A mid-week bus replacement service is on the cards for four months.

Greater Anglia has announced that due to overhead line renewals work, there will be no trains between Wickford and Southend on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 9.15pm until 12.25am, between June 4 and October 10.

Also between June 4 and October 10, there will be no trains between Shenfield and Southend on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 12.30am until close of service.

The last train from London Liverpool Street to Southend will be at 8.13pm.

The last train from Southend to Liverpool Street will be at 9pm.

After this time, there will be a bus service that will take roughly an hour.

Greater Anglia is also warning travellers to expect delays on Thursdays between Shenfield and Southend.