If you’re travelling by train to and from London this Bank Holiday weekend you may face delays, rail bosses have warned.
Passengers won’t be able to travel directly into or out of the capital for some of the long weekend.
Passengers on the East Coast Main Line are advised to check before they travel.
It’s because Network Rail are testing new digital signalling.
LNER, Lumo, and Hull Trains will not be running direct services in or out of London King’s Cross between 8pm on Saturday and 8am on Bank Holiday Monday.
Grand Central will be operating no services during that time.
Rail replacement buses will get people to and from London, adding delays to journeys.
The advice from Network Rail and train operators is to check before you travel by using nationalrail.co.uk or by checking train operator websites.
Ed Akers, from Network Rail’s industry partnership director, ECDP, said: “The testing work will take us a step closer to the introduction of digital, in-cab signalling on the East Coast Main Line, which will improve services for passengers and create a more reliable and resilient railway.
“We have carefully planned this work to avoid the busiest times of the August Bank Holiday weekend, and where possible passengers may be able to avoid this disruption by travelling before or after Sunday 25 August.
“I want to thank those passengers who will be affected for their patience and understanding of this work.”
£1.4bn upgrade
Part of a £1.4 billion East Coast line upgrade, lineside signals replaced with signalling displayed inside drivers’ cabs.
On Sunday, the first long-distance train will test the newly installed system between Welwyn Garden City and Hitchin at high speed.
This is in preparation for trains to run on this route using digital signalling from late 2025.
Network Rail, which will mean more reliable journeys and a greener railway for passengers in the future.