Updated at: 03-Dec-2025 10:47:10: AM
Operator: Grand Central
Routes affected:
Grand Central between Sunderland / Bradford Interchange and London Kings Cross
Great Northern between Kings Lynn / Ely and London Kings Cross,
Hull Trains between Beverley / Hull and London Kings Cross
All LNER services to / from London Kings Cross
Lumo between Edinburgh and Newcastle / London Kings Cross
Thameslink between Cambridge and London Kings Cross / Gatwick Airport / Three Bridges / Brighton and also Peterborough and Horsham, and also Hitchin and London Kings Cross
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Description of Incident
Engineering work is taking place between Peterborough and London Kings Cross, closing all lines.
Grand Central:
No trains between Sunderland / Bradford Interchange and London Kings Cross will run on Saturday or Sunday.
Great Northern / Thameslink:
Buses will replace trains between:
- Hitchin and Royston and also Hitchin and Peterborough
- Bedford and Peterborough via St Neots
- Luton Airport Parkway and Stevenage via Hitchin
- St Albans City and Stevenage via Hatfield
- Hertford North and Stevenage
- Potters Bar and Hitchin
An amended train service will run between:
- Royston, Cambridge, Ely and Kings Lynn
- Moorgate, Hertford North and Potters Bar
- London Kings Cross and Potters Bar
- Finsbury Park, Brighton and Horsham (Saturday only)
Ticket Acceptance:
Your tickets will be accepted at no extra cost:
- Thameslink between Bedford and London
- Greater Anglia between Cambridge North and London Liverpool Street
Paper rail tickets will be accepted at no extra cost on:
- Elizabeth line services between Farringdon and London Liverpool Street
- London Buses by any reasonable route
- London Underground between Kings Cross St Pancras and London Liverpool Street / Tottenham Hale
Hull Trains:
It is not yet known how Hull Trains will be affected by this engineering work.
LNER:
No services will run between Peterborough and London Kings Cross. Trains will start or terminate at Peterborough.
An amended train service will run between:
- Peterborough and Doncaster / Leeds / Bradford Forster Square / Harrogate
- Peterborough and York / Newcastle / Edinburgh / Dundee / Aberdeen / Inverness
Rail replacement bus services will run between Bedford and Peterborough to connect with alternative train services to / from London.
Lumo:
Lumo will run an amended and reduced service between Newcastle and Edinburgh only.
No trains will run between London Kings Cross and Newcastle.
Check before you travel:
If you are travelling with Grand Central, Great Northern, LNER, Lumo or Thameslink you can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
If you are travelling with Hull Trains, 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-Dec-2025 18:18:03: PM