No direct England-Scotland trains to run on February weekend as both West and East Coast main lines closed
The IndependentSign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Network Rail has confirmed it will close stretches of both the East Coast and West Coast main lines over the weekend of 18 and 19 February – making nonstop journeys between Scotland and London impossible on Saturday or Sunday. Closures for engineering work of the UK’s two key rail arteries – the East Coast and West Coast main lines – rarely take place simultaneously. But on 18 and 19 February, the West Coast main line between Glasgow and London Euston will be blocked in the Preston area, while London King’s Cross – hub for the East Coast main line from Edinburgh, northeast England and Yorkshire – will be closed. On the West Coast main line, the cheapest ticket currently on sale from Glasgow to London on 18 February involves a train to Lancaster, a bus to Buckshaw Parkway, and a local train to Manchester before finally catching an express to Euston, with the journey set to take nearly eight hours.
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