News /Weekend closure at Euston

PASSENGERS from the north west who use Euston station to travel to and from London are being urged to avoid rail travel for two days over the August bank holiday while work takes place to prepare for the new high speed railway.

No trains will run in or out of Euston on Saturday, 26 and Sunday, 27 August while a major power supply to the station is rerouted by Network Rail on behalf of HS2 Ltd, in preparation for Britain’s new high speed railway.

The shutdown will impact all services on the West Coast main line. All services are expected to be extremely busy, passengers are unlikely to get a seat unless they have reserved where possible, they may need to change trains and queuing systems may be in place at busy stations. Passengers are urged to not travel on these dates unless essential.

Big events taking place over that weekend include Manchester Pride and the Rugby League Challenge Cup at Wembley.

While trains are not running on the West Coast main line into Euston, Network Rail will also be completing significant maintenance and improvements elsewhere as part of its national Railway Upgrade Plan.

Antonia Buckland, high speed rail sponsorship director for Network Rail, said: “The advice to passengers planning travel to or from Euston station this bank holiday is clear: plan your journeys on days other than Saturday and the Sunday and only travel by train on those days if absolutely essential. If you do travel, trains will be busier than usual, journeys will take longer and unless you have reserved one, you won’t be guaranteed a seat.”