We’ve planned essential engineering works over the early and late May bank holiday weekends.
Work will take place from Saturday 4 to Monday 6 May 2024 and Saturday 25 to Monday 27 May 2024. Some train services will be affected during this time, so be in the know before you go. Visit National Rail or your train operator’s website for the latest travel information. For updates, follow #MayRailWorks on X.
Main projects
Some of the projects for Early May Bank Holiday (4-6 May) include:
- Work on the new station at Cambridge South means disruption on routes around the city.
- Track renewals around Coventry will see no trains running between Birmingham Airport and Rugby/Leamington Spa
- On Sunday, 5 May, there will be no trains between Euston and Milton Keynes Central and no services from England to Glasgow on the same day owing to improvement work on the West Coast Main Line at Crewe, Wigan and other locations.
- Track renewals around Liverpool on Sunday and Monday, 5-6 May.
Some of the projects for Late May Bank Holiday (25-27 May) include:
- A project to refurbish a junction in north London means that services between London Liverpool Street – Enfield Town / Cheshunt will be affected on Sunday 26, Monday 27 and Tuesday 28.
- Major work continues on the building of the new station at Beaulieu Park on the Great Eastern main line, a few miles east of Chelsmford, resulting in significant changes to services on this route including to Colchester, Ipswich and Norwich.
- Major work around both Crewe and Carlisle, to improve drainage, lay new track and new sets of points, will mean an amended – and reduced – service on the West Coast Main Line over all three days of the bank holiday.
- Track renewals between Carstairs and Lanark in Scotland will also affect West Coast Main Line services over Saturday and Sunday 25 and 26.