Rail Travel Summary for Week 05: 27 April – 03 May
Updated on: 25 April
Compiled by Atos from information supplied by Network Rail and the Train Operating Companies.
The 2-alpha codes at the end of most items are translated in the Train Operating Company Codes section. The areas covered by each sub-heading are detailed in the Geographical Scope section.
Table of Contents
Introduction 2
Saturday and Sunday 3 Cross-London Connections 3 Essex & Anglia 4 North & West of London 5 South & South East 6 East & North East 7 Midlands, North Wales & North West 8 Cotswolds, South Wales & West Country 10 Scotland ___ 11
Monday to Friday 12 Cross-London Connections 12 Essex & Anglia 13 North & West of London 14 South & South East 15 East & North East 16 Midlands, North Wales & North West 17 Cotswolds, South Wales & West Country 18 Scotland ___ 19
Train Operating Company Codes 20
Geographical Scope 21
Introduction
This summary shows the main routes on which journeys are disrupted or amended for the dates shown above.
Alterations may affect other areas and passengers are advised to check journey times with National Rail Enquiries before travelling, via 08457 48 49 50 or www.nationalrail.co.uk.
Replacement buses are unable to carry bicycles or non-folding prams, and may depart early to maintain connections.
For further information regarding Cross-London Connections go to www.tfl.gov.uk.
Saturday and Sunday
Cross-London Connections
All Saturday St Pancras/Kings Cross-Liverpool Street/Fenchurch Street connections may take longer due to the partial closure of the Hammersmith & City and Circle Lines. (LT)
All Weekend Cannon Street Underground station is closed. Passengers should use nearby stations. (LT)
Essex & Anglia
2330 Saturday Liverpool Street-Norwich replaced by bus between Ipswich-Norwich. (LE)
0700 Sunday Norwich-Liverpool Street replaced by bus, departing early, between Norwich- Ipswich. (LE)
1915 Saturday-2359 Sunday Norwich-Nottingham services replaced by buses between Ely/March-Peterborough. Some fast buses also run between Norwich-Peterborough. (EM)
All Weekend Stansted Airport-Birmingham services replaced by buses between Cambridge- Peterborough. (XC)
All Weekend Kings Cross-Kings Lynn services replaced by buses between Cambridge- Downham Market. (FC)
All Weekend Cambridge-Norwich services replaced by buses between Cambridge-Brandon. (LE)
All Saturday Ipswich-Peterborough services replaced by buses between Whittlesea- Peterborough. All Sunday Replaced by buses between Bury St Edmunds-Peterborough. (LE)
All Saturday Ipswich-Cambridge services replaced by buses between Dullingham-Cambridge. All Sunday Replaced by buses between Bury St Edmunds-Cambridge. (LE)
All Weekend Liverpool Street-Chingford services replaced by London Transport underground services between Seven Sisters-Liverpool Street. (LE)
All Weekend Liverpool Street/Stratford-Hertford East/Stansted Airport/Cambridge services subject to diversions and delays, with bus or Underground connections required for some journeys. PASSENGERS MUST CHECK JOURNEY TIMES BEFORE TRAVELLING. (LE)
Sunday to 0730 Liverpool Street-Stansted Airport services replaced by buses. (LE)
2200 Saturday-2359 Sunday Fenchurch Street-Shoeburyness services replaced by buses Southend Central-Shoeburyness. (CC)
All Sunday Liverpool Street-Southend Victoria services replaced by buses Shenfield-Wickford. (LE)
Sunday to 0800 Norwich-Lowestoft/Great Yarmouth services replaced by buses for whole or part of the journey. (LE)
2050 Saturday – 2359 Sunday Ipswich-Felixstowe services replaced by buses throughout. (LE)
North & West of London
2030 Saturday-2359 Sunday Kings Cross-Stevenage services via Hertford North replaced by bus/Underground connections for whole or part of the journey. (FC)
Sunday to 0730 Bedford/Luton-Sutton/Brighton services replaced by bus or Underground connections across Central London. Kentish Town also served by buses. (FC)
