Get you up to speed: Key London train station shuts on May bank holiday as Euston faces disruption
Network Rail has announced that Charing Cross station will close over the May bank holiday weekend due to signalling works, impacting London travel.
Network Rail announced that Charing Cross station will close over the bank holiday weekend due to signalling works, affecting 19.7 million annual passengers.
Charing Cross station will remain closed over the May bank holiday weekend due to signalling works, affecting travel through Cannon Street and Euston.
What we know so far
Disruptions are set to affect rail travel during the May bank holiday weekend, particularly at Charing Cross station in London. Scheduled engineering works will see the station closed, while altered services will operate at Euston and other key locations.
Charing Cross will remain shut for the weekend due to signalling upgrades in Lewisham, which Network Rail confirmed will also impact connectivity through Cannon Street, also closing on Sunday. Passengers are advised to use London Victoria and Blackfriars as alternative routes.
Euston will operate with a reduced service due to track laying works near Willesden and Primrose Hill. Additionally, the London Overground Lioness line will be suspended between Euston and Kilburn High Road until Tuesday.
Other regions, including Liverpool, Manchester, and areas of Yorkshire, will also face disruptions, with Liverpool Lime Street closed on May 3 and 4, and bus replacements scheduled between York and Darlington.
As a result, commuters should prepare for potential delays and altered travel plans across multiple routes during the bank holiday period.
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Major London train station closed on May bank holiday as disruption hits Euston | News UK
The May Bank holiday is nearly here, but it comes with a spate of disruption, including at one of London’s busiest stations.
One of the year’s sunniest bank holidays is upon us, set to bring a wave of balmy weather for parts of the UK.
However, rail travel over the long weekend could be less like smooth sailingdue to planned works, which will shut Charing Cross station and cause disruption at London Euston.
Elsewhere, the East Coast Main Line, one of the busiest routes in the UK, and Liverpool Lime Street stations are also earmarked for bank holiday works.
Charing Cross, which saw over 19.7 million passengers last year, will shut this weekend because of signalling works in and around Lewisham.
It will also hamper travel through Cannon Street, which will close on Sunday.
You will need to catch a train through London Victoria and Blackfriars instead, Network Rail warned.
Meanwhile at Euston, the station will have a reduced service throughout the weekend.
While the station won’t have to close, the laying of new track near Willesden and Primrose Hill means it will have a reduced service on the bank holiday weekend.
There will be no London Overground Lioness line between Euston and Kilburn High Road until Tuesday.
Other UK rail disruptions on May bank holiday
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Other rail disruptions will affect travel in Liverpool, Manchester, and West and North Yorkshire.
Liverpool Lime Street will be closed on Sunday, May 3, and Monday, May 4. for new signalling works.
Between York and Darlington, buses will replace trains between Saturday and Monday for the rebuilding of a junction, while major improvements between Manchester, Huddersfield and Leeds will see trains diverted and changes until May 25.
Full list of May bank holiday Tube closures
Bank holidays are an ideal time for works that keep the massive London transport network moving.
There is a host of planned engineering coming up on the TfL network too.
Here is a full list of them.
London Underground
- WTXpolitan line – Closed from Harrow-on-the-Hill to Amersham, Chesham and Watford between Saturday, May 2 and Monday, May 4
Elizabeth line
- Closures from Stratford to Shenfield until 11.30am, and from Paddington to Ealing Broadway until 7.45am on Sunday, May 3
Overground
- Liberty line – Closed from Romford to Upminster until 10.30am on Sunday, May 3
- Lioness line – Closed from Euston to Kilburn High Road between Saturday, May 2 and Monday, May 4
- Mildmay line – Closed from Gospel Oak to Stratford until 11.30am, and from Camden Road to Stratford after 10.15pm on Sunday, May 3
- Suffragette line – Closed from Gospel Oak to Barking until 9.45am, and from Barking to Barking Riverside until 12.30pm on Sunday, May 3
- Windrush line – Closed from Sydenham to West Croydon until 8am, and no service on the entire line after 7.15pm on Sunday, May 3
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