| Easter travel advice: plan before you go |
| Wednesday, 12 March 2008 | |
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Up to three million passengers are expected to take the train on Maundy
Thursday 20th March, one of the busiest days of the year for rail travel
as part of the Easter holiday weekend getaway, according to the
Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC). Friday 21st March will
also be busy but other days over Easter are expected to be much quieter.
Train operators advise passengers to plan their journey in advance, particularly on long distance services to all parts of Britain which will be very busy and seat reservations are essential. Up to three million passengers are expected to take the train on Maundy Thursday 20th March, one of the busiest days of the year for rail travel as part of the Easter holiday weekend getaway, according to the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC). Friday 21st March will also be busy but other days over Easter are expected to be much quieter. Train operators advise passengers to plan their journey in advance, particularly on long distance services to all parts of Britain which will be very busy and seat reservations are essential. Most of the rail network remains open but there are a number of major engineering and track improvement works being carried out by Network Rail including: * The West Coast Main Line will be closed from Good Friday to Easter Monday between Coventry, Rugby and Northampton and from London Euston on Easter Saturday until Easter Monday. No intercity services will operate from London Euston from Good Friday. Local train services will operate between London Euston and Northampton only on Good Friday. Local services will be replaced by buses at other times. * The East Coast Main Line from 2pm on Easter Saturday to 2pm on Easter Sunday, when services between London King’s Cross, the North East of England and Scotland will be diverted via Leeds due to work between Doncaster and York. * The Great Western Main Line services between Didcot Parkway, Swindon and Chippenham will be disrupted from Good Friday to Easter Monday with trains being replaced by a bus service or diverted. * Services from London Waterloo on the South West Main Line will be subject to alterations and diversions due to major engineering works taking place at Clapham Junction between Good Friday and Easter Monday. Services to East Anglia and the Essex coast from London’s Liverpool Street will also be disrupted between Good Friday and Easter Monday with a bus replacement service operating between Gidea Park, Billericay and Ingatestone. On Easter Sunday and Easter Monday other services to/from Liverpool Street will operate to alternative timetables. Source http://www.atoc-comms.org |