2350 Saturday Oxford-Banbury replaced by bus. (GW)
All Sunday Euston-Watford Junction local services replaced by bus connections Queens Park-Harrow and Wealdstone. (LO)
All Sunday Stratford-Clapham Junction/Richmond services replaced by buses between Stratford-Highbury & Islington. (LO)
All Sunday Westbound services do not all at Caledonian Road & Barnsbury. (LO)
Sunday to 0615 Paddington-Heathrow Airport services cancelled. (HX)
2330 Saturday – 2359 Sunday Taplow/Burnham served by Bus connections to/from Slough. (GW)
0053 Sunday Kings Cross-Peterborough replaced by bus connections Welwyn Garden City- Peterborough. (FC)
Sunday to 0800 Kings Cross-Cambridge/Peterborough services replaced by buses Welwyn Garden City-Letchworth. (FC)
South & South East
All Sunday Birmingham-Bournemouth services diverted with delays. Basingstoke, Winchester and Southampton Airport served by rail/road connections. (XC)
All Sunday Reading-Basingstoke services replaced by buses. (GW)
Sunday to 0730 Bedford/Luton-Sutton/Brighton services replaced by buses/Underground across Central London. (FC)
All Weekend South London suburban services via Crystal Palace diverted, or replaced by buses for part of the journey. (SN)
Sunday to 1650 Waterloo-Reading services replaced by buses Virginia water-Reading. (SW)
All Sunday Victoria-Ramsgate/Dover services replaced by buses Strood-Gillingham. (SE)
All Sunday Victoria-Gillingham services replaced by buses Sole Street-Gillingham. (SE)
All Sunday Highbury and Islington-West Croydon services replaced by buses Crystal palace- West Croydon. (LO)
2330 Saturday-2359 Sunday Reading-Gatwick Airport services run to/from Redhill. Gatwick Airport served by buses at Reigate. (GW)
East & North East
All Weekend Doncaster-Goole/Hull services via Hatfield & Stainforth diverted with delays, or replaced by buses between Doncaster-Goole. (NT)
All Weekend Manchester/Doncaster-Scunthorpe/Grimsby/Cleethorpes services replaced by buses between Doncaster-Scunthorpe. Additional fast buses run between Doncaster- Grimsby/Cleethorpes All Sunday All services replaced by buses between Scunthorpe- Grimsby/Cleethorpes. (TP/NT)
2300 Saturday-0800 Sunday York/Leeds-Manchester Airport services replaced by buses for whole or part of the journey. (TP)
2200 Saturday-2359 Sunday Kings Cross-Leeds services and do not call at Wakefield. Doncaster-Wakefield-Leeds local services replaced by buses. (GR/NT)
All Sunday Kings Cross-Bradford services diverted with delays between Doncaster-Wakefield Kirkgate. (GC)
All Sunday St Pancras/Birmingham-Leeds/North east services do not call at Wakefield Westgate. Bus connections arranged. (EM/XC)
2220 Saturday-2359 Sunday Leeds-Sheffield local services replaced by buses between Leeds-Moorthorpe. (NT)
0937 Sunday Doncaster-Edinburgh, and 0830 Sunday Leeds-Edinburgh, start from York. Rail/road connections available 0900 Sunday Kings Cross-Edinburgh starts York. (GR)
All Weekend Sheffield-Doncaster/Hull services are unable to call at Meadowhall alternative bus services available. (TP/NT)
All Weekend Sheffield-Leeds/York services are unable to call at Rotherham Central, buses Sheffield-Swinton. (NT)
Saturday 2226 Doncaster-Leeds does not call at Outwood. (NT)
All Sunday Newcastle-Carlisle replaced by buses Hexham-Newcastle. (NT/SR)
Sunday to 1020 Bradford-York services replaced by buses Micklefield-York. (NT)
Midlands, North Wales & North West
All Saturday Norton Bridge, Barlaston and Wedgwood served by buses. (LM)
All Sunday Birmingham New Street-Walsall/Rugeley services replaced by buses Tame Bridge Parkway-Walsall/Rugeley. (LM)
1300 Saturday-1500 Sunday Euston/Birmingham-Carlisle/Scotland services replaced by buses between Preston-Oxenholme. A limited of through trains run via an alternative route. (VT)
1300 Saturday-1500 Sunday Manchester Airport-Barrow in Furness/Windermere services replaced by buses between Preston-Lancaster/Oxenholme. (TP)
