Peterborough trains: Peterborough to Cambridge train line to fully close for entire May weekend - exact dates and advice
Network Rail has issued advice to passengers
The train line between Peterborough and Cambridge is set to close for an entire weekend next month for engineering works.
Network Rail has confirmed that the busy route will completely close on Saturday, May 16 and Sunday, May 17.
The closure will impact services with Great Northern, Greater Anglia, Cross Country and East Midlands Railway.
A breakdown of how the full line closure will affect each of the four operators’ services can be found below.
Great Northern
Buses will replace all trains between Kings Lynn, Ely and Cambridge North over the weekend.
A revised train service will run between Cambridge North and London Kings Cross on May 16 and 17, as well as Cambridge North and Brighton on May 16.
Greater Anglia
Over the weekend of May 16 and May 17, rail replacement buses will operate between: Cambridge / Cambridge North and Thetford Bury St Edmunds and Peterborough Audley End and Cambridge North A few early morning and late night replacement buses will run between Ipswich and Peterborough to maintain connections. For travel between Cambridge and London, passengers should travel by train between Cambridge and Cambridge North to connect with replacement buses between Cambridge North and Audley End. Trains will continue to operate between: Ipswich and Cambridge Stansted Airport and Cambridge North Thetford and Norwich
Cross Country Buses will replace trains between Stansted Airport, Cambridge North and Peterborough.
East Midlands Railway
Saturday and Sunday: There will be a revised timetable on the Norwich to Liverpool Lime Street route, with trains starting and terminating at Peterborough. Additionally, there will be no train service between Norwich and Peterborough. There will be a direct connecting rail replacement bus service running between Norwich and Peterborough. If you are travelling to stations between Norwich and Peterborough, you are advised to use other rail operators services. Saturday: There will be an additional train between Peterborough and Nottingham, departing Peterborough at 20:28, calling Grantham at 20:59, arriving Nottingham at 21:32. Sunday: The 11:42 Manchester Piccadilly to Peterborough train will start from Sheffield at 12:45, it will no longer call at Manchester Piccadilly, Stockport or Dore and Totley. A connecting rail replacement bus will run between Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield, calling at Stockport.
The 12:51 Liverpool Lime Street to Peterborough train will start from Sheffield at 14:48, it will no longer call Liverpool Lime Street, Liverpool South Parkway, Widnes, Warrington Central, Manchester Oxford Road, Manchester Piccadilly or Stockport. A connecting rail replacement bus will run between Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield, calling at Stockport.