Rail Travel Summary for Week 50: 7-13 March

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1 Rail Travel Summary for Week 50: 7-13 March Updated on: 04 March 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 All Services via Banbury 2 Saturday and Sunday 3 Cross-London Connections 3 Essex & Anglia 4 North & West of London 5 South & South East 7 East & North East 9 Midlands, North Wales & North West 10 Cotswolds, South Wales & West Country 12 Scotland 13 Monday to Friday 14 Cross-London Connections 14 Essex & Anglia 15 North & West of London 16 South & South East 17 East & North East 18 Midlands, North Wales & North West 19 Cotswolds, South Wales & West Country 20 Scotland 21 Train Operating Company Codes 22 Geographical Scope 23

2 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 or 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 All Services via Banbury Due to a landslip the line between Banbury and Leamington Spa is currently closed, with buses replacing trains between those two stations. Amended rail timetables will apply either side of the blockade; affecting services between London Marylebone-Stratford upon Avon/Birmingham operated by Chiltern Railways, and South Coast/Guildford/Reading-Birmingham-The North services operated by Cross Country. Journey times will be extended and tickets will be valid on some alternative routes. Passengers must check the amended timetables before travelling: On 4/3/15 Network Rail announced that this route is expected to re-open to passenger traffic on Friday 13 th March Banbury-to-reopen-three-weeks-ahead-of-schedule-22ae.aspx

3 Saturday and Sunday Cross-London Connections No major service alterations reported.

4 Essex & Anglia All Weekend Buses replace trains between Witham-Braintree and between Marks Tey- Sudbury. (LE) All Weekend Liverpool Street-Harwich/Colchester/Ipswich/Norwich services run to a special timetable and are replaced by buses between Billericay-Manningtree/Colchester/Ipswich. Liverpool Street-Harwich Boat Trains replaced by buses throughout. (LE) Sunday to 0830 Buses replace trains between Liverpool Street/Ilford-Shenfield/Colchester. (LE) All Sunday Stratford-Cambridge services diverted to start from/terminate at Liverpool Street. (LE) All Sunday Buses replace trains between Ely-Kings Lyn. (GN) Sunday from 2200 Some trains replaced by buses between Ipswich-Norwich. (LE)

5 North & West of London Sunday All Kings Cross services replaced by buses between Kings Cross- Alexandra Palace. Harringay served by local buses. (GN) Sunday Kings Cross-Peterborough services replaced by buses between Letchworth/Hitchin-Peterborough. (GN) Sunday from 0845 Kings Cross-Welwyn Garden City local services require a change of train at Finsbury Park. Some other Kings Cross suburban services similarly affected. (GN) All Saturday Southbound Bedford-Three Bridges/Brighton services depart early from stations north of Luton. (TL) All Sunday Bedford/Luton-Sutton/Sevenoaks/Brighton services replaced by Underground or bus between St Pancras-Farringdon. Some journeys also require a change of train at Blackfriars. Kentish Town served by buses. (TL) Sunday to 0745 Euston-Milton Keynes services replaced by buses for whole or part of the journey. (LM) Sunday to 2100 Euston-Northampton services replaced by buses between Milton Keynes Central-Northampton. (LM) All Weekend Highbury & Islington/Dalston-South London services require a change of train at New Cross Gate. (LO) All Weekend Stratford-Richmond services replaced by buses between Stratford-Hampstead Heath and between Willesden Junction-Richmond, with delays. (LO) All Sunday Willesden Junction-Clapham Junction services cancelled. Tickets valid on local buses. (LO) All Sunday Watford Junction-Clapham Junction services cancelled. Tickets valid via Central London. (SN) All Weekend Marylebone-Stratford upon Avon/Birmingham see All Services via Banbury item above. (CH) All Sunday Marylebone-Aylesbury services via Princes Risborough replaced by buses between High Wycombe-Aylesbury. Marylebone-Banbury/Stratford upon Avon/Birmingham services replaced by buses between High Wycombe-Banbury/Leamington Spa. (CH) All Weekend Oxford-Bicester Town services replaced by buses. (CH) Sunday to 0615 Paddington-Heathrow Airport services cancelled. (HX/HC) 2353 Saturday Oxford-Banbury replaced by bus. (GW) 0036 Sunday Reading-Oxford replaced by bus. (GW) Sunday from 2300 Paddington-Oxford services replaced by buses between Didcot-Oxford. (GW)

