Rail Travel Summary for Week 44: 28 January-3 February
Updated on: 26 January
Compiled by Worldline 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 Long-Term Service Alterations 2
Saturday and Sunday 3 Cross-London Connections 3 Essex & Anglia 4 North & West of London 5 South & South East 6 East & North East 8 Midlands, North Wales & North West 9 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.
Long-Term Service Alterations
Long-term emergency repairs affect Leeds-Carlisle services until March 2017 due to a landslip. For further information click on this link: www.networkrail.co.uk/carlisle/
Liverpool Street-Shenfield TfL Rail trains are replaced by buses between Brentwood-Shenfield until May 2017 due to construction work: https://tfl.gov.uk/travel-information/improvements-and- projects/shenfield-improvements.
Liverpool-Wirral/Chester services are replaced by buses between Central Liverpool-Birkenhead North/Birkenhead Central until 12 February 2017. Further work will take place on this route between February and June 2017: www.merseyrail.org/wirral-track-renewal/phase-1.aspx
Passengers must check journey times before travelling, either with National Rail Enquiries or the individual train operators.
Saturday and Sunday
Cross-London Connections
No major service alterations reported.
Essex & Anglia
2000 Saturday-1330 Sunday Liverpool Street-Southend Central/Shoeburyness services start from/terminate at Fenchurch Street. Stratford served by Underground. (CC)
All Weekend Liverpool Street-Shenfield local trains replaced by buses between Brentwood- Shenfield (XR)
All Sunday Liverpool Street-Southend Victoria/East Anglia services replaced by Underground and buses between Liverpool Street-Newbury Park-Wickford/Witham. Liverpool Street-Harwich Boat Trains replaced by buses throughout. (LE)
All Sunday Ipswich-Felixstowe services replaced by buses (LE)
All Weekend Liverpool Street/Stratford-Cheshunt/Hertford East/Cambridge/Stansted Airport services via Tottenham Hale diverted. Passengers for Tottenham Hale-Waltham Cross inclusive should use nearby stations on parallel route (LE)
All Weekend Liverpool Street-Hertford East/Cambridge/Stansted Airport services replaced by buses between Cheshunt-Hertford East/Bishops Stortford/Stansted Airport. Direct buses operate Liverpool Street-Stansted Airport (LE)
North & West of London
2345 Saturday-0845 Sunday Kings Cross-Peterborough services replaced by buses between Letchworth-Peterborough (GN)
Saturday to 0520 Hertford North/Welwyn Garden City-Moorgate southbound services do not call at Harringay or Hornsey (GN)
Sunday to 0800 Hertford North/Welwyn Garden City-Moorgate services will be diverted to/from Kings Cross. Southbound services do not call at Harringay or Hornsey (GN)
All Weekend Gospel Oak-Barking services cancelled, with stations served by bus connections and/or Underground. (LO)
All Sunday Richmond-Willesden Junction-Stratford services replaced by buses (LO)
Sunday to 1400 Watford Junction-Clapham Junction/East Croydon services cancelled. Tickets valid via Central London (SN)
Sunday to 1200 Euston-Watford Junction local services replaced by Underground connections between Euston-Kilburn High Road (LO)
Sunday to 0730 Euston-Milton Keynes/Northampton services replaced by buses (LM) Sunday from 0730 Euston-Milton Keynes/Northampton services operate to an amended timetable. Some services depart early from Euston and Watford Junction (LM)
2341 Saturday Oxford-Banbury replaced by bus. (GW)
0036 Sunday Reading-Oxford replaced by bus. (GW)
Sunday from 2300 Oxford-Didcot services replaced by buses (GW)
2240 Saturday to 1030 Sunday Pangbourne served by buses from Tilehurst (GW) Sunday from 2130 Pangbourne served by buses from Tilehurst (GW)
All Saturday Paddington-Hayes/Reading local services run to a special timetable. Some services depart early from Paddington (GW)
South & South East
All Sunday Reading-Guildford/Gatwick Airport services replaced by buses between Reading- Guildford, with delays. Buses depart early from Reading to maintain connections. (GW/XC)
All Sunday Waterloo-Reading services replaced by buses between Ascot-Reading (SW)
