Easter bank holiday: Many train routes closed

  • Rail passengers have been warned to ‘plan ahead’ for the Easter weekend
  • Some of Britain’s busiest routes will be suspended over the four-day weekend
  • Passengers travelling between London and Scotland will be forced to use buses

Rail passengers have been warned to ‘plan ahead’ for the Easter weekend as some of Britain’s busiest routes are shut over the four-day weekend.  

Passengers travelling between London and Scotland via the West Coast Main Line will be forced to use replacement buses between Glasgow and either Carlisle or Preston, depending on the day of travel.

London Euston – the UK’s fifth busiest station – will be closed on Sunday April 1, with a reduced service on the previous and following day.

Significant work in the Bristol area means no trains will run between Bristol Parkway, Bristol Temple Meads and Yatton/Bath Spa from Friday March 30 to Tuesday April 3.

There will also be disruption to services between London Liverpool Street and Norwich, as well as routes serving London Paddington.

Rail passengers have been warned to ‘plan ahead’ for the Easter weekend as some of Britain’s busiest routes are shut over the four-day weekend (stock image)

The engineering works will disrupt the plans of many people hoping to take advantage of the four-day weekend by embarking on leisure breaks with family and friends.

More than 400 projects are to be carried out as part of a £118 million investment by Network Rail.

Network Rail said it schedules engineering work for Bank Holidays because there are fewer passengers than normal on those days.    

The public sector company’s chief executive, Mark Carne, said: ‘This Easter, thousands of rail workers will be working round the clock to deliver crucial upgrades to the rail network as part of the £50 billion railway upgrade plan.

‘This huge investment programme will provide faster, better services and help relieve overcrowding to respond to the huge growth on Britain’s railways.

‘While most of the network is open for business as usual, some routes are heavily affected and so we strongly advise passengers to plan ahead this Easter.’

More than 400 projects are to be carried out as part of a £118 million investment by Network Rail

More than 400 projects are to be carried out as part of a £118 million investment by Network Rail



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