6 Sunday Buses replace trains between Maidenhead-Reading. (GW) 2330 Saturday-2359 Sunday Burnham served by buses from/to Slough. Taplow also served by buses during kits normal hours of opening. (GW) Sunday from 2230 Paddington/Reading-Newbury/Bedwyn services replaced by buses for part of journey west of Reading. (GW) All Sunday Paddington/Reading-Oxford services run to a special timetable, with delays to some services. Pangbourne served by buses from/to Tilehurst. (GW)

7 South & South East All Weekend Waterloo-Poole/Weymouth services replaced by buses between Bournemouth- Poole/Wareham. (SW) Sunday to 0500 Buses replace trains between Andover-Salisbury-Yeovil Junction. (SW) Sunday from 0500 Waterloo-Salisbury/Yeovil/Exeter services diverted with delays up to 40 minutes between Basingstoke-Salisbury. Eastbound services depart early. Overton-Grateley inclusive served by buses. (SW) All Sunday Waterloo-Portsmouth services via Guildford replaced by buses between Haslemere-Havant. Alternative through services run via Winchester. (SW) All Sunday Waterloo-Shepperton services replaced by buses between Twickenham/ Strawberry Hill-Shepperton. (SW) Sunday to 1635 Waterloo-Reading/Woking services via Staines replaced by buses between Staines-Reading/Weybridge. (SW) Sunday to 1635 Ascot-Guildford services replaced by buses between Staines/Ascot- Aldershot. (SW) Sunday to 1630 Services via Epsom replaced by buses between Ewell West/Sutton-Epsom- Dorking/Effingham Junction. (SW/SN) All Weekend Isle of Wight services replaced by buses between Ryde St Johns Road- Shanklin, with delays. Passengers with ferry connections at Ryde should check journey times before travelling. (IL) All Weekend Highbury & Islington/Dalston-South London services require a change of train at New Cross Gate. (LO) All Sunday Willesden Junction-Clapham Junction services cancelled. Tickets valid on local buses. (LO) All Sunday Watford Junction-Clapham Junction services cancelled. Tickets valid via Central London. (SN) All Sunday Bedford/Luton-Sutton/Sevenoaks/Brighton services replaced by Underground between St Pancras-Farringdon. Some journeys also require a change of train at Blackfriars and Brighton services reduced in frequency. (TL) All Weekend Gatwick Express services reduced to a half-hourly frequency. (GX) All Sunday Victoria-Brighton services reduced in frequency. (SN) All Sunday Victoria-East Grinstead/Uckfield services replaced by buses between Purley- Oxted. Sanderstead passengers should use Purley Oaks. (SN) All Sunday Redhill-Tonbridge services replaced by buses between Edenbridge-Tonbridge. (SN)

8 All Sunday Bognor Regis served by buses from/to Littlehampton and Barnham. (SN) All Sunday Victoria/Brighton-Portsmouth/Southampton/Bristol services replaced by buses between Littlehampton-Chichester/Southampton. (SN/GW) Sunday to 0800 East Sussex Coast services replaced by buses between Lewes-Eastbourne. (SN) All Weekend Services to/from/via London Bridge are affected by station reconstruction. Passengers must check alternative arrangements before travelling. (TL/SN/SE) All Weekend Dartford/Gillingham services via Woolwich diverted. Deptford-Slade Green inclusive served by buses and Docklands Light Railway. (SE) All Saturday Charing Cross-Gillingham services replaced by buses between Gravesend- Gillingham. (SE) All Saturday St Pancras/Victoria-Kent Coast services via Faversham replaced by buses between Strood/Meopham-Rainham. (SE) All Sunday St Pancras/Victoria/Cannon Street-Kent Coast services replaced by buses between Faversham-Margate-Ramsgate. (SE) All Sunday Strood-Tonbridge services replaced by buses between Paddock Wood-Tonbridge. (SE) All Sunday Cannon Street-Kent Coast services diverted. Orpington-Pluckley inclusive served by rail/road connections. (SE) All Sunday Cannon Street-Hastings services replaced by buses between Sevenoaks- Tunbridge Wells. (SE)

9 East & North East 0400 Saturday-1200 Sunday Kings Cross-North East/Scotland services reduced in frequency and diverted with delays up to 90 minutes between Peterborough-Doncaster. Some services depart early. Grantham, Newark and Retford served by buses. Passengers must check journey times before travelling. (GR/GC/HT) All Saturday Lincoln-Newark/Nottingham services replaced by buses between Lincoln- Newark. (EM) All Weekend Liverpool/Nottingham-Norwich services do not call at Grantham. Rail/road connections available. (EM) 2300 Saturday-0815 Sunday York-Manchester/Liverpool services replaced by buses for whole or part of the journey. (TP) 0758 Sunday Bradford Interchange-Kings Cross diverted. Halifax, Brighouse and Mirfield served by bus. (GC) Saturday from 2230 Buses replace trains between Hartlepool/Thornaby-Middlesbrough. (NT) All Weekend Leeds-Carlisle services replaced by buses between Ribblehead/Appleby- Carlisle. (NT)

