Planned changes to train times
Check if there are any planned engineering works that’ll affect your Great Northern journey.
Planned engineering work
- To maintain and improve the railway, Network Rail carries out regular planned engineering works on the Great Northern network
- Work normally takes place at weekends or after 10 pm – but occasionally services are impacted at other times
- Information will be available here as soon as it is available
- Additionally, services may be subject to alteration as part of our amended timetable
- Please check before travelling, and see our live departures and arrivals for up-to-the-minute information
Planning a journey or buying a ticket in advance?
To help plan your journey in advance, we have worked with our industry partners to upload the dates and locations of planned engineering works into the engineering works calendar below.
Normally, the timetable for any particular day is confirmed 12 weeks in advance. Due to the volume of jointly agreed engineering work taking place to improve the network, Network Rail and Great Northern will be confirming timetables closer to the date of travel. Wherever possible we've highlighted those affected journeys in our journey planner using a warning alert.
You can still book tickets in advance of travel. If you buy a ticket in advance and the journey is changed then you can either check how the service has been changed and continue to travel or apply for a refund.
Always check before you travel using our Journey planner, National Rail Enquiries or download our On Track App.
Check for planned engineering works affecting your journey
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Engineering work for Today
Buses replace late night trains between Alexandra Palace and Stevenage via Hertford North from Monday 6 to Thursday 9 April
Date:
6 April - 9 April 2020 11:59 PM
Routes affected:
Great Northern between London Kings Cross and Watton-at-Stone / Hertford North / Stevenage
Engineering work is taking place between Alexandra Palace and Stevenage via Hertford North, closing all lines after 22:00 each night.
Buses will replace trains between Alexandra Palace and Stevenage via Hertford North.
Great Northern stopping services via Welwyn Garden City will be extended to run to / from Stevenage.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
Although journey planners are showing correct, your journey may be subject to alteration at short notice due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Please check before your journey.
Replacement Bus Travel Advice:
You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.
Bicycles are not allowed on rail replacement bus services at any time, unless fully folded. More travel advice for your replacement bus journey is available by selecting the Train Operating Company you are travelling with here.
No overnight trains at Moorgate from Monday to Friday - finishing Friday 15 May
Date:
16 December 2019 - 15 May 2020 11:59 PM
Routes affected:
Between Moorgate and Hertford North / Welwyn Garden City / Watton-at-Stone / Stevenage
Network Rail will be carrying out tunnel maintenance, as well as preparatory work ahead of installing new signalling equipment.
Until Friday 15 May 2020, lines to and from Moorgate will be closed overnight from Monday to Friday.
Each night, Monday to Friday, the work will start at approximately 22:00 finishing at 04:00 the following morning.
Trains that normally run to / from Moorgate will be diverted to run to / from London Kings Cross.
Valid tickets can be used on London Buses / London Underground services between Moorgate and Finsbury Park.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
Although journey planners are showing correct, your journey may be subject to alteration at short notice due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Please check before your journey.
You can plan your journey on London Buses or London Underground by using the Transport for London Journey Planner
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