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06/11/2023
Further Improvements To East Coast Main Line Digital Signalling
Network Rail has announced further upgrades to the East Coast Main Line digital signalling.
Passengers are being urged to plan ahead before travelling on Sunday 3 December 2023 as key engineering work takes place as part of the billion-pound East Coast Digital Programme (ECDP).
The ECDP will see the introduction of in-cab, digital signalling for trains running up and down the East Coast Main Line from London King’s Cross, resulting in a more reliable railway for passengers, and lower carbon emissions.
The work, which is being carried out between Welwyn Garden City and Hitchin in Hertfordshire, will see new equipment and technology installed in preparation for trains to operate using digital signalling in this area from 2025.
On Sunday 3 December, there will be changes to train services, with no LNER, Lumo, or Hull Trains services terminating at or departing from London King’s Cross station. Grand Central will be operating no service.
LNER will be operating a reduced service with train services starting and terminating at St Neots. Rail replacement coaches will run between St Neots and Bedford, where passengers can re-join rail services to London St Pancras.
Lumo services will terminate at Peterborough and a limited replacement coach service will be in operation. Hull Trains will be running a reduced train service which will divert and terminate in St Pancras.
Passengers are urged to check their journey before travelling via National Rail Enquiries or their train operator. Nearby engineering work in the Cambridge area may also impact on passengers’ journeys towards London's Liverpool Street station.
Ed Akers, Principal Programme Sponsor for Network Rail's East Coast Digital Programme, said: "This work is vital for the introduction of digital, in-cab signalling on the East Coast Main Line, which will provide a better service for passengers and reduce carbon emissions.
"We want to thank passengers for their patience and understanding ahead of this work and understand that journeys will take longer than they normally would.
"We're encouraging all passengers to check their journey before they travel via National Rail Enquiries or their train operator."
Passengers are being urged to plan ahead before travelling on Sunday 3 December 2023 as key engineering work takes place as part of the billion-pound East Coast Digital Programme (ECDP).
The ECDP will see the introduction of in-cab, digital signalling for trains running up and down the East Coast Main Line from London King’s Cross, resulting in a more reliable railway for passengers, and lower carbon emissions.
The work, which is being carried out between Welwyn Garden City and Hitchin in Hertfordshire, will see new equipment and technology installed in preparation for trains to operate using digital signalling in this area from 2025.
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On Sunday 3 December, there will be changes to train services, with no LNER, Lumo, or Hull Trains services terminating at or departing from London King’s Cross station. Grand Central will be operating no service.
LNER will be operating a reduced service with train services starting and terminating at St Neots. Rail replacement coaches will run between St Neots and Bedford, where passengers can re-join rail services to London St Pancras.
Lumo services will terminate at Peterborough and a limited replacement coach service will be in operation. Hull Trains will be running a reduced train service which will divert and terminate in St Pancras.
Passengers are urged to check their journey before travelling via National Rail Enquiries or their train operator. Nearby engineering work in the Cambridge area may also impact on passengers’ journeys towards London's Liverpool Street station.
Ed Akers, Principal Programme Sponsor for Network Rail's East Coast Digital Programme, said: "This work is vital for the introduction of digital, in-cab signalling on the East Coast Main Line, which will provide a better service for passengers and reduce carbon emissions.
"We want to thank passengers for their patience and understanding ahead of this work and understand that journeys will take longer than they normally would.
"We're encouraging all passengers to check their journey before they travel via National Rail Enquiries or their train operator."
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