TRAIN passengers are being warned to check times ahead of several days of key works over Easter.

Major track upgrades will be taking place on the railway north of Lancaster, as well as upgrades to overhead electric lines in Warrington and ongoing work to electrify the railway between Manchester Victoria and Stalybridge.

Euston station will be closed over the Easter weekend (19-22 April) and the early May bank holiday weekend (4-6 May) with no trains in or out on those days.

Martin Frobisher, route managing director for Network Rail, said: “We recognise there is never an ideal time to shut the railway for our must-do work. Bank holidays are the least disruptive time to do it, when fewer passengers use the railway compared to the working week. That way we can do the maximum amount of work while impacting the fewest number of people."

Where the line is open, trains will be running but passengers will have longer journeys, fewer available seats, and may need to use rail replacement buses.

For more information, passengers should check www.nationalrail.co.uk.