Passengers travelling to and from Luton and Stansted airports over Christmas are being warned of central London train station closures.
Liverpool Street station will be closed from Christmas Day to 2 January 2025, which means the Stansted Express train service will be diverted via Stratford.
Passengers will be able to change onto the Central tube line or Jubilee line at Stratford to reach central London.
Network Rail said that London Overground services would terminate at or start from London Fields – including those from Chingford, which do not normally call at London Fields.
However, there is likely to be a big service reduction, with only two trains an hour to Chingford via Walthamstow Central, one train an hour to Enfield Town and one to Cheshunt, according to the Evening Standard.
Also, there will be no Thameslink trains between St Pancras and Harpenden, and no East Midlands Railway services between London St Pancras and Bedford, between from 21 to 29 December due to work on the Midland Main Line.
This will affect passengers travelling to and from Luton Airport, who will have to travel by train from different stations and use alternative bus routes.
Paddington station will also be shut for engineering works for five days from 27 to 29 December, when Great Western Railway will divert trains from Wales, Devon and Cornwall into Euston.
Passengers will be able to book journeys over the festive season from this weekend when timetables are confirmed.
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Liverpool Street station will be closed from Christmas Day to 2 January 2025, which means the Stansted Express train service will be diverted via Stratford.
Passengers will be able to change onto the Central tube line or Jubilee line at Stratford to reach central London.
Network Rail said that London Overground services would terminate at or start from London Fields – including those from Chingford, which do not normally call at London Fields.
However, there is likely to be a big service reduction, with only two trains an hour to Chingford via Walthamstow Central, one train an hour to Enfield Town and one to Cheshunt, according to the Evening Standard.
Also, there will be no Thameslink trains between St Pancras and Harpenden, and no East Midlands Railway services between London St Pancras and Bedford, between from 21 to 29 December due to work on the Midland Main Line.
This will affect passengers travelling to and from Luton Airport, who will have to travel by train from different stations and use alternative bus routes.
Paddington station will also be shut for engineering works for five days from 27 to 29 December, when Great Western Railway will divert trains from Wales, Devon and Cornwall into Euston.
Passengers will be able to book journeys over the festive season from this weekend when timetables are confirmed.
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