10 Midlands, North Wales & North West All Weekend Birmingham-Marylebone/Reading/South Coast services see All Services via Banbury item above. (CH/XC) 1845 Saturday Lichfield-Redditch requires a change of train at Birmingham New Street. (LM) All Weekend Birmingham-Stratford upon Avon services replaced by buses between Whitlocks End-Stratford upon Avon Saturday Stratford upon Avon-Birmingham Snow Hill replaced by bus throughout. (LM) Sunday to 2100 Euston-Birmingham/Crewe services do not call at Northampton or Long Buckby. Northampton-Birmingham services replaced by buses between Northampton-Rugby. (LM) Sunday to 1100 and from 2100 Euston-Crewe services via Stoke on Trent diverted. Stone- Alsager inclusive served by buses. (LM) All Weekend Birmingham-Hednesford/Rugeley services replaced by buses between Walsall- Hednesford/Rugeley. Sunday to 1230 Buses extended to run between Tame Bridge Parkway- Walsall. (LM) All Saturday Norton Bridge, Barlaston and Wedgwood served by buses. (LM) 2240 Saturday-1100 Sunday Services to/from Manchester via Stockport diverted, or replaced by buses for part of the journey. (VT/NT/XC/AW) All Weekend Liverpool-Nottingham services, and Manchester Airport-Sheffield/Cleethorpes services do not call at Stockport. Rail connections available. (EM/TP) All Sunday Liverpool-North East services via Manchester Victoria diverted to start from/ terminate at Manchester Piccadilly. Liverpool served by local rail connections. (TP) All Weekend Manchester-Preston/Blackpool/North West/Scotland services diverted with delays, or replaced by buses between Bolton-Preston. Some southbound services depart early. (NT/TP) Sunday to 0730 Manchester-Bolton/Blackpool North services replaced by buses for whole or part of the journey. (TP) 2300 Saturday-0815 Sunday York-Manchester/Liverpool services diverted, or replaced by buses for whole or part of the journey. (TP) Sunday to 0830 Buses replace trains between Manchester Airport-Manchester Piccadilly. (NT/TP/AW) Sunday from 2200 Liverpool-Manchester services diverted. Wavertree-Eccles inclusive served by buses. (NT) All Sunday Manchester Victoria-Bolton/Wigan/Blackburn/Clitheroe services start from/ terminate at Manchester Oxford Road. (NT)

11 All Sunday Manchester Victoria-Huddersfield services replaced by buses between Manchester Victoria-Stalybridge. (NT) Saturday from 2300 Buses replace trains between Blackburn-Colne. (NT) 2315 Sunday Blackburn-Manchester Victoria replaced by bus. (NT) Sunday from 0500 Buses replace trains between Preston-Blackpool North/Blackpool South. (NT/TP) All Weekend Liverpool-Wirral/Ellesmere Port/Chester services do not call at Hamilton Square. Passengers should use Birkenhead Central or Conway Park. (ME) Sunday to 0830 Liverpool-New Brighton services replaced by buses between Birkenhead North-New Brighton. (ME) All Sunday Liverpool-West Kirby services replaced by buses between Birkenhead North-West Kirby. (ME) All Sunday Bidston-Wrexham services replaced by buses between Birkenhead North-Bidston- Shotton. (AW) 0728 Sunday Manchester-Chester replaced by bus. (AW) 2100 Saturday-1130 Sunday Buses replace trains between Lancaster/Oxenholme- Windermere. (TP) Saturday from 2200 Cardiff/Birmingham-Chester services diverted between Shrewsbury- Chester. Yorton-Crewe inclusive served by rail/road connections. (AW) Saturday from 2330 Buses replace trains between Llandudno Junction-Holyhead. (AW) 0750 Sunday Shrewsbury-Cardiff replaced by bus between Shrewsbury-Hereford. (AW) All Sunday Birmingham-Nottingham/North East/Scotland services diverted with delays up to 1 hour between Birmingham-Derby. Wilnecote, Tamworth and Burton on Trent served by buses. Nottingham services also require a change of train at Derby. (XC) 0100 Saturday-1200 Sunday Nottingham-Spalding/Norwich services diverted, Grantham served by rail/road connections. Liverpool-Norwich services require a change of train at Nottingham. (EM) All Saturday St Pancras-East Midlands/Sheffield services run to a special timetable, with delays. St Pancras-Lincoln services do not run between Nottingham-Lincoln. St Pancras-Corby services require a change of train at Kettering. (EM) Sunday to 1200 Some East Midlands TO St Pancras services depart early from stations north of Leicester. (EM) 0742 Sunday Sheffield-St Pancras starts from Derby. (EM)