Sunday from 2200 Liverpool-Manchester Airport services diverted. Wavertree-Manchester Oxford Road inclusive served by buses. (NT)
Saturday from 2300 Buses replace trains between Blackburn-Colne. (NT)
All Weekend Liverpool-Wirral/Ellesmere Port/Chester services do not call at Liverpool Lime Street Low Level. Passengers should use other stations within Central Liverpool and allow additional time to make connections on journeys via Lime Street. (ME)
2300 Saturday-0800 Sunday Manchester Airport-Leeds/York services replaced by buses for whole or part of the journey. (TP)
Sunday to 0730 Buses replace trains between Manchester Airport-Bolton/Blackpool. (TP)
All Sunday Manchester Piccadilly-Chester services diverted. Manchester Oxford Road-Helsby inclusive served by buses. Manchester-North Wales services require a change of train at Chester. (AW)
Saturday from 2300 Buses replace trains between Llandudno Junction-Holyhead. (AW)
0750 Sunday Shrewsbury-Cardiff replaced by bus between Shrewsbury-Hereford. (AW)
0440 Saturday Leicester-St Pancras departs early from Leicester, Kettering and Wellingborough. (EM)
All Sunday Derby-Crewe services replaced by buses between Derby-Stoke on Trent. (EM)
Sunday to 0900 Nottingham-Mansfield Woodhouse services replaced by buses. (EM)
Saturday from 2200 Buses replace trains between Birmingham-Derby/Nottingham. (XC)
All Sunday Some St Pancras-Nottingham replaced by buses between East Midlands Parkway-Nottingham. (EM)
Sunday to 1200 Buses replace trains between Derby-Nottingham. (EM)
Sunday to 1600 Northampton-Rugby services replaced by buses. (LM)
All Sunday Liverpool-Manchester Airport services terminate Wigan, buses operate Huyton- Manchester Oxford Road. (TP/NT)
Cotswolds, South Wales & West Country
0148 Sunday Fishguard Harbour-Cardiff replaced by bus Carmarthen-Cardiff Central. (AW)
0750 Sunday Shrewsbury-Cardiff replaced by bus between Shrewsbury-Hereford. (AW)
Sunday to 1230 Cardiff-Rhymney services replaced by buses between Cardiff-Rhymney. (AW)
Sunday to 1600 Valley Lines services via Radyr services diverted. Cardiff Queen Street, Cathays and Llandaf served by buses. (AW)
Sunday to 1130 Cardiff-Penarth/Barry Island services, and Cardiff-Bridgend services via Rhoose, replaced by buses for whole or part of the journey. (AW)
0830-1700 Saturday Some Bristol Temple Meads-Severn Beach services replaced by buses between Avonmouth-Severn Beach. (GW)
Sunday to 1300 Birmingham-Cardiff /Bristol/West Country services diverted with delays between Birmingham-Cheltenham Spa. Cardiff services also require a change of train en route. (XC)
1923 Saturday Portsmouth-Cardiff requires a change of train at Newport. (GW)
All Sunday Cardiff-Portsmouth/Brighton services replaced by buses Newport-Bristol Parkway. . (GW)
All Sunday Paddington/Swindon-Cheltenham services run to a special timetable and require a change of train at Gloucester. (GW)
All Sunday Paddington/Brighton/Portsmouth-South Wales services diverted with delays. Bristol Parkway served by rail/road connections. (GW)
0830 Sunday Paddington-Swansea runs early to maintain connections at Swansea. (GW)
Sunday to 1900 Paddington-Devon/Cornwall services diverted with delays. Newbury and Pewsey served by rail/road connections. Some local services in Devon and Cornwall re-timed to maintain connections. (GW)
Scotland ___
All Weekend Dalmarnock station closed. Passengers should use Bridgeton or Rutherglen. (SR)
1000 Saturday-1400 Sunday Edinburgh-Glasgow services via Shotts replaced by buses between Edinburgh/Haymarket-West Calder. (SR)
1000 Saturday-1400 Sunday Edinburgh-Birmingham services diverted with delays between Edinburgh-Carlisle. Also subject to diversions or bus replacement south of Carlisle. (VT)
1000 Saturday-1400 Sunday Edinburgh-Manchester services diverted via Newcastle. Haymarket-Bolton inclusive served by rail/road connections. (TP)
Monday to Friday
Cross-London Connections
No major services alterations reported.
