Network Rail are delivering essential engineering between London Euston and Watford Junction.
Travel Advice
- Customers are being urged to avoid travel if they can during major railway disruption on Sunday 20 September until 16:00.
- Customers travelling between Milton Keynes Central and London Euston, are advised to travel via rail replacement buses between Milton Keynes Central and Bedford, connecting with either East Midlands Railway or Great Northern and Thameslink services to London St Pancras.
- An hourly train service will continue to operate between Milton Keynes Central and Watford Junction. For journeys between stations on this route and London, change at Watford Junction for a rail replacement bus to Potters Bar, where connections are available to Great Northern and Thameslink services to and from London King's Cross.
- Other operators' services are also impacted by this engineering work; visit nationalrail.co.uk for more information.
- After 16:00, services to/from London Euston will begin to resume. Trains are expected to be busy for passengers travelling from London Euston.
Ticket Acceptance
- Valid tickets for travel to/from London will be accepted on rail replacement buses.
- Your ticket will also be accepted for use on the following routes:
- East Midlands Railway and Great Northern & Thameslink services between Bedford – London St Pancras (Sunday 20th)
- Great Northern and Thameslink services between Potters Bar - London King's Cross (Sunday 20th)
- London Overground services between Watford Junction - London Euston (Saturday 19th 23:00 - Sunday 20th 01:00)
Rail Replacement Bus Locations
- Directional videos displaying walking routes to our rail replacement bus locations are detailed below:
Rail Replacement Bus Information
In times of disruption or during planned engineering works, we may run rail replacement services instead of a train.
Due to the timetables that the rail replacement services operate, there may be an extended wait at a station to allow passengers to join at that station. Journeys may also take longer and unforeseen delays such as road closures and traffic can occur, so please allow extra time for your journey.
You will need a valid rail ticket to travel on a rail replacement service. All of the vehicles that we use are fully accessible and will display the destination of travel and the wording 'rail replacement'.
Large items of luggage and non-folding bicycles are not permitted onboard rail replacement services. Animals are not permitted on rail replacement buses (except for assistance animals).
Food and drink may be taken onboard, however, this is at the driver's discretion. Toilets may be available onboard, although there may not be step-free access to these facilities.
As per the National Rail conditions of travel, if you’re claiming compensation due to a delay to your rail replacement journey , your compensation will be determined by the time difference between the actual time of arrival at your destination and the arrival time as published in the published timetable of the day.
- For more information on rail replacement services, click here.