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| King's Cross trains cancelled on Saturday | King's Cross trains cancelled on Saturday |
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| All trains to and from London King's Cross have been cancelled because of overrunning engineering. | |
| Network Rail said the work near the station was part of a £200m Christmas investment programme and described the move as "regrettable and unfortunate". | Network Rail said the work near the station was part of a £200m Christmas investment programme and described the move as "regrettable and unfortunate". |
| Operators intend to run services into other stations but watchdog Passenger Focus said it was "frustrating". | Operators intend to run services into other stations but watchdog Passenger Focus said it was "frustrating". |
| The Department for Transport said it would have talks with Network Rail about the "disappointing" delay. | |
| East Coast Trains said passengers would need to start or finish their journey at Finsbury Park in north London, with at least one change of train. | East Coast Trains said passengers would need to start or finish their journey at Finsbury Park in north London, with at least one change of train. |
| It said customers should defer travel where possible. | It said customers should defer travel where possible. |
| 'Passengers annoyed' | |
| National Rail said on its website that services to and from King's Cross would be "significantly disrupted" on Saturday. | National Rail said on its website that services to and from King's Cross would be "significantly disrupted" on Saturday. |
| It said: "A revised timetable is currently being developed and will be made available as soon as possible. Please check our website regularly for updates." | It said: "A revised timetable is currently being developed and will be made available as soon as possible. Please check our website regularly for updates." |
| David Sidebottom, passenger director at Passenger Focus, said: "Investment in maintenance and improvement is necessary, and we passengers understand that. | David Sidebottom, passenger director at Passenger Focus, said: "Investment in maintenance and improvement is necessary, and we passengers understand that. |
| "We will be looking to see that operators and Network Rail are doing all in their power to alert passengers, to help them make alternative arrangements and to make it easy for them to claim refunds or compensation." | "We will be looking to see that operators and Network Rail are doing all in their power to alert passengers, to help them make alternative arrangements and to make it easy for them to claim refunds or compensation." |
| A Department for Transport spokesperson said: "It is extremely disappointing that Network Rail's engineering works have overrun and will affect travellers during this festive season, passengers will be rightly annoyed. | |
| "This was essential work but passengers need to be able to plan and rely on Network Rail meeting its deadlines for having the network back in service. | |
| "The department is in contact with Network Rail to understand what went wrong and if lessons can be learned for the future." | |
| Sunday delays | |
| A Network Rail spokesman said the work was "a small part of a massive amount of engineering investment taking place over Christmas". | A Network Rail spokesman said the work was "a small part of a massive amount of engineering investment taking place over Christmas". |
| He said 4.5 million passengers use the railways on average every day, compared with two million a day over the Christmas and New Year holiday. | He said 4.5 million passengers use the railways on average every day, compared with two million a day over the Christmas and New Year holiday. |
| About 300 projects are being undertaken over the holidays across 2,000 sites up and down the country. | |
| National Rail said a reduced service to and from London King's Cross is expected to operate on Sunday, but journeys may be re-timed and take longer than expected. | |
| Trains will leave King's Cross up to 20 minutes earlier than normal, resuming their usual stopping times from Peterborough. Services to King's Cross will arrive up to 40 minutes later than normal. | Trains will leave King's Cross up to 20 minutes earlier than normal, resuming their usual stopping times from Peterborough. Services to King's Cross will arrive up to 40 minutes later than normal. |
| Other services will start or end at Doncaster, Newark North Gate, Peterborough or Stevenage. | Other services will start or end at Doncaster, Newark North Gate, Peterborough or Stevenage. |