Essex & Anglia
Monday-Thursday after 2030 Fenchurch Street services run to/from Liverpool Street. (CC)
North & West of London
Monday-Thursday from 2130 each night Paddington-Heathrow Airport/Reading services reduced in frequency. Acton Main Line, West Ealing and Hanwell served by buses. (GW/HX/HC)
Tuesday to 0405 Euston-Northampton services diverted via Rugby with extended journey time. (LM)
Monday to 0500 Pangbourne served by bus connections. (GW)
Monday-Thursday 2200-0500 Burnham/Taplow served by bus connections to/from Slough. (GW)
South & South East
Monday to 0400 Reading-Basingstoke services replaced by buses. (GW)
Tuesday-Friday 0430 Guildford-Waterloo departs early for passengers travelling to/from Woking only. (SW)
Monday-Thursday 2320-0425 each night Victoria-Gillingham/Ramsgate services replaced by buses for part of the journey. (SE)
Monday-Thursday 0020-0455 St Johns-Lewisham replaced by buses (SE)
Tuesday-Friday 2350 Waterloo-Reading replaced by bus connections Virginia Water- Reading. (GW)
Monday-Thursday 2130-0530 each night Gatwick Express services reduced in frequency. (GX)
Monday-Thursday 2130-0530 each night Victoria-Tattenham Corner services start from/terminate at London Bridge. All other suburban services via East Croydon run to a special timetable. (SN)
East & North East
Monday-Friday Doncaster-Goole/Hull services via Hatfield & Stainforth diverted with delays, or replaced by buses between Doncaster-Goole. (NT)
Monday-Friday Doncaster-Scunthorpe/Grimsby/Cleethorpes services replaced by buses between Doncaster-Scunthorpe. Some fast buses also run Doncaster-Grimsby/Cleethorpes. (TP/NT)
Monday-Thursday 2156 Newcastle-Manchester Airport and 2318 Manchester Airport-York diverted. Dewsbury served by bus. (TP)
Monday-Thursday 2247 Sheffield-Manchester Piccadilly does not call Stockport bus Chinley- Manchester Piccadilly. (NT)
Midlands, North Wales & North West
Monday-Friday Norton Bridge, Barlaston and Wedgwood served by buses. (LM)
Monday-Friday Liverpool-Wirral/Ellesmere Port/Chester services do not call at Liverpool Lime Street. Passengers should use other stations within Central Liverpool, and allow additional time to make connections on journeys via Lime Street. (ME)
Tuesday-Thursday 2245 Wolverhampton-Euston diverted and 2254 Birmingham- Northampton terminates at Rugby. Long Buckby and Northampton served by bus. (VT/LM)
Monday-Thursday 2200-0600 each night Blackpool/Preston-Colne services replaced by buses for whole or part of the journey. (NT)
Monday-Thursday 2310-0615 each night Blackpool-Manchester services diverted, or replaced by buses for part of the journey between Preston-Manchester. (TP/NT)
Monday-Thursday 2310-0500 each night Liverpool-Manchester Victoria/Manchester Airport services replaced by buses. (NT)
Monday-Thursday 2240-0500 each night. Manchester-Wilmslow/Crewe local services diverted, or replaced by buses for part of the journey. (NT)
Monday 2255 Birmingham-Holyhead runs later and DOES NOT CONNECT with Irish Ferry services. (AW)
Monday-Thursday 2200 Euston-Manchester Piccadilly diverted passengers for Crewe change at Stafford. (VT)
Monday-Thursday after 2030 Shrewsbury-Welshpool replaced by bus connections. (AW)
