Industry sources have revealed that the line will close to train over three blocks of two weeks every year between 2026 and 2028. In total, the West Coast Main Line connects to 46 stations.

Network Rail engineers will be improving the railway during a three-week closure through Stockport this August.

Those affected will have to use replacement bus services or take trains using diversionary routes. The three-week closure - ...

Avanti West Coast services between Piccadilly and Euston are facing long delays and cancellations this morning (July 30). It ...

Train passengers travelling to the North West from the East Midlands have been warned of three weeks of disruption to ...

Trains on some routes travelling in and out of Scotland on the West Coast Main Line have been cancelled for the rest of the day. Avanti West Coast confirmed services north and south of the border ...

Rail passengers are being warned of major disruption along the West Coast Main Line. National Rail said an incident between ...

The biggest rail union has suspended strikes on the West Coast main line for the next two Sundays – but the announcement comes too late for a normal service to run on 19 January.

UK: West Midlands Trains is to transfer to the public sector on February 1 2026, the Department for Transport has confirmed.

A new junction will help freight trains from Northampton Gateway to join the West Coast Main Line at higher speeds.