Four weekends of rail delays for signalling work

Passengers are being warned to expect rail disruption across parts of Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire as major engineering work takes place.

Network Rail said it was working on improving signalling systems, which would affect journeys south of Peterborough towards London King's Cross for four consecutive weekends starting on 31 January.

It is part of the agency's £1.4bn East Coast Digital Programme which aims to create greener, safer and more reliable journeys for passengers.

A spokesperson on behalf of the train operating companies said rail replacement services would be laid on and "our teams will be on hand to support customers".

It is the latest in a series of closures on the East Coast Main Line for work on signalling systems.

Network Rail said no train services would operate from London up to both Peterborough and Royston, on 31 January and 1 February, as well as 7 and 8 February.

It said services between London and Stevenage via Hertford North would also not operate on those dates.

Meanwhile, on 15 February, Network Rail said there would be no trains between:

• Peterborough and London
• Potters Bar and St Neots/Letchworth Garden City
• Moorgate and Finsbury Park
• Stevenage and Hertford North

On 21 and 22 February, trains will once again be suspended between London and Peterborough/Royston, and to Stevenage via Hertford North.

Rail replacement bus services will be in place between Peterborough and Bedford.

As well as signalling work, tracks and crossings are being refurbished, as well as other maintenance.

Ricky Barsby, Network Rail's head of access integration, said: "A significant amount of vital work is taking place over these four weekends, including further steps to introduce digital signalling to the East Coast Main Line.

Further information is on Network Rail's website.

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