Major upgrade work this Easter

3 to 8 April 2026

Check before you travel: major engineering work is taking place this Easter. No Avanti West Coast trains will run to or from London Euston station from 3 to 8 April 2026 while Network Rail carry out improvement work, and other parts of the West Coast Main Line are also affected in the North West and Scotland.

If you do need to travel during the Easter weekend, please plan ahead and make a reservation, as your journey will take much longer. Trains on Maundy Thursday (2 April) are expected to be busy.

How will my journey with Avanti be affected from 3 to 8 April?

London Euston

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Replacement buses

Manchester Piccadilly

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Less frequent trains

Birmingham New Street

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Less frequent trains

Liverpool Lime Street

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Less frequent trains

Scotland & the North West*

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4-6 April: diverted trains & replacement buses

North Wales

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Change at Crewe

*More engineering work is affecting journeys in Scotland and the North West from 11 to 19 April 2026. We’ll update this page with information on this soon.

Click or tap a travel date below to find out how your journey may be affected, including a map to show your journey options around where planned engineering work is taking place. Our journey planner will find you the best way from A to B, even during engineering work.

Travelling on 3 April (Good Friday)?
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Travelling on 6 April (Easter Monday)?
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What upgrade work is happening?

Network Rail will be carrying out vital maintenance and improvement work this Easter bank holiday. Infrastructure renewals, a major bridge replacement and signalling upgrades will help provide safer and more reliable journeys. Find out more.

Want to find out more?

Check out how engineering work will affect other routes and train operators up and down the rail network this Easter. Read more on the National Rail Easter 2026 Travel Summary.