12 Cotswolds, South Wales & West Country 2347 Saturday Swansea-Fishguard Harbour replaced by bus between Carmarthen-Fishguard Harbour. (AW) 0150 Sunday Fishguard Harbour-Cardiff replaced by bus. Swansea served by additional bus connection at Carmarthen. (AW) All Sunday West Wales services replaced by buses between Swansea-Carmarthen, with delays. Eastbound services may depart early to maintain connections. Passengers with ferry connections at Fishguard should check journey times before travelling. (AW/GW) All Sunday Swansea-Shrewsbury services via Llandrindod replaced by buses between Swansea-Pantyffynnon. (AW) All Sunday Cardiff Bay services are cancelled. Tickets valid on local buses. (AW) All Sunday Valley Lines services via Radyr diverted. Cardiff Queen Street, Cathays and Llandaf served by buses. (AW) All Sunday Cardiff-Rhymney services replaced by buses for whole or part of the journey. (AW) All Sunday Cardiff-Ebbw Vale services start from/terminate at Newport. Cardiff served by bus connections at Pye Corner. (AW) 0750 Sunday Shrewsbury-Cardiff replaced by bus between Shrewsbury-Hereford. (AW) Saturday Some Bristol Temple Meads-Severn Beach services replaced by buses between Avonmouth-Severn Beach. (GW) 2230 Saturday-2359 Sunday Paddington-Bristol services diverted. Chippenham and Bath served by buses. (GW) Sunday to 1540 Cardiff/Bristol-Westbury/South Coast services replaced by buses between Bristol Temple Meads-Trowbridge. Bristol-Weymouth services require an additional change of train at Westbury. (GW) Sunday to 1540 Swindon-Westbury services run to an amended timetable. (GW) 0200 Saturday-1200 Sunday Paddington/Birmingham-Devon/Cornwall services replaced by buses between Exeter St Davids-Newton Abbot/Plymouth, with delays. Additional fast buses run between Tiverton Parkway-Plymouth. Services on Cornish Branch Lines amended to maintain connections. (GW/XC) All Saturday Exmouth-Paignton services replaced by buses between Exeter Central/Exeter St Davids-Newton Abbot. (GW)

13 Scotland All Sunday Edinburgh/Airdrie-Helensburgh Central services replaced by buses between Dumbarton Central-Helensburgh Central. (SR) All Sunday Glasgow-Stranraer services replaced by buses between Ayr-Stranraer, with delays. Northbound buses depart early to maintain connections. (SR) 2036 Saturday Oban-Glasgow replaced by bus between Oban-Dumbarton Central. (SR) All Sunday Glasgow-Oban/Fort William/Mallaig services replaced by buses between Glasgow Queen Street-Crianlarich. (SR) 1900 Sunday Fort William-Edinburgh/Euston cancelled. Fort William-Tulloch inclusive served by bus to Kingussie for connections into Inverness-Euston Sleeper. (SR)

14 Monday to Friday Cross-London Connections No major service alterations reported.

15 Essex & Anglia Monday-Wednesday each night Buses replace trains between Ipswich-Norwich, with extended journey times. (LE) Tuesday-Thursday 0500 Norwich-Liverpool Street departs at (LE)

16 North & West of London Monday-Friday Oxford-Bicester Town services replaced by buses. (CH) Monday-Thursday Marylebone-Stratford upon Avon/Birmingham see All Services via Banbury item above. (CH) Friday from 2330 Burnham and Taplow served by buses from/to Slough. (GW) Monday-Thursday each night Pangbourne served by buses from/to Tilehurst. (GW) Monday-Thursday each night Paddington/Reading-Newbury/Bedwyn services replaced by buses for part of the journey west of Reading. (GW)

