Easter FRIDAY 10 UNTIL MONDAY 13 APRIL 2020

Railway improvement work affecting our services

Trains will be busier than usual and journeys times will be longer

Please check before you travel

1 Travelling over Easter Over the Easter weekend (Friday 10 until Monday 13 April), Avanti West Coast will be operating a reduced service due to Rail carrying out vital upgrade works on the . Services are expected to be much busier than normal during this time, and some journeys will take longer. We strongly advise you to make a seat reservation, plan your journey in advance and check before you travel. To offer flexibility over the Easter weekend, we’re lifting afternoon Peak Restrictions on Maundy Thursday. Between Friday 10 and Monday 13 April (inclusive) there will be a reduced service on the West Midlands and routes. Services between and will operate between Crewe and only.

Wolverhampton From Saturday 11 until Monday 13 April, services will be unable to call at . Rail replacement services will operate between: ■ – Wolverhampton

Liverpool Lime Street On Saturday 11 and Monday 13 April, services to / from Lime Street will be diverted via Warrington Bank Quay, with extended journey times and will not call at . Rail replacement services will operate in both directions between: ■ Warrington Bank Quay – Runcorn On Sunday 12 April journeys to / from Liverpool Lime Street will involve changing at Crewe for rail replacement services to / from Runcorn and Liverpool Lime Street.

2 North Western to Preston All day Saturday 11 April, and late Monday 13 April morning, direct services will operate between London Euston and Warrington Bank Quay, and International and Wigan North Western, change at Warrington Bank Quay for Preston. All day Sunday 12 April and until early Monday 13 April morning, change at Crewe for onward connections. Tickets will be valid on TransPennine Express services between: ■ Preston – Lancaster – Oxenholme Lake District – Penrith North Lakes – .

Glasgow Central / From Saturday 11 until Monday 13 April, services to / from Central / Edinburgh will involve a change at Carlisle. A limited rail service will operate between Carlisle and Glasgow Central via Dumfries. Rail replacement services will operate in both directions between: Carlisle – Lockerbie – Glasgow Central. Carlisle – Lockerbie – Edinburgh. (change at Edinburgh for Haymarket).

3 Avanti West Coast Route Map From Saturday 11 until Monday 13 April, services between Carlisle and Glasgow Central / Edinburgh, will be served by rail replacement. A very limited service will On Saturday 11 and operate between Carlisle and Monday 13 April, Glasgow Central via Dumfries. Runcorn will be served by rail replacement services to / from Warrington Bank Quay. On Sunday 12 April use services to / from Crewe, for onward connections

On Saturday 11 and Monday 13 All day Saturday 11 and on April, services will the afternoon of Monday be diverted via 13 April, rail replacement Warrington Bank services will operate Quay, with between Warrington Bank extended journey Quay and Preston. On times. On Sunday Sunday 12 April only, rail 12 April, use replacement services will services to / from operate between Crewe – Crewe for Warrington Bank Quay – onward Wigan North Western – connections Preston

From Saturday 11 until Monday 13 April, Wolverhampton will be served by rail replacement services to / from Stafford

From Friday 10 until Monday 13 April, there will be reduced capacity into / out of London Euston

Whilst most engineering work is completed on time, some projects do overrun by varying amounts of time at very short notice. For last minute service changes, please visit us at avantiwestcoast.co.uk Or nationalrail.co.uk Or call National Rail Enquiries on 03457 48 49 50

Most of the work contained within this booklet is in connection with the continued update and improvement of our network infrastructure.

Published February 2020. All details correct at time of going to press. Published by First West Coast Rail Limited, a FirstGroup and Trenitalia FS Group company. Registered Office: 4th Floor Capital House, 25 Chapel Street, London, United Kingdom, NW1 5DH. Registered in England No. 10349442