NETWORK Rail is urging West Coast Main Line passengers to travel 'either side' of the Easter bank holiday weekend due to work going on across the network. 

Apart from London Overground services, there will be no trains in or out of London Euston station between Friday 29 March and Monday 1 April 2024.

All Avanti West Coast trains will start and finish at Milton Keynes with buses replacing trains connecting passengers with other main lines for travel into London. 

Other essential work which will see parts of the railway closed over the bank holiday weekend includes: 

  • Strengthening the track and surveying the overhead wires in the Birmingham area, meaning a later start to trains on Sunday 31 March to and from Birmingham New Street station.
  • Replacing the track between Colwich Junction and Stone in Staffordshire to allow smoother and more reliable journeys for passengers and freight services between Birmingham and Manchester.
  • Improving the track and strengthening bridges between Morecambe and Carnforth.
  • Upgrading the station platform canopies at Lancaster station.

Passengers are advised to check www.nationalrail.co.uk/easter for information about specific journeys.