Rail passengers using the King’s Lynn line face disruption during several weekends in October as engineering work is carried out on the railway.
Replacement buses will operate between King’s Lynn and Cambridge or Cambridge North during three weekends, while an amended Great Northern train service will run between King’s Lynn and Cambridge on Sunday, 25 October.
The planned work comes after months of disruption on the King’s Lynn line, with passengers facing timetable changes and cancellations.
Rail companies also apologised to passengers on the King’s Lynn to London line earlier this month and set out an action plan aimed at improving services.
GBR Anglia said work planned across Cambridgeshire and parts of Norfolk includes renewing signals between Cambridge North and Ely, track re-railing, overhead line maintenance, drainage improvements, vegetation clearance and inspections.
It said maintenance, renewals and repairs were particularly important as the railway continued to deal with the impact of the hot summer, which had resulted in soil moisture deficit affecting tracks across parts of north Cambridgeshire and Norfolk.
On Saturday, 10 and Sunday, 11 October, buses will replace trains between Cambridge North and King’s Lynn.
The following weekend, 17 and 18 October, buses will replace trains between Cambridge and King’s Lynn via Ely.
An amended Great Northern train service will run between King’s Lynn and Cambridge on Sunday, 25 October.
Further disruption is planned for Saturday, 31 October and Sunday, 1 November, when buses will again replace trains between Cambridge North and King’s Lynn.
Chettisham level crossing on Lynn Road, north of Ely, will also close to traffic at various times overnight and at weekends throughout October and into early November, with a diversion route in place.
GBR Anglia chief operating officer Martin Beable said: “This autumn we’re continuing to invest in the railway infrastructure, delivering vital work to keep services operating safely and reliably for our customers.
“This does mean allowing our teams to safely work while trains are not running, but I want to reassure passengers that we are doing as much as we can with the time we have to improve, inspect and repair railway infrastructure.”
He added: “I want to thank all our customers for their patience and understanding while we complete this really important work.”
Passengers are being advised to check their journeys before travelling and allow extra time.
