{"id":1947,"date":"2025-04-08T13:57:32","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T13:57:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/?p=1947"},"modified":"2025-04-09T08:43:54","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T08:43:54","slug":"london-euston-station-closures-set-to-affect-easter-weekend-travel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/08\/london-euston-station-closures-set-to-affect-easter-weekend-travel\/","title":{"rendered":"London Euston station closures set to affect Easter weekend travel"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"363\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22869656 lazyload\" alt=\"A colourful combination image showing an Avanti West Coast train at London Euston station, passenger crowds at the station concourse and closed works across the image.\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/softnary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_246746356-0bdd.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Euston station, Elizabeth line and London Victoria passengers face Easter travel disruption (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/london\/\">London<\/a> Euston station will close during the <a data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/easter\/\">Easter<\/a> weekend, upending travel for thousands of passengers. <\/p>\n<p>If you were planning to catch a train from <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/11\/21\/busy-london-euston-station-unsafe-passengers-21841369\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/11\/21\/busy-london-euston-station-unsafe-passengers-21841369\/\">Euston<\/a>, you might want to think again as the station will shut over the Easter <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/bank-holiday\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/bank-holiday\/\">bank holiday<\/a> as part of \u00a386,000,000 engineering works.<\/p>\n<p>Passengers are urged to travel on either side of the long weekend between Euston and <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/scotland\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\">Scotland<\/a> on the West Coast Main Line \u2013 one of the UK\u2019s busiest rail routes with 75,000,000 passengers each year. <\/p>\n<p>Here is a roundup of when the station will close and what it means for passengers. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22869492 lazyload\" alt=\"Passengers on a busy platform at London Euston station in January 2025.\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/softnary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_246744452-965a.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>London Euston is the UK\u2019s 10th busiest railway station (Picture: Tolga Akmen\/EPA\/Rex\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When will Euston station close on Easter bank holiday? <\/h2>\n<p>The station closure dates have been confirmed between <strong>Saturday, April 19 and Monday, April 21<\/strong> as all lines to and from Euston will be closed.<\/p>\n<p>There will be no trains between London Euston and Milton Keynes Central on these days. <\/p>\n<p>A reduced train timetable will also operate on Friday, April 18, affecting operators like Avanti West Coast. <\/p>\n<p>Journeys will be longer between Euston, Scotland, Manchester and Liverpool. <\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n\t\t\t\tList of London Easter bank holiday travel disruption \t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Elizabeth line<\/strong> 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 <\/li>\n<li>All lines to and from <strong>London Euston<\/strong> and the station will be closed between Saturday and Monday <\/li>\n<li><strong>London Victoria <\/strong>will have no Southeastern services over the Easter weekend with trains diverted, while Southern will run a reduced timetable to and from Victoria<\/li>\n<li><strong>London Paddington<\/strong> will have disruptive work during the weekend <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>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. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why will London Euston station close? <\/h2>\n<p>Network Rail said the major engineering works on the West Coast Main Line is designed to improve railway reliability for passenger and freight services.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-chart\" data-src=\"visualisation\/20182993\" data-secret=\"4QKmTDPeDP\"><\/div>\n<p>Crossings and switches will be renewed along with track drainage as part of the \u00a386,000,000 essential works. <\/p>\n<p>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. <\/p>\n<p>Amanda Webster-Uz, Network Rail\u2019s head of Euston station operations, said: \u2018There\u2019s a significant amount of work happening over the Easter bank holiday to improve the reliability of the railway for both passengers and freight. <\/p>\n<div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-chart\" data-src=\"visualisation\/20189283\" data-secret=\"9k38yyMWVc\"><\/div>\n<p>\u2018Whilst the railway to Euston is closed, we\u2019re also taking the opportunity to improve the station itself, which will include improving our signage and upgrading our toilet facilities for customers.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We\u2019re encouraging passengers to check their journeys in advance and, where possible, travel before or after the Easter weekend.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong><strong><strong>Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:webnews@metro.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\">webnews@metro.co.uk<\/a>.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>For more stories like this, <\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>check our news page<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Euston station, Elizabeth line and London Victoria passengers face Easter travel disruption (Picture: Getty) London Euston station will close during the Easter weekend, upending travel for thousands of passengers. 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