Major engineering works halt London-Peterborough trains on weekends

"There's going to be a month of weekend train cancellations through north London due to engineering work on the East Coast Mainline affecting Thameslink and Great Northern services between London, Peterborough and Royston. The works being carried out include platform upgrades at Alexandra Palace station, track renewals along the line, several switch replacements and upgrades to overhead equipment. They are also carrying out work on the £1.4 billion East Coast Digital Programme (ECDP), which will replace traditional lineside signals with real‑time, continuous information delivered directly to the driver's cab."

"However, it also means a lot of weekend closures through February. 31st January and 1st February & 7th and 8th February No train services between London and Peterborough/Royston, and no trains to Stevenage via Hertford North. Passengers travelling between the north and London are being strongly advised to use LNER services and rail replacement services to and from Peterborough and London, and avoid travelling via Sheffield, Derby or Chesterfield due to extremely high passenger numbers on the Midland Main Line. Hull Trains will run a reduced timetable between Hull and London St Pancras. Lumo will have no trains between London and Newcastle There will be no Grand Central services."

"Great Northern and Thameslink services will not run between London King's Cross/London St Pancras/Moorgate and Royston/Peterborough. A shuttle train service will run between Royston and Cambridge/Ely/King's Lynn, alongside bus replacement services elsewhere. Sunday 15th February No train services between Peterborough and London, or between Potters Bar and St Neots/Letchworth Garden City. Also, no trains between Moorgate and Finsbury Park or between Stevenage and Hertford North. Rail replacement services will operate between Peterborough and Bedford. Thameslink and Great Northern will have various rail replacement bus services in place. 21st and 22nd February No train services"

Engineering work on the East Coast Mainline will cause a month of weekend train cancellations across north London, affecting Thameslink and Great Northern services between London, Peterborough and Royston. Works include platform upgrades at Alexandra Palace, track renewals, multiple switch replacements and upgrades to overhead equipment. The £1.4 billion East Coast Digital Programme will replace traditional lineside signals with real‑time, continuous information delivered to drivers' cabs. Multiple weekends in late January and February will see major closures, with rail replacement buses, shuttle services between Royston and Cambridge/Ely/King's Lynn and advice to use LNER services while avoiding Midland Main Line routes.

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