Christmas & New Year Travel Information Tuesday 24th December to Wednesday 1st January Compiled by Paul Murphy-Kasp – December 2013 All information is subject to change CONTENTS th Tuesday 24 December (Christmas Eve) Pages 3-7 - National Rail - Last trains from main terminals - Transport for London Wednesday 25th December (Christmas Day) Page 8 - National Rail & Transport for London Thursday 26th December (Boxing Day) Pages 9 & 10 - National Rail & Transport for London Friday 27th December Pages 11 - 13 - National Rail & Transport for London th Saturday 28 December Pages 14 - 16 - National Rail & Transport for London th Sunday 29 December Pages 17 - 19 - National Rail& Transport for London th Monday 30 December Pages 20 - 22 - National Rail & Transport for London Tuesday 31st December (New Year’s Eve) Pages 23 - 31 - National Rail & Transport for London - New Year’s Eve – Road closures, last trains, bus routes & Tube changes Wednesday 1st January (New Year’s Day) Pages 32 - 35 - National Rail & Transport for London - New Year’s Day Parade Additional Information Page 36 - Roadworks - Congestion Charge - Victoria Coach Station UPDATES Online – bbc.co.uk/travelnews/london Twitter - @BBCTravelAlert On Air – BBC London 94.9 FM & DAB 2 th TUESDAY 24 DECEMBER (CHRISTMAS EVE) NATIONAL RAIL NB: Due to forecast bad weather, published timetables could change. You’re advised to check with National Rail or the individual train operators regarding individual services C2C An enhanced Saturday timetable will run, but with an early close down Chiltern Railway A normal service will run, but with an early close down East Coast A normal service will run, but with an early close down East Midlands Trains A normal service will run, but with an early close down Eurostar A normal service will run, but with an early close down First Capital Connect A normal service will run, but with an early close down First Great Western A normal service will run, but with an early close down First Hull Trains A normal service will run, but with an early close down Gatwick Express A normal service will run, but with an early close down Greater Anglia & Stansted Express A normal service will run, but with an early close down Grand Central Trains A normal service will run Heathrow Connect A normal service will run, but with an early close down Heathrow Express A normal service will run, but with an early close down 3 London Midland A normal service will run, but with an early close down South West Trains A normal service will run, but with an early close down Southeastern A normal service will run, but with an early close down Southern A normal service will run, but with an early close down Virgin Trains A normal service will run, but with an early close down LAST TRAINS FROM TERMINALS KING’S CROSS East Coast – 18:00 to Edinburgh 19:30 to Newcastle 20:05 to Leeds First Hull – 18:50 to Hull First Capital Connect – 22:05 to Royston 22:14 to King’s Lynn 22:23 to Peterborough ST PANCRAS INTERNATIONAL First Capital Connect – Last north and southbound trains around 22:00 East Midlands Trains – 20:29 to Nottingham EUSTON London Midland 20:46 to Birmingham New Street 21:54 to Milton Keynes Central / Northampton MARYLEBONE Chiltern Railways – 20:15 to Stourbridge Junction 20:42 to Aylesbury Vale Parkway 20:48 to Banbury 21:00 to Aylesbury 4 PADDINGTON First Great Western – Winding down from 18:00. Last trains around 22:00 VICTORIA Gatwick Express – 21:00 to Gatwick Airport Southeastern – No trains after 22:00 Southern – No service after 22:00 CHARING CROSS Southeastern – No trains after 22:00 LONDON BRIDGE Southeastern – No trains after 22:00 Southern - No service after 22:00 First Capital Connect – Last trains around 22:00 FENCHURCH STREET C2C – 21:35 to Grays via Rainham 21:50 to Shoeburyness via Ockendon 22:00 to Shoeburyness via Laindon LIVERPOOL STREET Greater Anglia – 20:40 to Norwich 20:48 to Braintree 21:00 to Enfield Town 21:12 to Hertford East 21:15 to Cheshunt 21:18 to Clacton-on-Sea 21:28 to Cambridge 21:33 to Chingford 21:35 to Southend Victoria 21:38 to Colchester 21:38 to Shenfield 22:00 to Gidea Park Stansted Express – Half hourly service from 21:30 Last train from Liverpool Street at 23:25 MOORGATE First Capital Connect – 21:20 to Letchworth Garden City 21:35 to Welwyn Garden City 21:50 to Hertford North 22:00 to Finsbury Park 5 PUBLIC TRANSPORT LONDON UNDERGROUND A normal service will operate, except there'll be fewer trains during in the evening peak. From 20:00, services will start to wind down and the last trains will run to a Sunday timetable. However, the Waterloo & City Line will run some later trains with the 23:26 from Bank and the 