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More info × Group 28 Thank you for subscribing! We have more newsletters Show Me No thanks, close See our Privacy Notice Passengers have been warned to plan ahead for rail journeys in and around Cambridgeshire over Easter as some routes will be affected by engineering work. While much of the rail network will be open over the bank holiday, Network Rail says engineers will be working in some locations to maintain, renew and improve the railway infrastructure. That means some train services will be disrupted around Cambridge over the long bank holiday weekend.
Other services further afield will also be affected, in Chelmsford, Pitsea, and Basildon for those heading across the county border to Essex. Katie Frost, Network Rail's route director for Anglia said: "This Easter bank holiday, our engineering teams will be out across the network repairing, maintaining and renewing your railway to keep it working reliably and safely for everyone. Passenger numbers are generally lower over bank holidays which is why we work together as an industry to do as much work as we can, making the most of this time whilst disrupting the fewest journeys possible.
" Train operators have apologised to passengers who need to change their plans as a result. They have advised people to plan ahead, allow extra time for their journey and check for the latest service updates before setting off for the station. Read on to find out the main changes across the region.
Great Eastern main line On the Great Eastern main line between Shenfield and Colchester, work will be taking place from Sunday, April 20 to Easter Monday, April 21. Buses will replace Greater Anglia trains between Colchester and Billericay, Sudbury and Marks Tey as well as between Braintree and Witham. Trains will continue to operate between Norwich/Ipswich/Clacton-on-Sea and Colchester as well between Southend Victoria/Billericay and Liverpool Street.
The work will see: Renewal of track and a crossover between Chelmsford and Hatfield Peverel; Track work at Chelmsford station, including tamping to pack the ballast under the track; Removing redundant crossover at Brickhouse near Chelmsford station; Track work at Marks Tey including replacing worn out points, tamping, welding and stressing the rails. West Anglia main line On the West Anglia main line, engineering work will be taking place between Cambridge and Ely , and Cambridge and Newmarket from Saturday, April 19 to Monday, April 21. For Greater Anglia passengers, buses will replace trains between Ely and Cambridge as well as Bury St Edmunds and Cambridge.
For CrossCountry passengers, buses will replace trains between Ely/Cambridge and Stansted Airport. For Great Northern and Thameslink passengers, buses replace trains between Cambridge and Ely. Engineering work will see: Continuing work for the Cambridge re-signalling renewal project preparing for future commissioning stages; Installing approximately 180 metres of drainage and three drains at Barnwell junction.
Essex Thameside line (c2c) On the Essex Thameside line, engineers work will be taking place on Sunday 20 April between Basildon and Leigh-on-Sea, and between Stanford-le-Hope and Pitsea. Buses will replace c2c trains between between Basildon, Stanford-le-Hope, and Leigh-on-Sea. A train shuttle service will be in operation between Leigh-on-Sea and Shoeburyness.
Passengers on c2c trains with monthly or longer season tickets may travel on Greater Anglia services between Southend Victoria and London Liverpool Street (including Romford for travel to/from Upminster). A rail replacement between Upminster will also operate between Rainham, Purfleet and Grays. Passengers for Dagenham Dock have ticket acceptance on EL2 and 287 TfL bus services.
The work will see: Renewal of track and level crossing equipment at Jurgens Lane, West Thurrock; Track renewal preparation work at Barking; Replacement of rails at Grays station and Purfleet. Story Saved You can find this story in My Bookmarks. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.
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