All Saturday Virginia Water-Weybridge services replaced by buses (SW)
All Sunday Waterloo-Hounslow/Twickenham/Windsor/Shepperton services run to an amended timetable, with reduced frequencies (SW)
All Saturday Queenstown Road closed. Passengers should use other nearby stations (SW)
All Saturday Waterloo-Epsom/Chessington services require change of train at Wimbledon or Raynes Park (SW)
All Saturday Waterloo-Guildford via Cobham/Hampton Court services require change of train at Surbiton (SW)
All Sunday Waterloo-Kingston/Hampton Court/Woking/Effingham Junction/Dorking/ Chessington local services replaced by buses between Clapham Junction-Kingston/Hampton Court/Woking/Effingham Junction/Raynes Park/Chessington (SW)
All Sunday Berrylands closed. Rail tickets accepted on local buses from Surbiton (SW)
All Weekend Waterloo-Salisbury/Exeter/Southampton/Bournemouth/Weymouth/Alton/ Guildford/Portsmouth services run to an amended timetable, with reduced frequencies and services diverted with extended journey times. Many services depart early from Waterloo. Passengers should check times before travelling (SW)
0730 Sunday Southampton Central-Brighton replaced by bus between Southampton-Fareham (SN)
Sunday to 0630 Gatwick Express services replaced by buses (GX) Sunday from 0630 Gatwick Express services reduced in frequency (GX)
All Weekend Victoria/Blackfriars-Brighton/Sussex Coast services reduced in frequency and replaced by buses between Three Bridges-Brighton/Lewes (SN)
All Weekend Brighton-Ashford services replaced by buses between Hastings-Ashford (SN)
All Sunday Victoria-Sutton via West Croydon services cancelled (SN)
All Sunday London Bridge-East Croydon via Streatham services diverted. Streatham-Selhurst served by buses (SN)
All Weekend Services to/from/via London Bridge are affected by station reconstruction. Some journeys require bus or Underground connections. Cannon Street services do not call at London Bridge. Passengers must check alternative arrangements before travelling. (TL/SN/SE) www.thameslinkprogramme.co.uk/
All Weekend Cannon Street closed. Alternative rail/Underground/Docklands Light Railway/bus connections provided. Passengers should check journey times before travelling. (SE)
All Saturday Charing Cross-Hayes services reduced in frequency (SE)
All Sunday Charing Cross-Hastings services start from London Bridge and retimed and diverted (SE)
All Sunday Victoria-Ashford via Maidstone services replaced by buses between Maidstone East-Ashford (SE)
All Sunday Charing Cross-Kent Coast via Tonbridge services diverted from/to London Victoria (SE)
All Sunday Charing Cross-Sevenoaks local services replaced by buses between Lewisham- Orpington (SE)
All Saturday St Pancras/Victoria-Kent Coast via Chatham services replaced by buses between Rainham-Sittingbourne (SE) All Sunday St Pancras/Victoria-Kent Coast via Chatham services replaced by buses between Gillingham-Sittingbourne (SE)
All Weekend Sittingbourne-Sheerness services replaced by buses (SE)
East & North East
All Weekend Leeds-Carlisle services replaced by buses between Appleby/Armathwaite- Carlisle, with delays up to 60 minutes (NT) www.networkrail.co.uk/carlisle/
1200 Saturday-1200 Sunday Kings Cross/South West/Birmingham/Liverpool/Leeds- Newcastle-Scotland services diverted with journey times extended by 60 minutes, or replaced by buses between Darlington-Newcastle. (GR/TP/XC)
All Sunday Nottingham-Sheffield-Barnsley-Leeds services diverted. Sheffield-Barnsley served by buses (NT)
All Sunday Sheffield-Barnsley-Huddersfield services replaced by buses between Sheffield- Barnsley (NT)
Midlands, North Wales & North West
All Saturday Norton Bridge, Barlaston and Wedgwood served by buses. (LM)
2031 Saturday Euston-Preston replaced by bus between Crewe-Preston (VT)
All Weekend Liverpool-Wirral/Chester services replaced by buses between Central Liverpool- Birkenhead North/Birkenhead Central and between Hooton-Chester (ME): www.merseyrail.org/wirral-track-renewal/phase-1.aspx
All Weekend Preston-Blackpool North/South services replaced by buses (NT)
