Check before you travel this Easter and over the May Bank Holiday weekends
We’re making improvements to the railway this spring. Some train journeys might be affected – check below for more details. Easter travel advice is shown first, followed below by the two May bank holidays
Please check before you travel during the Easter weekend
A very warm welcome to our Easter travel advice for 2025.
Planned essential engineering works and upgrades will be taking place at numerous locations this Easter as Network Rail works to improve the railway.
Some train companies will also be making changes to their timetable, and to some train times, to match services to the number of customers travelling.
This year, our Easter weekend travel advice covers the period from Friday 18 April (Good Friday in England, Wales and Scotland) through until Monday 21 April (Easter Monday in England and Wales).
We do recommend that you plan your Easter weekend travel in advance. Be in the know before you go and check before you travel using the Trainline Journey Planner. Important information and useful travel advice relating to your journey may show with warning symbols on your journey results.
Please note that Journey Planner information is subject to change as timetables are still being finalised. Please continue to check your journey until you are due to set off – this will give you a chance to adjust your journey plans in advance if necessary, and avoid any last-minute disappointment.
Major improvement work on your railway during the Easter weekend
A considerable number of engineering and improvement projects will be undertaken during the Easter Bank Holiday weekend from Friday 18 to Monday 21 April 2025. Here are links to some of the biggest works:
- London Euston: lines to and from London Euston will be closed from Saturday 19 to Monday 21 April. Alternative ways of getting to and from central London will be available from the north west, Birmingham and Milton Keynes
- Manchester / Stockport: the closure of the lines through Stockport from Saturday 19 to Monday 21 April will disrupt many journeys to, from and through Manchester
- London Victoria: from Friday 18 to Monday 21 April: no Southeastern services will call at London Victoria (trains will be diverted) and Southern will have a reduced service to and from London Victoria
- Carlisle / Glasgow / Edinburgh: from Saturday 19 to Monday 21 April buses will replace trains between Carlisle and Glasgow via Lockerbie, Carlisle and Dumfries, and Carlisle and Edinburgh
- There will also be disruptive work taking place at London Paddington (Friday to Monday), at Cambridge (Friday to Monday), and in the Leeds / Huddersfield area (Saturday to Monday)
Please visit our Status and Disruptions pages where you can find details of all the engineering works for the Easter weekend.
Please check before you travel during the May bank holiday weekends
A very warm welcome to our Early May and Late May bank holiday travel advice for 2025.
- Early May (or May Day) bank holiday weekend runs from Saturday 3 May to Monday 5 May 2025
- Late May (or Spring) bank holiday weekend runs from Saturday 24 May to Monday 26 May 2025
Planned essential engineering works and upgrades will be taking place at numerous locations during the bank holiday weekends as Network Rail works to improve the railway.
Some train companies will also be making changes to their timetable, and to some train times, to match services to the number of customers travelling.
We do recommend that you plan your bank holiday weekend travel in advance. Check before you travel using the Trainline Journey Planner. Important information and useful travel advice relating to your journey may show with warning symbols on your journey results.
Please note though that this information is subject to change as timetables are still being finalised, please check before you travel. Please check our Status and Disruptions pages for up to date real time information.
Improvement work on your railway during the Bank Holiday weekend
A considerable number of engineering and improvement projects will be undertaken during the May Bank Holiday weekends. The impact of this work will be reflected in Journey Planners.