A number of stations at the southern end of the East Coast Main Line (ECML) are to close for two consecutive weekends starting from this Saturday, January 25th.
The lines between Kings Cross and Peterborough are set to see upgrades to the drainage systems at Hadley Wood, along with track renewals at Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City, and overhead power line renewals taking place at Biggleswade and Bounds Green.
While these works are taking place, engineers will use this opportunity to carry out preparation work for the East Coast Digital Programme.
This work follows on from the ETCS testing done on the ECML before Christmas, and during this upcoming two weekend closures, engineers will be installing under-track cables between Biggleswade and Peterborough.

With no trains being permitted into the southern terminus of the East Coast Main Line, buses will be replacing trains on 25th & 26 January and 1st & 2nd of February.
Some of these buses will shuttle between stations on the East Coast and Midland Mainline so passengers can continue their journeys.
These buses are expected to be very busy, and a queuing system may be in operation.
Passengers are requested to check their services using the National Rail website or via their train operator regarding changes and alterations to their journeys.
On Saturday 25th January and Saturday 1st February, Great Northern and Thameslink services cannot run between Kings Cross and Peterborough or between Royston and Stevenage via Hertford North.
On Sunday 26th January and Sunday 2nd February, the same lines will be closed but trains will be running to and from Letchworth Garden City from the north.
Other train companies on the East Coast Main Line such as LNER and Grand Central will be running amended services from the north, which will terminate at Peterborough.

Regarding Arsenal’s home match against Manchester City on Sunday 2nd February, because of crowd concerns on rail replacement buses operating around North London, these buses will not run between Alexandra Palace and Finsbury Park between 12.30pm and 8pm.
Unfortunately for both sets of fans heading to the game, the engineering works on the East Coast Main Line have coincided with separate engineering works on the Mildmay Line and Piccadilly line also taking place the same weekend.
Fans heading to the game are to travel via St Pancras and walk down the road to London Euston to join the Victoria Line, which will take fans to Finsbury Park.
“The work our teams will be carrying out over both these weekends goes well beyond regular maintenance tasks.
This work is carefully planned to maximise the time when there are track closures, allowing us to undertake several projects at once and avoiding more frequent track closures.
We’re sorry to passengers affected by the disruption and thank them for their patience as we make improvements that will help make the railway more reliable.”
Simon Pumphrey, Network Rail infrastructure director
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