Sunday to 1630 Blackpool/Preston-York/Colne/Hellifield services replaced by buses between Blackpool-Preston-Blackburn/Hellifield (NT)
Sunday to 1630 Manchester-Clitheroe via Blackburn services replaced by buses between Bolton-Clitheroe (NT)
Saturday from 2200 Ormskirk-Preston services replaced by buses (NT)
All Weekend Services from/to Manchester Piccadilly/Manchester Victoria via Salford Crescent diverted, or replaced by buses for part of the journeys. Passengers should check journey times before travelling. (NT/TP)
All Weekend Liverpool/Manchester-Leeds-North East services reduced in frequency. Change of train required for some journeys. Some early morning/late night services replaced by buses for part of the journey. Liverpool-Newcastle services via Manchester Victoria do not run between Liverpool-Manchester. (TP)
2335 Saturday-0835 Sunday Liverpool/Preston/Leeds-Manchester Airport services replaced by buses between Manchester Piccadilly-Manchester Airport (TP/NT)
Saturday from 2330 Buses replace trains between Llandudno Junction-Holyhead. (AW)
All Sunday Euston/Birmingham/Crewe/Manchester-North Wales services replaced by buses between Chester-Llandudno Junction (AW/VT)
Sunday from 2130 Euston-West Midlands/North West services diverted with extended journey times (VT)
All Sunday Birmingham/Shrewsbury-Chester services replaced by buses between Wrexham- Chester (AW)
2055 Saturday-1400 Sunday St Pancras-East Midlands/Sheffield services diverted with extended journey times. Market Harborough served by bus (EM) All Sunday St Pancras-East Midlands/Sheffield services run to an amended timetable with extended journey times. Market Harborough served by bus (EM)
0818 Sunday Sheffield-St Pancras replaced by bus between Sheffield-Derby (EM)
Cotswolds, South Wales & West Country
0150 Sunday Fishguard-Cardiff replaced by bus (AW)
0750 Sunday Shrewsbury-Cardiff replaced by bus between Shrewsbury-Hereford. (AW)
All Sunday Nottingham/Birmingham/Gloucester-Cardiff services replaced by buses between Gloucester-Newport (XC/AW)
All Weekend Paddington/Cardiff-Swansea/West Wales services replaced by buses between Port Talbot-Swansea (GW/AW)
1900 Sunday Paddington-Swansea is cancelled (GW)
Sunday to 1230 Cardiff-Penarth/Barry/Bridgend via Rhoose services replaced by buses (AW)
All Sunday Cardiff-Treherbert services replaced by buses between Pontypridd-Treherbert (AW)
0800-1900 Saturday Some Bristol Temple Meads-Severn Beach services replaced by buses between Avonmouth-Severn Beach (GW)
All Saturday Many westbound trains depart up to 10 minutes early from Paddington. Passengers should check journey times before travelling. (GW)
1218 Saturday Paddington-Taunton is cancelled. (GW)
1154 Saturday Exeter-Paddington is cancelled. (GW)
1519 Saturday Taunton-Paddington is cancelled. (GW)
1400 Saturday Plymouth-Paddington departs early from some stations. (GW)
All Sunday Cardiff/Bristol-Southampton/Portsmouth/Brighton/Weymouth services replaced by buses between Bath-Westbury (GW)
All Sunday Swindon-Westbury services replaced by buses between Chippenham-Westbury (GW)
All Weekend Paddington/Birmingham/Plymouth-Penzance services replaced by buses between Truro-Penzance (GW/XC)
All Weekend Penzance-St Erth-St Ives services retimed (GW)
2115 Sunday Penzance-Paddington sleeper starts from Plymouth. Penzance-Liskeard served by bus, departing early (GW)
Scotland ___
2143 Sunday Aberdeen-Euston sleeper starts at Dundee. Aberdeen-Carnoustie served by bus, departing early (CS)
All Weekend Glasgow-Edinburgh services via Shotts replaced by buses (SR)
1400 Saturday Kings Cross-Aberdeen terminates at Dundee (GR)
All Sunday Kings Cross/Birmingham/Edinburgh/Glasgow-Aberdeen services replaced by buses between Dundee-Aberdeen (GR/SR/XC)
All Sunday Glasgow-Gourock-Wemyss Bay services replaced by buses between Glasgow- Paisley Gilmour Street (SR)
All Sunday Glasgow-Ayr/Largs services replaced by buses between Glasgow-Kilwinning (SR)
All Sunday Glasgow-Ardrossan Harbour services replaced by buses throughout for ferry connections (SR)
Monday to Friday
Cross-London Connections
No major service alterations reported.
