EASTER weekend train travellers are being urged to plan ahead to avoid being caught up in rail upgrade impacts on the West Coast Main Line.

A major piece of improvement work is taking place at Wembley over the bank holiday which means Virgin Trains and London Northwestern Railway services will not operate to or from London Euston on Sunday.

Euston station’s Easter Sunday shutdown will affect rail services along the whole of the WCML into Scotland.

Services on the Saturday and the Monday of the long weekend will also be busier as fewer trains than normal will be running.

“We understand upgrade works on bank holidays can be frustrating, but we’re working with Network Rail to keep people on the move throughout Easter," said Peter Broadley, customer experience and commercial executive director for Virgin Trains. "It’s likely many of our services will be busier throughout the weekend and travel will be particularly difficult on Easter Sunday. If customers choose to travel, we strongly recommend they book tickets in advance, make a seat reservation and allow more time to get to their destination.”

Other work over Easter will take place in the Carnforth station area to maintain the track. It affect services to and from Scotland on the WCML.