17 South & South East Monday-Tuesday from 1800 each night Waterloo-Weymouth services replaced by buses between Wareham-Weymouth, with delays. Buses from Weymouth depart early. (SW) Monday-Wednesday from 2300 each night Waterloo-Portsmouth services replaced by buses for part of the journey south of Guildford. (SW) Tuesday-Friday 0009 Waterloo-Guildford replaced by bus between Woking-Guildford. (SW) Tuesday-Friday 0425 Guildford-Woking diverted. Passengers to/from Woking served by bus, departing early. (SW) Monday-Friday Isle of Wight services replaced by buses between Ryde St Johns Road- Shanklin, with delays. Passengers with ferry connections at Ryde should check journey times before travelling. (IL) Monday-Thursday from 2300 each night Some Dalston-South London services diverted. Change of train required for some journeys. (LO) Monday-Thursday 2354 Victoria-London Bridge replaced by bus between Crystal Palace- London Bridge. (SN) Monday-Friday Services to/from/via London Bridge are affected by station reconstruction. Passengers should check alternative arrangements before travelling. (TL/SN/SE) Monday, Wednesday & Thursday from 2300 each night Some St Pancras/Victoria- Faversham-Ramsgate services replaced by buses between Ebbsfleet/Gillingham-Faversham. (SE) Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 0025 Sittingbourne-Sheerness replaced by bus. (SE) Tuesday-Friday 0018 Charing Cross-Gillingham diverted. Charlton-Slade Green inclusive served by bus. (SE) Monday-Thursday each night Victoria-Ashford services replaced by buses between Maidstone East-Ashford. (SE)

18 East & North East Monday-Thursday each night Manchester Airport-York/Newcastle services run to a special timetable with delays up to 30 minutes. Huddersfield served by buses. (TP) Tuesday-Friday 0549 Cleethorpes-Newark North Gate replaced by bus, departing early, between Cleethorpes-Market Rasen. (EM)

19 Midlands, North Wales & North West Tuesday-Thursday 2300 Birmingham New Street-Worcester diverted. University and Bromsgrove served by rail/road connections. (LM) Monday-Thursday from 2100 each night Long-distance services diverted with delays between Birmingham-Wolverhampton, not calling at Sandwell & Dudley. Some trains also do not call at Wolverhampton and Penkridge. Local services replaced by buses. (VT/LM) Monday-Friday Norton Bridge, Barlaston and Wedgwood served by buses. (LM) Monday-Thursday Birmingham- Marylebone/Reading/South Coast services see All Services via Banbury item above. (CH/XC) Monday-Friday Manchester-Preston/Blackpool/North West/Scotland services diverted with delays, or replaced by buses between Bolton-Preston. Some southbound services depart early. (NT/TP) Monday-Thursday from 2245 Manchester-Hadfield/New Mills Central services replaced by buses. (NT) Monday-Thursday 2327 Manchester Oxford Road-Liverpool replaced by bus between Hunts Cross-Liverpool. (NT) Monday-Thursday 2315 Blackburn-Manchester Victoria replaced by bus. (NT) Monday-Friday Liverpool-Wirral/Ellesmere Port/Chester services do not call at Hamilton Square. Passengers should use Birkenhead Central or Conway Park. (ME) Monday-Friday Liverpool-West Kirby services replaced by buses between Birkenhead North- West Kirby. (ME) Tuesday-Friday 0445 Leicester-St Pancras and 0500 Derby-St Pancras depart early from stations north of Bedford. (EM) Monday-Friday from 2300 each night St Pancras-East Midlands services do not call at Beeston or Nottingham. Bus connections at East Midlands Parkway. (EM)

20 Cotswolds, South Wales & West Country Monday-Thursday from 2245 each night Valley Lines services via Cardiff Queen Street diverted, or replaced by buses for part of the journey. (AW) Monday-Thursday from 2300 Cardiff Bay services cancelled. (AW) Tuesday-Friday 0435 Cardiff Central-Manchester departs at (AW) Tuesday-Friday Additional trains run to/from Cheltenham for the Cheltenham Festival. Station access at the end of each day s racing may be controlled to prevent overcrowding. Buses run between the station and the racecourse. (GW/XC)

21 Scotland Friday 2115 Euston-Fort William Sleeper is cancelled. Passengers for Tulloch-Fort William inclusive travel on the Euston-Inverness train with a bus connection at Kingussie. Passengers for other stations should travel via Glasgow. (SR)

22 Train Operating Company Codes AW CC CH CS EM GC GN GR GW GX HC HT HX IL LE LM LO LT ME NT SE SN SR SW TL TP TW VT XC Arriva Trains Wales c2c Chiltern Railways Caledonian Sleeper East Midlands Trains Grand Central Great Northern Virgin Trains East Coast First Great Western Gatwick Express Heathrow Connect Hull Trains Heathrow Express Island Line Greater Anglia London Midland London Overground London Underground Merseyrail Northern Rail Southeastern Southern ScotRail South West Trains Thameslink First TransPennine Express Tyne & Wear Metro Virgin Trains Cross Country

23 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.