East Coast Digital Programme
We're working with colleagues and partners across the rail industry to modernise signalling on some of our Great Northern and Thameslink routes.
This means that traditional lineside signals, many of which were installed in the 1970s, will be replaced by state-of-the-art digital signalling – creating a better performing East Coast Main Line for our customers and everyone else who uses it.
There will be engineering works to allow this to be carried out. Here, you will find information about how your journey is affected. You can also find out more information about the programme, including answers to your frequently asked questions.
Major engineering work will affect Thameslink and Great Northern services between London and Peterborough / King’s Lynn on Sunday 15 June until approximately 3.30am Monday 16 June.
Please see the full service summary below.
All day on Sunday, and until approximately 03:30 on Monday morning
No trains will run between London King’s Cross / London St Pancras and Finsbury Park, Potters Bar and Peterborough / Royston or between Hertford North and Stevenage.
An amended train service will operate between:
- Royston and Cambridge / Ely / King’s Lynn
- Moorgate and Hertford North
- Moorgate and Potters Bar
- London St Pancras and Gatwick / Brighton
Replacement bus services will run between:
- Potters Bar and Hitchin
- St Albans and Stevenage via Hatfield
- Luton Airport Parkway and Stevenage via Hitchin
- Hitchin and Peterborough
- Hitchin and Royston
- Peterborough and Bedford via Huntingdon and St Neots
- Hertford North and Stevenage
Ticket Acceptance
Your tickets will be accepted on Thameslink services between Bedford and London, and on Greater Anglia services between Cambridge North / Hertford East and London Liverpool Street.
Paper rail tickets will be accepted on:
Elizabeth Line services between Farringdon and London Liverpool Street
London Bus services between:
- King's Cross St Pancras - Finsbury Park - Alexandra Palace (5am-8am only)
London Underground services between:
- King's Cross St Pancras - Finsbury Park (Piccadilly Line)
- King's Cross St Pancras - Tottenham Hale (Victoria Line)
- King's Cross St Pancras - Liverpool Street (Circle/Metropolitan/Hammersmith & City)
Are there any other works happening that could affect my journey?
Engineering works are taking place on other parts of the network - such as on the Cambridge branch of the East Coast Main Line, between London and Cambridge/ Ely/ King’s Lynn for the Cambridge South Station project -– which may also impact your journeys from time to time. Always check and plan your journey before you travel at nationalrail.co.uk.
There may also be other engineering works affecting this route on other dates. Details of those will always be shown in our planned works calendar.
Accessible travel and rail replacement buses
When we provide rail replacement buses or coaches for planned disruption, we use accessible vehicles. In circumstances when this is not possible, our Assisted Travel and customer facing teams will always identify an alternative journey plan to enable disabled customers to complete their journey. More information about accessible travel and rail replacement buses can be found here.
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