Rail passengers travelling to Stansted Airport advised to plan ahead amid improvement works

Passengers are reminded to check before they travel on Sunday, 20 October as engineering work will significantly impact journeys to and from Stansted Airport.

There will be no direct train services between London Liverpool Street and Stansted Airport on this date, and customers are advised to consider using alternative transport to and from the airport.

This is due to Network Rail carrying out improvement works on the concrete sleepers at Cheshunt junction and replacing a section of the railway near Stansted Mountfitchet.

Journeys to/from the airport by train can be made via Cambridge, with Stansted Express tickets accepted between London King’s Cross to Cambridge, and Cambridge to Stansted Airport. The journey time using this route will be approximately 1 hour 30 minutes.

Two trains an hour rail service will run between London Liverpool Street to Waltham Cross with limited capacity, and a very restricted replacement bus service – likely to be one bus with limited capacity – will operate between Waltham Cross and Stansted Airport. The total journey time via this route will be approximately 2 hours 40 minutes.

Buses will also replace trains between Hertford East and Waltham Cross.

Trains will continue to operate between Cambridge North and Stansted Airport.

Martin Beable, Greater Anglia managing director, said: “We are unable to operate direct trains between London Liverpool Street and Stansted Airport on Sunday, 20 October while Network Rail carry out essential engineering work.

“Customers are advised to plan ahead, allow more time for their journey and check before they travel. We are very sorry for any inconvenience caused.”

Ross Quantrill, Network Rail Anglia route engineer, said: “Our vital work on Sunday 20 October includes replacing worn-out concrete sleepers at Cheshunt junction, while nearby we are using tamping machines to restore the line and level of the track. Engineers will also replace a defective rail at a critical junction near Stansted Mountfitchet.

“We’re really sorry for the disruption but we’ll be working flat-out all day to help keep everyone’s journeys safe and reliable on this part of the network.”