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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Ellen Kirwin

Easter travel chaos expected as trains cancelled and lines close

Travel chaos is expected over the Easter bank holiday weekend with five of the countries rail networks set to have disruption.

From Friday, April 15 until Easter Monday, April 18, the majority of mainline rail operators have planned repairs or upgrades.

That means that trains are cancelled or subject to change from major stations including Liverpool Lime Street.

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Travellers are being urged to check Avanti West Coast trains as there are no trains from Liverpool Lime Street to London Euston.

It's due to engineering work taking place at various locations between London Euston and Milton Keynes Central, closing all lines.

There are further works taking place on the West Coast Main Line throughout the Easter weekend causing further alterations to trains.

Trains will therefore start and terminate at Liverpool and Rugby.

Other North West disruption include lines closing between Preston and Blackburn, Crewe and Chester and trains running between Manchester Piccadilly and Preston will be diverted via Wigan North Western.

National Rail said: "Major engineering work will be taking place during the holiday period, affecting certain routes.

"Network Rail carry out essential improvement and engineering work across the rail network during this time as fewer than half the number of people usually travel by train.

"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."

More details on closures will be announced in the coming weeks, see the National Rail website to check your route.

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