Passengers are being warned to avoid Euston for 10 days over Christmas as it is expected to be “extremely busy” due to engineering work and other station closures.Paddington station will be shut for five days during the festive period, with Great Western Railway diverting its long-distance trains from Wales, Devon and Cornwall into Euston between December 27-29.Ellie Cunningham explains.
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00:00It may feel like an age before Christmas, but already the train companies are warning of a not-so-jolly travel season.
00:07Heads up, if you're planning on heading home from Euston Station, Liverpool Street, Paddington or St Pancras, you may want to rethink that.
00:17Basically, Euston Station is going to be chaos from December 23rd to January 4th.
00:23This is due to a bunch of engineering works and rerouted trains.
00:27And this comes after Network Rail has already told the station to make improvements to avoid surges and overcrowding, something that often appears in passenger complaints.
00:38And it's not just there. TfL says it's going to cut London overground services by half when Liverpool Street is closed between Christmas Day and January 2nd.
00:48And St Pancras and Paddington are also going to be affected.
00:53So the advice, as always, is plan ahead. Or you can invite your in-laws to London and start looking up turkey basting techniques now.