Christmas & New Year Travel Information 2012
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Christmas & New Year Travel Information 2012 Compiled by Paul Murphy All information correct as of 20/12/12 1 CONTENTS PUBLIC TRANSPORT Monday 24th December (Christmas Eve)...........Pages 3 & 4 Tuesday 25th December (Christmas Day)…………....Page 5 Wednesday 26th December (Boxing Day)...........Pages 6 & 7 Thursday 27th December.....................................Pages 8 & 9 Friday 28th December.......................................Pages 10 & 11 Saturday 29th December..................................Pages 12 & 13 Sunday 30th December....................................Pages 14 & 15 Monday 31st December (New Years Eve).........Pages 16 - 19 Tuesday 1st January (New Years Day).............Pages 20 & 21 ROADS Roadworks.……………………...……...................…...Page 22 Congestion Charge & Cycle Hire……………...….......Page 23 Links……………………………………………..……....Page 23 Sources: Transport for London and National Rail 2 Christmas Eve (Monday December 24th) Mainline Services C2C – A Saturday service will run with trains finishing around 10PM Chiltern Railways – A Saturday service will run, but with some extra trains running. Services will be withdrawn earlier than usual with the last train around 21:00 East Coast – A normal weekday service will run but trains will finish early with the last train leaving Kings Cross at 20:05 East Midlands Trains – A normal weekday service will run until around 18:00 after which trains will begin to be withdrawn. The last train will leave St Pancras at 20:30 Eurostar – A normal weekday service will run but trains will finish earlier than usual First Capital Connect – A normal service will run until Midday and then trains will start being withdrawn Thameslink - Last Northbound train leaving St Pancras at 21:48 - Last Southbound train leaving London Bridge at 21:42 Great Northern - Last Northbound train from Kings Cross at 22:23 - Last Northbound train from Moorgate at 21:52 First Great Western – A Saturday timetable will run until around 20:00, then trains will start to be withdrawn with the last trains leaving Paddington between 18:00 and 22:00 First Hull Trains – A reduced service will run with the last train from Kings Cross at 18:50 Grand Central Trains – A Saturday service will run but with some alterations and cancellations Heathrow Connect – Trains will finish earlier than usual with the last train leaving Paddington at 22:03 and the last train leaving Heathrow Airport at 21:51 Heathrow Express – Trains will finish earlier than usual with the last train leaving Paddington at 23:25 and the last train leaving Heathrow Airport at 23:53 London Midland – Engineering works mean that buses are replacing trains between Hemel Hempstead and Milton Keynes Central with buses replacing trains between Hemel Hempstead and Milton Keynes Central. Trains on other routes will run until early evening and then will start to be withdrawn to finish early. The last trains leaving Euston towards Tring and Hemel Hempstead will leave at 21:54 Greater Anglia – A normal service will run until mid-evening, after which some trains will be withdrawn early. The last trains leave Liverpool Street between 20:45 and 23:30 South West Trains – A Saturday service will run until early evening, after which trains will start to be withdrawn to finish early. The last trains leave Waterloo between 19:35 and 21:20. 3 Southeastern – A Saturday service will run until early evening, after which trains will start to be withdrawn to finish earlier than normal. The last trains leave at the following times: - Between 18:50 and 20:25 from Victoria - Between 19:15 and 21:25 from London Bridge - Between 19:25 and 19:40 from Cannon Street - Between 19:42 and 20:42 from St Pancras International Southern – Of the trains that are running, an amended weekday service will run until early evening, then services will start to be withdrawn to finish early with all services ending by 22:00. The last trains will leave Victoria between 19:30 and 21:40, and the last trains will leave London Bridge between 19:30 and 21:50 Engineering works mean: - Trains between London Bridge and Victoria will not run - Services between Victoria and East Grinstead will start / terminate at London Bridge - No trains between Milton Keynes Central and Clapham Junction - Services from London Bridge to Reigate and Tonbridge will run as a shuttle service between Reigate, Redhill and Tonbridge - Trains from London Bridge to Uckfield will run from Oxted to Uckfield - Trains will run every fifteen minutes between Victoria and Clapham Junction - Buses will run between Clapham Junction and Tulse Hill Virgin Trains – No trains will run between Euston and Rugby. An hourly service will run from Euston to Nuneaton / Birmingham New Street. On other