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 Saturday 31 January and Sunday 1 February and also on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 February.
There will be no Thameslink or Great Northern trains between London King’s Cross and Peterborough / Royston or between Moorgate and Stevenage.
Please see the full service summary below.
On both days, no trains will run between:
- London King’s Cross and Peterborough
- London King’s Cross and Royston
- Moorgate and Stevenage via Hertford North
- Moorgate and Welwyn Garden City
- London St Pancras International and Finsbury Park
A limited rail replacement bus service will run between:
- Peterborough and Bedford via St Neots
- Peterborough and Hitchin
- Royston and Hitchin
- Stevenage and Alexandra Palace via Hertford North
- Stevenage and St Albans city via Welwyn Garden City
- Stevenage and Luton Airport Parkway via Hitchin
- Alexandra Palace and Welwyn Garden City
- Cockfosters and Potters Bar via Hadley Wood
Trains will run between:
- Royston and Cambridge / Kings Lynn
Ticket acceptance
- Thameslink service between Bedford and London
- Greater Anglia services between London Liverpool Street and Cambridge / Cambridge North / Hertford East
Paper tickets will be accepted on TfL Underground services between:
- Kings Cross St Pancras – Cockfosters - Tottenham Hale (Victoria Line)
- Kings Cross St Pancras - Liverpool Street (Circle/Metropolitan/Hammersmith
& City Lines)
Paper tickets on TfL buses between:
- King’s Cross and Alexandra Palace via Finsbury Park (29/N29, 91/N91, 141, 144, W3)
- New Barnet and High Barnet (107, 307, 384)
- Moorgate and Drayton Park (210)
Further closures for East Coast Digital Programme works will also take place on:
We will provide the details on these closures on this page as we get closer to each one. Details about these are shown on our planned works calendar, and on the National Rail Journey Planner.
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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