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when planning your journey or booking your ticket using the online booking engine . amended service between stevenage and biggleswade letchworth garden city on saturday 15 and sunday 16 october engineering work is taking place between stevenage and biggleswade letchworth garden city closing some lines . read more about engineering work and why it is necessary . grand central on sunday all london kings cross to bradford interchange services and the 13 48 and 18 22 london kings cross to sunderland will depart several minutes earlier . great northern from 23 00 on saturday until 08 00 on sunday a reduced service will run with extended journey times and buses will replace trains between hertford north stevenage and letchworth garden city sandy . from 10 00 sunday services departing london kings cross will depart 5 minutes earlier and will not call at hitchin or arlesey . the sunday 00 22 london kings cross to cambridge service will be diverted to peterborough . the 00 55 london kings cross 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