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Check before travelling in East Anglia this Bank Holiday

Michael Holden
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Last updated: 3rd May, 2018 at 4:47 pm

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Check before travelling in East Anglia this Bank Holiday

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Michael Holden
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Train passengers in East Anglia are being advised to check before travelling this Bank Holiday weekend as Network Rail carry out engineering works.

Passengers should check the Greater Anglia website o app as some journey times will be longer due to the engineering works.

Train times are also being altered due to the Bank Holiday timetables.

Here is when buses will replace trains this weekend (From the Greater Anglia website):

On Saturday 5, Sunday 6 and Monday 7 May, replacement buses will run between Ipswich and Felixstowe from 18.50.
On Saturday, Sunday and Monday – replacement buses all day between Ely and Peterborough.
As a result of Crossrail work and overhead line renewal, all lines will be closed between Shenfield and Southend Victoria / Southminster all day on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
c2c will accept Greater Anglia seasons tickets which are monthly and longer on their services all weekend.
There will also be no Greater Anglia trains between Liverpool Street and Ingatestone, Southend Victoria, Southminster all day on Sunday. On Monday, a Saturday service will operate.
Greater Anglia tickets will be accepted on the Central Line from Newbury Park to/from London Liverpool Street on Sunday.
Additionally, on Sunday 6 May, buses will replace trains between Cambridge and Stansted Airport and Audley End until 09.40AM on Sunday. A Saturday service will operate on this route on Monday.

What did the officials say?

Jamie Burles, Greater Anglia Managing Director, said:

“We are sorry that our customers will be inconvenienced while Network Rail completes this engineering work.

“Ultimately it will help us to run a more reliable, on time railway and make customers’ journeys better.

“While the engineering work is going on, we will make sure that our customers are still able to complete their journeys, even if part of it is by bus.”