23:20 from Waterloo being the final services. Cannon Street Station will close at 21:00 and Marylebone will close at 22:30. LONDON OVERGROUND No service between Highbury & Islington and New Cross / Clapham Junction / Crystal Palace / West Croydon. On the rest of the London Overground, a weekday service will run with the last trains around 21:30 DOCKLANDS LIGHT RAILWAY A normal weekday service will run until 14:00, after which services will run every 10 minutes, except on the following routes. Bank to Lewisham - Every five minutes between 14:00 and 19:30 Stratford to Canary Wharf - Every six minutes between 14:00 and 19:30 TRAMLINK A Saturday timetable will operate until 20:00 when a reduced service will run (every 25 minutes) on routes 1 & 2, and (every 20 minutes) on route 3. Services will end at the normal time EMIRATES AIR LINE A normal weekday service will run from 07:00 until 20:00 LONDON BUSES All services will run to a Saturday timetable, except on the following routes 507 & 521 - A reduced Monday to Friday service 603 - No Service 969 & X68 - A reduced service There'll be no Night Buses overnight from Christmas Eve into Christmas Day, and 24-hour services will operate until just after midnight. WOOLWICH FERRY A single-boat service will operate all day (until 20:00) 6 RIVER SERVICES There'll be changes to some routes RB1 - Every 20-30mins between 06:00 and 21:26 RB2 - Normal Service RB4 - Every 10-20 minutes between 06:20 and 22:15 RB5 & RB6 - Every 40-50 minutes between 06:30 and 21:17 7 th CHRISTMAS DAY (WEDNESDAY 25 DECEMBER) NATIONAL RAIL There will be no service on Christmas Day apart from on the Heathrow Express, where there will be a shuttle service between terminals. PUBLIC TRANSPORT There’ll be no London Underground, London Overground, DLR, Emirates Air Line, Tramlink or London Bus services on Christmas Day. 8 BOXING DAY (THURSDAY 26th DECEMBER) NATIONAL RAIL Most rail companies will not run a service on Boxing Day, with the following exceptions. Chiltern Railway Services will run on the Bicester North-Marylebone line only. Details of their special timetable are available here Eurostar Services will start later than normal, but will then run to a regular timetable Stansted Express A half hourly service will run all day from Liverpool Street from 06:25 to 23:25. Heathrow Connect No service (except a shuttle between terminals) Southeastern No Service (except between St Pancras International and Ashford International) Southern Half hourly services will run between London Bridge and Sutton / East Croydon. Services will run half hourly between London Bridge and East Grinstead and between Three Bridges and Brighton hourly. However, buses will replace part of the journey between East Grinstead and Three Bridges. Buses will also run to/from Gatwick Airport from East Grinstead and Three Bridges PUBLIC TRANSPORT LONDON UNDERGROUND A special service will run on those lines unaffected by engineering works. First trains will run from around 08:30 with last trains at Sunday times. Before 10:30 and after 20:30, trains in zone 1 will run every five to eight minutes, and every 10 to 20 minutes in other zones. District Line – Until 19:00, No service between Earl's Court and Edgware Road/Ealing Broadway/Kensington Olympia/Richmond After 19:00, there’ll be no service between Edgware Road and Wimbledon, and between South Kensington and Ealing Broadway/Kensington Olympia/Richmond/Wimbledon. 9 Piccadilly Line - A special service will run, with additional trains calling at Ravenscourt Park, Stamford Brook, Turnham Green and Chiswick Park and with some trains being diverted to/from Ealing Broadway. This is because of the works at Earl's Court affecting the District line. Jubilee Line – No service between Waterloo and Finchley Road LONDON OVERGROUND No service, although some interchange stations will be open DLR Services will run every 10 minutes on all routes between 09:30 and 23:30, except between Bank and Lewisham (10:30 to 19:30) where services will run every five minutes TRAMLINK A Sunday service will run, except between Wimbledon and East Croydon where services will run every seven to eight minutes between 10:30 and 17:30 EMIRATES AIR LINE A Saturday service will run between 08:00 and 20:00 RIVER SERVICES No service (inc. Woolwich Ferry) LONDON BUSES 24-hour routes will start around 06:00 with a normal service operating overnight from Thursday into Friday Night bus services will operate to a normal Thursday night timetable FRIDAY 27th DECEMBER 10 NATIONAL RAIL C2C Will run to a Saturday timetable Chiltern Railway A Saturday service will run East Coast A special service will run because of major works at Peterborough.