All trains in and out of London King’s Cross are expected to be cancelled today because of overrunning Network Rail engineering works north of the station, with a reduced service running tomorrow.
The advice to defer travel if possible comes as many workers who travelled to see relatives over the festive period are expected to use the railways to return to work on Monday.
East Coast spokesman Paul Emberley said: “Network Rail has apologised to passengers for the inevitable delays to their travel plans on Saturday as a result of the overrunning engineering works.
“East Coast is particularly sorry too for the inconvenience to its customers as a result, on what we know is an already very busy travel day immediately following the Christmas break.
“For customers intending to start or finish their journey at King’s Cross, consideration should be given to deferring travel plans to either Sunday or Monday.
“We’re working hard over the holiday period to make the necessary adjustments to our timetable as a consequence, and to provide as much information as we can.”
Network Rail said that the work was part of a £200 million Christmas investment programme, with most railways expected to return to normal on January 5.
It is one of 300 projects being undertaken over the holidays across 2,000 sites up and down the country by some 11,000 railway engineers.
A spokesman said: “What has happened is really regrettable and unfortunate, but it is a small part of a massive amount of engineering investment taking place over Christmas.”
The spokesman said that on a normal day 4.5 million passengers use the railways on average every day, compared with two million a day over the holidays.
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