London Euston station will close during the Easter weekend, upending travel for thousands of passengers.
If you were planning to catch a train from Euston, you might want to think again as the station will shut over the Easter bank holiday as part of £86,000,000 engineering works.
Passengers are urged to travel on either side of the long weekend between Euston and Scotland on the West Coast Main Line – one of the UK’s busiest rail routes with 75,000,000 passengers each year.
Here is a roundup of when the station will close and what it means for passengers.
When will Euston station close on Easter bank holiday?
The station closure dates have been confirmed between Saturday, April 19 and Monday, April 21 as all lines to and from Euston will be closed.
There will be no trains between London Euston and Milton Keynes Central on these days.
A reduced train timetable will also operate on Friday, April 18, affecting operators like Avanti West Coast.
Journeys will be longer between Euston, Scotland, Manchester and Liverpool.
List of London Easter bank holiday travel disruption
- Elizabeth line will have a reduced service between Paddington and Heathrow Terminal 4 and Maidenhead between Friday, April 18 and Monday, April 21, while Acton Main Line, West Ealing and Hanwell stations are closed
- All lines to and from London Euston and the station will be closed between Saturday and Monday
- London Victoria will have no Southeastern services over the Easter weekend with trains diverted, while Southern will run a reduced timetable to and from Victoria
- London Paddington will have disruptive work during the weekend
Avanti said its trains to London will terminate at Milton Keynes Central with replacement buses to Bedford, where trains will run to London St Pancras instead.
Why will London Euston station close?
Network Rail said the major engineering works on the West Coast Main Line is designed to improve railway reliability for passenger and freight services.
Crossings and switches will be renewed along with track drainage as part of the £86,000,000 essential works.
Euston station, which was plagued by overcrowding last year, will get upgraded toilet facilities and better wayfinding to make navigating at the station easier, Network Rail said.
Amanda Webster-Uz, Network Rail’s head of Euston station operations, said: ‘There’s a significant amount of work happening over the Easter bank holiday to improve the reliability of the railway for both passengers and freight.
‘Whilst the railway to Euston is closed, we’re also taking the opportunity to improve the station itself, which will include improving our signage and upgrading our toilet facilities for customers.
‘We’re encouraging passengers to check their journeys in advance and, where possible, travel before or after the Easter weekend.’
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