Monday-Friday late evening St Pancras-East Midlands services run later to destinations. (EM)
Monday-Thursday 2355-0500 Manchester Oxford Road-Liverpool Lime Street services replaced by buses Hunts Cross-Liverpool Lime Street. (NT)
Monday-Friday to 0500 Each Morning Liverpool-Manchester Airport services replaced by buses throughout. (TP)
Monday-Friday after 2250 Stockport-Buxton services replaced by buses. (NT)
Cotswolds, South Wales & West Country
Monday-Thursday Paddington-Devon/Cornwall services diverted with delays between Reading-Taunton. Newbury-Castle Cary inclusive served by rail/road connections. (GW)
Monday-Thursday 1218 Paddington-Taunton terminates at Bedwyn. (GW)
Monday-Thursday 1523 Taunton-Paddington starts from Castle Cary. (GW)
Monday-Thursday 2240-0600 each night South West Wales services diverted, or replaced by buses in the Swansea area. (AW)
Scotland ___
Monday-Friday Dalmarnock station closed. Passengers should use Bridgeton or Rutherglen. (SR)
Train Operating Company Codes
AW Arriva Trains Wales CC c2c CH Chiltern Railways EM East Midlands Trains FC First Capital Connect GC Grand Central GR East Coast GW First Great Western GX Gatwick Express HC Heathrow Connect HT Hull Trains HX Heathrow Express IL Island Line LE Greater Anglia LM London Midland LO London Overground LT London Underground ME Merseyrail NT Northern Rail SE Southeastern SN Southern SR ScotRail SW South West Trains TP First TransPennine Express TW Tyne & Wear Metro VT Virgin Trains XC Cross Country
Geographical Scope
Cross-London Connections Underground links between the Central London termini
Essex & East Anglia All services from/to London Fenchurch Street/Liverpool Street, and connecting branch lines Rural services in Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and Norfolk. Stansted Airport/Norwich-Peterborough
North & West of London Suburban services between London and: Stevenage/Cambridge/Peterborough St Albans/Luton/Bedford Watford Junction/Tring/Milton Keynes/Northampton Aylesbury Banbury/Birmingham/Stratford-upon-Avon via High Wycombe Reading/Newbury/Bedwyn/Oxford East London/North London/West London Lines and Gospel Oak-Barking Associated branch lines of the above
South & South East South London, Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Dorset Coast Waterloo-Salisbury/Yeovil/Exeter Services via Richmond/Hounslow Reading-Basingstoke/Gatwick Airport Reading-Bournemouth Westbury-Southampton Castle Cary-Weymouth Isle of Wight
East & North East London-Doncaster/North East/Scotland * Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, Humberside North East England Leeds-Morecambe/Carlisle and Newcastle-Carlisle
Midlands, North Wales & North West London-East Midlands/Sheffield * London-West Midlands/North West/Scotland * East & West Midlands suburban/rural services Birmingham-Reading * Birmingham-Sheffield/Peterborough Mid Wales & North Wales, Greater Manchester, Merseyside & North West England
Cotswolds, South Wales & West Country London-Bristol/South Wales/Devon/Cornwall and branches * South Wales Local Service Llanelli-Shrewsbury & Newport-Shrewsbury Oxford-Worcester-Hereford
Scotland All services in Scotland
* Other than the suburban services listed in the North & West of London area.