Updated at: 14-Nov-2025 03:55:49: AM
Operator: Grand Central
Routes affected:
All routes to / from London Kings Cross
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Description of Incident
Engineering work is taking place between London Kings Cross and Peterborough, closing all lines.
Grand Central:
No Grand Central services will run.
Great Northern and Thameslink:
No trains will run between London Kings Cross / London St Pancras International / Moorgate and Royston / Peterborough. A shuttle train service will run between Royston and Cambridge / Ely / Kings Lynn.
Rail replacement buses will run between:
- Peterborough and Bedford via St Neots
- Hitchin and Peterborough
- Hitchin and Royston
- Alexandra Palace and Stevenage via Hertford North
- Stevenage and St Albans City via Welwyn Garden City
- Stevenage and Luton Airport Parkway via Hitchin
- Alexandra Palace and Welwyn Garden City
- Cockfosters (London Underground station) and Potters Bar via Hadley Wood
Your tickets will be accepted 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 London Underground services between:
- Kings Cross St Pancras and Cockfosters / Tottenham Hale / London Liverpool Street
- Moorgate and High Barnet
Paper rail tickets will be accepted at no extra cost on London Buses between:
- Kings Cross and Alexandra Palace via Finsbury Park (29/N29, 91/N91, 141, 144, W3)
- New Barnet and High Barnet (107, 307, 384)
- Moorgate and Drayton Park (21)
Hull Trains:
Hull Trains will run a reduced timetable, diverting to run between Hull and London St Pancras International.
As a result, trains will not call at Beverley, Cottingham, Doncaster, Retford, Grantham or Stevenage.
LNER:
Services between London Kings Cross and Lincoln / Doncaster / Leeds / Bradford Forster Square / Harrogate / York / Newcastle / Edinburgh / Aberdeen
No trains will run to / from London Kings Cross.
An amended train service will run between:
- Peterborough and Doncaster
- Peterborough and Leeds
- Peterborough and Bradford Forster Square
- Peterborough and Harrogate
- Peterborough and York
- Peterborough and Newcastle
- Peterborough and Edinburgh
- Peterborough and Dundee
- Peterborough and Aberdeen
- Peterborough and Inverness
Rail replacement bus services will run between Bedford and Peterborough.
Lumo:
Lumo will run an amended and reduced service between Newcastle and Edinburgh.
No trains will run between London Kings Cross and Newcastle.
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.
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This page created on: 14-Nov-2025 03:55:49: AM