routes, trains will run to a weekday timetable but will be withdrawn earlier than normal. The last services from Euston will leave between 17:55 and 18:45 Transport for London London Underground – Most lines will run a Saturday service with a reduced service after 19:00. Last trains will run to a Sunday timetable. On the District Line there will be no service between Earl's Court and Kensington Olympia. London Overground – A Saturday service will run until 20:30, then services will be gradually withdrawn to finish early. DLR – Buses will replace trains all day between Canning Town and Beckton, and between Tower Gateway and Bank Tramlink – A Saturday service will run with a reduced service after 20:00 London Buses – A Saturday service will run will all 24-hour routes ending just after midnight. Emirates Cable Car – A Weekday service will run 4 Christmas Day (Tuesday December 25th) Mainline Services No Service on the following operators: - C2C - Chiltern Railways - East Coast - East Midlands Trains - Eurostar - First Capital Connect - First Great Western - First Hull Trains - Grand Central Trains - Heathrow Connect - London Midland - Greater Anglia - Stansted Express - South West Trains - Southeastern - Virgin Trains Heathrow Express – A bus service will run every fifteen minutes during the day between Paddington and Heathrow Airport. After 19:55 this becomes a half hourly service. Southern – A half hourly bus service will run between 06:30 and 16:30 calling only at Victoria and Gatwick Airport Transport For London No Service on the following: - London Underground - London Overground - Tramlink - London Buses - Emirates Cable Car - DLR 5 Boxing Day (Wednesday December 26th) Mainline Services No Service on the following operators: - C2C - Chiltern Railways - East Coast - East Midlands Trains - First Capital Connect - First Great Western - First Hull Trains - Grand Central Trains - Heathrow Connect - London Midland - Greater Anglia - South West Trains - Virgin Trains Eurostar – Trains will start later in the day but once up and running will work to a weekday timetable. Gatwick Express – A half-hourly service will run throughout the day. Heathrow Express – No trains will run, but buses will run every 15 minutes between Paddington and Heathrow Airport Southeastern – The only services to run will be the 'High Speed' services between Ashford International and St Pancras International. They will run every half hour between 08:00 and 20:00 Stansted Express – A limited service will run Southern – Trains will only run on the following routes - Victoria to Gatwick Airport (15 minutes past each hour) and Brighton (45 minutes past each hour) between 08:15 and 19:45 - London Bridge to Sutton & West Croydon (at 15 and 45 minutes past each hour between 08:15 and 21:45) - London Bridge to East Croydon (at 00 and 30 minutes past each hour between 08:00 and 21:30) 6 Transport for London Industrial Action The ASLEF Union will be taking industrial action on Boxing Day which could affect travel on the London Underground. At this stage we don’t know how badly services will be disrupted but we expect those travelling on the tube to see significant disruption. BBC London 94.9 will keep listeners updated throughout Boxing Day If the industrial action is called of then the London Underground will run to a Sunday timetable, except where there are engineering works (below) London Underground Central Line – No service between North Acton and Ealing Broadway and between Hainault and Woodford District Line – No trains between Earl's Court and Kensington Olympic Metropolitan Line – No early morning or evening trains between Baker Street and Aldgate Farringdon Station will be closed for building work Northern Line – No trains between Edgware/East Finchley and Charing Cross/Kennington via Bank London Overground – No Service DLR – Services will run from 08:30 until 23:30 but buses replace trains between Canning Town and Beckton and between Tower Gateway and Bank. Tramlink – A Sunday service will run between 08:30 and 17:00 with extra services between East Croydon and Wimbledon London Buses – All routes will run a Sunday service. On 24 hour routes, buses will start around 06:00 with a Wednesday night timetable running on Night Buses and 24 hour routes Emirates Cable Car – A Saturday service will run 7 Thursday December 27th Mainline Services C2C – A Saturday service will run (except where buses replace trains between Pitsea and Leigh-on-Sea) Chiltern Railways – A Saturday service will run, but with some extra trains running at peak times. East Coast – A normal weekday service will run East Midlands Trains – A normal weekday service will run but with some alterations and cancellations. Eurostar – A normal weekday service First Capital Connect – An amended Saturday service will run with additional