Essex & Anglia
Monday-Friday Liverpool Street-Shenfield local trains replaced by buses between Brentwood- Shenfield (XR)
Monday-Thursday from 2230 Liverpool Street-Chingford services replaced by buses between Hackney Downs-Chingford (LO)
Monday-Thursday from 2310 Liverpool Street-Cheshunt/Hertford/Cambridge/Stansted Airport services diverted. Passengers for Tottenham Hale-Waltham Cross inclusive should use nearby stations on parallel route. (LE)
North & West of London
Monday-Friday Gospel Oak-Barking services cancelled, with stations served by bus connections and/or Underground. (LO)
2245 Monday Wolverhampton-Euston diverted. Northampton served by bus (VT)
Monday from 2230 Euston-Milton Keynes/Northampton services reduced in frequency, and replaced by buses between Milton Keynes-Northampton (LM)
Friday from 2300 Marylebone-Aylesbury Vale parkway services replaced by buses between Aylesbury-Aylesbury Vale Parkway (CH)
Monday to 0515 Pangbourne served by buses to/from Tilehurst (GW)
South & South East
Monday-Friday Services to/from/via London Bridge are affected by station reconstruction. Some journeys require bus or Underground connections. Cannon Street services do not call at London Bridge. Passengers must check alternative arrangements before travelling. (TL/SN/SE) www.thameslinkprogramme.co.uk/
Monday-Thursday 2150-0450 each night Victoria/Brighton-Hastings services replaced by buses between Eastbourne-Hastings (SN)
Monday-Thursday 2320-0525 each night Victoria-Epsom/Dorking/Horsham via Streatham services diverted or replaced by buses between Streatham Common-Dorking/Horsham (SN)
Tuesday-Friday 2320-0535 each night Blackfriars-Sutton via Wimbledon services diverted. Passengers for Tooting-West Sutton inclusive should use local buses (TL)
2220 Monday-Thursday Waterloo-Salisbury replaced by bus between Basingstoke-Salisbury (SW)
Monday-Thursday 2359-0400 each night Waterloo-Southampton-Bournemouth services replaced by buses between Southampton-Bournemouth (SW)
East & North East
Monday-Friday Leeds-Carlisle services replaced by buses between Appleby/Armathwaite- Carlisle, with delays up to 60 minutes (NT) www.networkrail.co.uk/carlisle/
0540 Tuesday-Friday Doncaster-Manchester Airport starts from Meadowhall Stadium. No connection from Doncaster (TP)
0521 Tuesday-Friday York-Manchester Airport departs early from some stations (TP)
Midlands, North Wales & North West
Monday-Friday Norton Bridge, Barlaston and Wedgwood served by buses. (LM)
Monday-Friday 2300-0615 each night Blackpool-Preston services replaced by buses (NT/VT)
2207 Monday-Thursday Blackpool South-Colne replaced by bus between Rose Grove-Colne (NT)
2014 Monday-Thursday Edinburgh-Manchester Airport replaced by bus between Manchester Piccadilly-Manchester Airport (TP)
Monday-Thursday 2340-0455 each night Manchester Airport-Liverpool/Preston/Leeds services replaced by buses between Manchester Airport-Manchester Piccadilly (NT/TP)
Monday-Thursday 2340-0455 each night Crewe/Wilmslow-Manchester Piccadilly via Manchester Airport services diverted or replaced by buses (NT)
2327 Monday-Thursday Manchester Oxford Road-Liverpool replaced by bus between Hunts Cross-Liverpool (NT)
2252 Monday-Thursday Birmingham New Street-Holyhead replaced by bus between Chester-Holyhead (AW)
0438 Monday-Friday Llandudno Junction-Crewe starts from Chester. No connection from Llandudno Junction-Rhyl inclusive (AW)
Monday-Friday Liverpool-Wirral/Chester services replaced by buses between Central Liverpool-Birkenhead North/Birkenhead Central (ME): www.merseyrail.org/wirral-track- renewal/phase-1.aspx
Tuesday 1830-2300 some services call additionally at Bordesley for football match (LM)
Cotswolds, South Wales & West Country
2148 Monday-Thursday Paddington-Worcester replaced by bus between Oxford-Worcester (GW)
2151 Monday-Thursday Hereford-Paddington replaced by bus between Worcester-Oxford. No connection from Oxford to Paddington (GW)
Monday-Thursday 2220-0520 each night Paddington-Bristol/South Wales services diverted. Didcot-Chippenham served by bus (GW)
Monday-Thursday 2315-0515 each night Cardiff-Penarth/Barry/Bridgend via Rhoose services replaced by buses (AW)
2320 Monday-Thursday Cardiff-Gloucester replaced by bus between Newport-Gloucester (AW)
1606 & 1903 Friday Paddington-Penzance require a change of train at Plymouth. (GW)
2345 Friday Paddington-Penzance Sleeper terminates at Plymouth. Rail/road connections arranged for stations in Cornwall. (GW)
Scotland ___
Monday-Thursday from 2030 each night Glasgow Central-Edinburgh services via Shotts replaced by buses between Glasgow-West Calder. (SR)
2044 Monday-Thursday Inverness-Euston sleeper does not call at Gleneagles, Dunblane Stirling or Falkirk. Alternative rail/bus connections arranged (CS)
Train Operating Company Codes
AW Arriva Trains Wales CC c2c CH Chiltern Railways CS Caledonian Sleeper EM East Midlands Trains GC Grand Central GN Great Northern GR Virgin Trains 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 SE Southeastern SN Southern SR ScotRail SW South West Trains TL Thameslink TP TransPennine Express TW Tyne & Wear Metro VT Virgin Trains XC Cross Country XR TfL Rail
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 Oxford/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 Euston-Scotland Sleepers
* Other than the suburban services listed in the North & West of London area.