Network Rail is asking passengers travelling in North Wales to check before travel due to expected disruption.

Essential engineering work closes the railway between Chester and Llandudno Junction over the weekend of Saturday, 6 June to Monday, 8 June.

The line will shut in the early hours of Saturday and reopen in the early hours of Monday to allow Network Rail teams uninterrupted access for maintenance and upgrade work linked to the ongoing Network North Wales programme and the recently introduced timetable uplift.

No rail services will operate between Chester and Llandudno Junction during the closure, with replacement transport operating throughout the weekend.

Several projects are scheduled along the route:

In Flint, drainage improvements will be carried out to reduce flood risk and strengthen the railway’s long-term resilience.

At Pensarn, foundation and site preparation work will continue, ahead of the installation of a new accessible footbridge.

At Rhyl, sleeper replacements will take place on Saturday night to maintain track quality and support smoother, more reliable journeys.

The work forms part of continued investment in the North Wales railway, supporting reliability following the introduction of 50% more train services, future accessibility upgrades, and the safe operation of passenger and freight services.

“We’re encouraging all passengers travelling between Llandudno Junction and Chester to check before they travel over the weekend. As no trains will run between these destinations, our Manchester Airport, Cardiff Central, and Liverpool Lime Street services will start and terminate at Chester, while services from Holyhead will terminate at Llandudno Junction

“We’ll be running rail replacement services between Llandudno Junction and Chester roughly every half an hour on the Saturday, and every hour on the Sunday. We’ll also have ticket acceptance in place with Arriva Bus. Please allow extra time for your journey and check before you travel using our website or app”.

Colin Lea, Planning and Performance Director at Transport for Wales.