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Buses replace late night / early morning trains between Witham and Colchester from Monday 26 to Thursday 29 October

Planned Updated: 4 Aug 2026 08:57

Engineering work is taking place between Witham and Colchester, closing some lines.

The following services will be amended:

Monday to Wednesday:

  • 23:02 London Liverpool Street to Ipswich service will terminate at Colchester. For Manningtree and Ipswich, you should change at Colchester for the 23:30 London Liverpool Street to Norwich service
  • 23:48 London Liverpool Street to Colchester service will terminate at Witham - a rail replacement bus will operate from Witham to Colchester

Tuesday to Thursday:

  • 00:18 London Liverpool Street to Colchester service will terminate at Witham. A rail replacement bus will operate from Witham to Colchester
  • 00:46 London Liverpool Street to Colchester service will terminate at Witham. A rail replacement bus will operate from Witham to Colchester
  • 04:43 Colchester to London Liverpool Street service will start from Witham at 04:58. An earlier rail replacement bus service will run from Colchester to Witham, departing Colchester at 04:10 and connecting with the train at Witham

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner.

Replacement bus travel advice:

For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use our Rail Replacement Services page.

You can find the pick-up and set-down location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page.

Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.