Amended services in the Motherwell / Glasgow Central area from Saturday 30 March to Monday 1 April

Routes Affected

Avanti West Coast between London Euston / Birmingham New Street / Crewe and Glasgow Central

CrossCountry between Birmingham New Street and Glasgow Central

LNER between London Kings Cross and Glasgow Central

ScotRail services to / from Edinburgh / Motherwell / Glasgow Central

TransPennine Express between Liverpool Lime Street / Manchester Airport / Manchester Piccadilly / Preston and Glasgow Central

Validity Period

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Engineering work is taking place in the Motherwell area, closing some lines.

Avanti West Coast:

Saturday and Monday

  • One service every other hour (in both directions) between Preston and Edinburgh.
  • Glasgow Central to Milton Keynes Central services to call additionally at Lockerbie.

On Monday the 08:04 Birmingham New Street to Glasgow Central will call additionally at Lockerbie.

Sunday

  • One service every other hour (in both directions) between Carlisle and Edinburgh.
  • Glasgow Central to Milton Keynes Central services to call additionally at Lockerbie.

CrossCountry:

Trains will not run between Edinburgh and Glasgow Central.

Replacement buses will run between Edinburgh and Motherwell, you should use other services to / from Glasgow Central.

LNER:

Friday and Monday

  • The 15:30 London Kings Cross to Glasgow Central service will terminate at Edinburgh.

Sunday only

  • The 16:30 London Kings Cross to Glasgow Central service will terminate at Edinburgh.

Saturday, Monday and Tuesday

  • The 06:48 Glasgow Central to London Kings Cross service will start from Edinburgh at 08:00.

Rail replacement buses will run between Edinburgh and Motherwell.

If you are travelling to / from Glasgow Central you should use ScotRail services to complete your journey.

TransPennine Express:

On Sunday only, replacement buses will run between Preston and Carlisle. Train services will run between Manchester Airport and Preston, and between Carlisle and Edinburgh.

ScotRail:

From Saturday to Monday, trains between Edinburgh and Glasgow Central via Shotts will terminate at Carfin. A replacement bus service will operate between Shotts and Glasgow Central. An engineering map for can be found here. This map covers identical work between Carfin and Glasgow Central on Sunday.

On Saturday and Monday, trains between Edinburgh and Glasgow Central via Carstairs will be replaced by buses. An engineering map can be found here.

On Saturday and Sunday, buses will replace trains between Lanark / Motherwell and Glasgow Central. An engineering map can be found here.

On Monday, trains will run between Lanark and Motherwell. A replacement bus service will operate between Motherwell and Glasgow Central. An engineering map can be found here.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page .

You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages .

Please be advised that, on occasion, replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.