moorgate and Hertford North / Potters Bar
- London Kings Cross and Potters Bar
- Finsbury Park and Brighton
- Finsbury Park and Horsham (Saturday only)
Replacement buses will run between:
- Hitchin and Royston
- Bedford and Peterborough via St Neots
- Hitchin and Peterborough
- Luton Airport Parkway and Stevenage via Hitchin
- St Albans City and Stevenage via Hatfield
- Hertford North and Stevenage
- Potters Bar and Hitchin
Additionally before 09:40 on Sunday, buses will replace trains between Finsbury Park and Stevenage via Hertford North.
Ticket acceptance:
Your tickets will be accepted at no extra cost on Thameslink services between Bedford and London, and on Greater Anglia services between Cambridge North / Hertford East and London Liverpool Street.
Paper rail tickets will be accepted at no extra cost on Elizabeth line services between Farringdon and London Liverpool Street, and on London Buses / London Underground services between Kings Cross St Pancras and Tottenham Hale / Liverpool Street.
Hull Trains:
Hull Trains will run a reduced service to / from London St Pancras International.
As a result, trains will not call at Stevenage, Grantham, Retford, Doncaster, Cottingham or Beverley.
LNER:
No trains will run to / from London Kings Cross.
An amended train service will run between:
- Peterborough and Doncaster
- Peterborough and Leeds
- Peterborough and Harrogate
- Peterborough and York
- Peterborough and Newcastle
- Peterborough and Edinburgh
- Doncaster and Edinburgh
Rail replacement bus services will run between Bedford and Peterborough where customers can connect with trains to / from London St Pancras International.
Lumo:
An amended and reduced service will run between Edinburgh and Newcastle only.
Check before you travel:
If you are travelling with Grand Central, Great Northern, Hull Trains, LNER or Thameslink, you can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
If you are travelling with Lumo, 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 / 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: 02-Sep-2025 09:32:23: AM