From Saturday 17 October to Sunday 25 October, railway engineers will be replacing 1km of track that was severely flooded last year, helping to keep trains running safely and reliably for years to come.<\/p>\n
While work takes place, no trains will serve Hertford East, Ware, St Margarets, or Rye House stations, with rail replacement buses and ticket acceptance in operation.<\/p>\n
A burst Thames Water sewer pipe flooded the tracks through Rye House station in December 2025, closing the line for nearly a week while teams got control of the flooding and carried out a full clean-up operation. Some repairs were made to the railway infrastructure at the time, but extensive work is now needed so the route is fit for the future. Engineers will be completely replacing 1km of rails, sleepers, and ballast (the stones underneath the track). The new track is expected to last for more than half a century.<\/p>\n
At the same time as the track replacement is taking place, engineers will also be working at St Margarets station. They\u2019ll finish upgrading Platform 1 and carry out essential maintenance on the footbridge so passengers can continue to travel safely and smoothly.<\/p>\n
Martin Beable, chief operating officer for GBR Anglia, said: \u201cIt\u2019s essential that we replace the track through Rye House station following last year\u2019s major floods on our infrastructure. There\u2019s never a good time to close the railway, especially for an extended period, but this is a big job that we must get done to keep providing the best possible service on the Hertford East branch. We\u2019re really sorry for the disruption, and advise that passengers start planning ahead if possible.\u201d<\/p>\n
GBR Anglia brings c2c, Greater Anglia and Network Rail Anglia together under a single unified structure on the journey to Great British Railways. The three organisations are increasingly planning and delivering as one railway, enabling faster and more joined up decision-making.<\/p>\n
During the first weekend of the Hertford East line works, Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 October, vital maintenance will additionally be taking place:<\/p>\n
Teams will be delivering a range of upgrade works on these routes, including improving platforms at Cheshunt and Stansted Mountfitchet stations.<\/p>\n
Journeys on Greater Anglia, Stansted Express and the Weaver line will be affected as below.<\/p>\n
On the Hertford East branch line<\/strong><\/p>\n Throughout the period, Greater Anglia tickets will be valid on Great Northern services between Hertford North and Moorgate \/ London King\u2019s Cross. There will also be ticket acceptance on the TfL Circle \/ Hammersmith & City \/ Metropolitan line between King\u2019s Cross and Liverpool Street, and on the Victoria line between Tottenham Hale and King\u2019s Cross.<\/p>\n From Monday 19 October \u2013 Sunday 25 October, customers holding tickets to\/from Hertford East, St Margarets, Ware and Rye House may also travel to\/from Harlow Town and Roydon. During this period, trains that would normally run between Hertford East and London will instead start and finish at Broxbourne or Bishop\u2019s Stortford.<\/p>\n The largest alternative car parks are at Broxbourne and Harlow Town. Roydon and Cheshunt have small car parks.<\/p>\n Customers are strongly encouraged to use the alternative services with ticket acceptance, as the rail replacement buses to and from Hertford East have limited space.<\/p>\n On the main line between London Liverpool Street and Stansted Airport \/ Cambridge<\/strong><\/p>\n Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 October<\/p>\n On the London Overground Weaver line<\/strong><\/p>\n Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 October<\/p>\n From Saturday 17 October to Sunday 25 October, railway engineers will be replacing 1km of track that was severely flooded last year, helping to keep trains running safely and reliably for years to come. While work takes place, no trains will serve Hertford East, Ware, St Margarets, or Rye House stations, with rail replacement buses [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16017,343,16015,47,16016,913,85],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-576532","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-industry-news","category-infrastructure","category-permanent-way","category-rail-news","category-train-operating-companies","category-travel","category-uk"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n
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