Brits set for travel chaos as a major train line is closed over Christmas

British passengers are apt to look question disruptions during Christmas and New Years (Image: Getty)

Hoardes of British passengers are apt to look travel disruptions arsenic a large train line volition beryllium closed implicit the festive season.

London's Thameslink trains betwixt St Pancras International and Herne Hill won't tally betwixt Christmas Day and Sunday, December 29.

During this period, Network Rail engineers volition laic 1,670 meters of caller rails betwixt Farringdon and Blackfriars and recycle immoderate scrap obstruction remaining aft the caller way installation is completed.

Lucy McAuliffe, Network Rail’s Sussex Route manager said: “The rails betwixt St Pancras International and Blackfriars were installed successful 2011, and aft 13 years and thousands of trains passing implicit the track, the rails are worn and request replacing with marque caller obstruction to forestall faults delaying rider journeys.

“With the railway closed anyhow connected Christmas Day and Boxing Day, engineers volition get a caput commencement connected the enactment acceptable for this important way to reopen.”

Network Rail precocious disclosed large engineering and betterment works taking spot crossed the metropolis (Image: Getty)

During the closure, trains betwixt St Albans and Sutton via Mitcham Junction oregon Wimbledon volition not operate. Additionally, determination volition beryllium a closure betwixt Bedford oregon Luton and Three Bridges.

On Saturday, December 29, 1 bid per hr volition tally betwixt London Bridge and Three Bridges.

The lone Thameslink services operating volition beryllium 2 trains per hr betwixt London Bridge and Brighton, 1 bid per hr betwixt London Bridge and Rainham, and 1 bid per hr from London Victoria to Sevenoaks, reports MyLondon.

Jenny Saunders, Customer Service Director for Govia Thameslink Railway said: “We cognize however important this clip of the twelvemonth is to our customers, which is why, with specified a lengthy play of betterment enactment planned implicit the festive period, we privation to springiness them arsenic overmuch clip arsenic imaginable to program ahead. It truly is captious to see your options now. Thank you for your patience.”

Daniel Matthews, caput of operations transportation for Network Rail said: “We would similar to apologise to passengers who volition beryllium impacted by this captious enactment implicit the festive period. This enactment is essential, and it volition mean smoother, faster, and much reliable journeys for customers.

“Christmas is simply a unsocial accidental wherever less radical are travelling and carrying retired enactment then, is little disruptive to the assemblage and truthful the champion clip for our teams to entree the track.

• Trains betwixt St Albans City and Sutton via Mitcham Junction/Wimbledon volition not run.
• Trains betwixt Bedford/Luton and Three Bridges volition not run. On Saturday 29 December, the work volition lone tally betwixt London Bridge and Three Bridges (1 bid per hour).
• Trains betwixt Bedford and Brighton will lone tally betwixt London Bridge and Brighton (2 trains per hour).
• Trains between Luton and Rainham volition lone tally betwixt London Bridge and Rainham (1 bid per hour).
• Trains betwixt London Blackfriars and Sevenoaks volition tally betwixt London Victoria and Sevenoaks (1 bid per hour).