No Luton Thameslink this weekend for engineering works
Brace yourselves – there’s a weekend of misery ahead for anyone planning to hop on a train to London.
Railway improvement work means there’ll be NO THAMESLINK trains running between Luton and Mill Hill Broadway in north London this weekend (Saturday, May 9 and Sunday, May 10), while East Midlands Railway (EMR) services will NOT RUN south of Bedford.
The upheaval is due to work in St Albans and Radlett – as well as an accessible footbridge and three lifts as part of the Access for All project at Luton station.
Replacement bus services will run between:
Bedford and Hitchin
Luton Airport Parkway and Hitchin via Luton
Harpenden and Potters Bar*via St Albans City
Mill Hill Broadway and Luton
Bedford and Luton
Dan Matthews, Network Rail operations director, said: “This weekend we’re carrying out further improvement work to make the railway more reliable and resilient for passengers and freight. This includes renewing track at St Albans, upgrading drainage and installing points at Radlett, and continuing our work to deliver step‑free access at Luton station.
“We appreciate everyone’s understanding while these important improvements take place, and we’re sorry to anyone whose journey will be affected.”
This weekend is the second of four between April and June when journeys between Bedford and London affected. Further engineering work is planned for June 20-21 and June 27-28.