Peterborough commuters face delays due to weekday rail work

Rail commuters will face disruption because of weekday engineering work

Rail users taking trains between Peterborough and London can expect disruption when engineering work is carried out on two weekdays, Network Rail has said.

Work requiring line closures is normally done on weekends and bank holidays, when most commuters are home.

But Network Rail says work will also be done on a Monday and a Tuesday - on 19 and 20 February.

Officials said signalling was being upgraded.

Network Rail said on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 February, work would take place between London and Peterborough.

London North Eastern Railway (LNER) would run replacement coaches between Grantham and Huntingdon, where customers could catch "rail shuttle services" to London King's Cross.

The Network Rail spokesman said from Saturday 17 February to Tuesday 20 February, more work would be done.

He said LNER would run replacement coaches between Peterborough and Bedford, where customers could catch trains to London St Pancras.

Network Rail said work was part of a "billion-pound project" to "upgrade and digitise signalling" and create a "more reliable, efficient and greener railway".

The spokesman added: "Customers are advised to plan ahead and check before travelling as impacted journeys will take longer and may involve a rail replacement coach service."

Ricky Barsby, head of access and integration for the East Coast Digital Programme, said: "We want to thank passengers for their patience and understanding ahead of this essential work and are reminding passengers to check their journey before they travel via National Rail Enquiries or through their train operator."