Rail Travel Summary for Week 46: 7-13 February

Size: px

Start display at page:

Download "Rail Travel Summary for Week 46: 7-13 February"

Matilda Miles
6 years ago
Views:

1 Rail Travel Summary for Week 46: 7-13 February Updated on: 04 February 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 Advance Information 3 Saturday and Sunday 4 Cross-London Connections 4 Essex & Anglia 5 North & West of London 6 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. This is expected to continue for several weeks. 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 arrangements before travelling:

3 Advance Information The route between London Euston-West Midlands/North Wales/North West England/Scotland will be closed at Watford Junction over the weekend of February. London Euston-Watford Junction local services run but all other trains to/from/via Watford Junction are affected For Euston-Milton Keynes/Northampton/West Midlands/North Wales/North West England/Scotland most trains are replaced by Underground and buses for part of the journey, with journey times extended by minutes. Limited through trains between Euston- Coventry/Birmingham International with connections to/from the north. Many tickets will be valid on routes to/from other London terminals. Euston-Scotland Sleeper services will run via an alternative route with delays. These trains will not call at Watford Junction, Crewe, Preston or Carlisle. South Croydon/Clapham Junction-Watford Junction/Milton Keynes services do not run. Tickets will be valid via Central London. Watford Junction-St Albans Abbey services replaced by buses.

4 Saturday and Sunday Cross-London Connections All Weekend Paddington-Euston/Kings Cross/St Pancras-Liverpool Street/Fenchurch Street connections may take longer due to a partial closure of the Metropolitan, Circle and Hammersmith & City lines. (LT)

5 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) Sunday to 0910 Liverpool Street-Stansted Airport/Cambridge services replaced by buses between Cheshunt-Bishops Stortford. Additional fast-buses run between Liverpool Street- Stansted Airport. (LE)

6 North & West of London All Weekend Services from/to Kings Cross run to a special timetable. Many journeys require a change of train at Finsbury Park. Some late night/early morning services replaced by Underground or buses between Kings Cross-Finsbury Park. (GN) All Sunday Stevenage services via Hertford North replaced by buses between Alexandra Palace-Hertford North-Stevenage. (GN) 2300 Saturday-0900 Sunday Buses replace trains between Luton-Bedford. (TL) Sunday to 0700 Trains do not call at Kentish Town. Bus connections arranged. (TL) 1920 Saturday-1300 Sunday Watford Junction-St Albans Abbey services replaced by buses, which are extended to/from St Albans City station. (LM) Sunday to 0730 Euston-Milton Keynes/Northampton services replaced by buses for whole or part of the journey. (LM) All Weekend Stratford-Richmond/Clapham Junction services replaced by buses between Stratford-Hampstead Heath, with delays. (LO) All Weekend Marylebone-Stratford upon Avon/Birmingham see All Services Via Banbury item above. (CH) All Weekend Oxford-Bicester Town services replaced by buses. (CH) Sunday to 0700 Paddington-Heathrow Airport services cancelled Sunday Reduced in frequency. (HX/HC) 2353 Saturday Oxford-Banbury replaced by bus. (GW) 1512 Saturday Reading-Newbury departs at (GW) Sunday from 2140 Paddington-Newbury/Bedwyn services replaced by buses between Reading-Newbury/Bedwyn. (GW) 0036 Sunday Reading-Oxford replaced by bus. (GW) Sunday from 2300 Paddington-Oxford services replaced by buses between Didcot-Oxford. (GW) Sunday Buses replace trains between Maidenhead-Reading. (GW) Sunday from 2200 Burnham served by buses from/to Slough. (GW)

7 South & South East 2000 Saturday-2359 Sunday Brighton/Portsmouth/Southampton-Salisbury/Bristol services replaced by buses between Romsey-Salisbury, with delays up to 60 minutes. Some journeys require an additional change of train en route. (GW/SW) All Weekend Some Exeter-Salisbury/Waterloo services depart early from Exeter. (SW) All Weekend Waterloo/Birmingham-Bournemouth/Weymouth services replaced by buses between Southampton Airport Parkway/Southampton Central-Bournemouth, with delays. Beaulieu Road is closed. (SW/XC) All Weekend Brockenhurst-Lymington services cancelled. Bus connections available at Southampton Central, Brockenhurst and New Milton. Passengers with ferry connections at Lymington should check journey times before travelling. (SW) Sunday to 1040 Waterloo-Portsmouth services replaced by buses between Guildford-Havant. Sunday from 1040 Replaced by buses between Haslemere-Havant. (SW) Sunday to 0800 Southampton-Portsmouth services replaced by buses between Southampton Central-Woolston. (SW) All Sunday Waterloo suburban services via Hounslow/Richmond require a change of train at Clapham Junction. Queenstown Road is closed. (SW) 0142 Sunday Waterloo-Twickenham replaced by bus between Strawberry Hill-Twickenham. (SW) 0732 Sunday Woking-Waterloo replaced by bus, departing 0613, between Woking-Weybridge. (SW) 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 Sunday Bedford-Three Bridges/Brighton services reduced in frequency south of Blackfriars. (TL) All Sunday Gatwick Express services cancelled. Tickets valid on Southern services, with extended journey times. (GX) All Sunday Victoria-South London/Surrey suburban services replaced by buses in the Victoria area, or are diverted to start from/terminate at London Bridge. (SN) All Sunday Victoria-Bognor Regis services start from/terminate at London Bridge and are replaced by buses between Horsham-Barnham/Littlehampton. (SN) All Sunday All other Victoria-South Coast services run to a special timetable, with many departing early from Victoria. (SN) All Sunday Earlswood served by buses from/to Redhill and Horley. (SN) All Sunday Brighton-Seaford services replaced by buses between Lewes-Seaford. (SN)

8 All Sunday Victoria-Ore services and Brighton-Ashford services replaced by buses between Hastings-Ore/Ashford. (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 Sunday Charing Cross and Waterloo East are closed. Services diverted to run from/to Cannon Street. (SE) All Sunday Services to/from Dartford via Bexleyheath replaced by buses for part of the journey. (SE) All Sunday Trains do not call at New Cross, St Johns and Lewisham. Rail/road connections available. (SE) All Weekend Faversham/Canterbury East/Kent Coast services via Gillingham replaced by buses between Gillingham/Rainham-Faversham. (SE) All Weekend Sittingbourne-Sheerness services replaced by buses. (SE) All Sunday Cannon Street-Hastings services replaced by buses between Robertsbridge- Hastings. (SE)

9 East & North East All Sunday Newcastle-Carlisle services replaced by buses between Hexham/Haltwhistle- Carlisle. (NT) All Weekend Kings Cross-North East/Scotland services reduced in frequency. Change of train required for many journeys. Passengers must check journey times before travelling. (GR/HT/GC) 2130 Saturday-2359 Sunday Buses replace trains between Doncaster-Grimsby/Cleethorpes. (TP) 2200 Saturday-0930 Sunday All services to/from/via Doncaster subject to alteration. Some start from other than their normal stations and others are replaced by buses for part of the journey. (GR/TP/NT)

10 Midlands, North Wales & North West All Saturday Norton Bridge, Barlaston and Wedgwood served by buses. (LM) All Sunday Birmingham-Walsall/Hednesford/Rugeley services replaced by buses between Tame Bridge Parkway-Walsall/Hednesford/Rugeley. (LM) All Weekend Birmingham-Marylebone/Reading/South Coast services see All Services Via Banbury item above. (CH/XC) 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) All Weekend Manchester Airport served by buses from/to Heald Green and Manchester Piccadilly. Passengers should check journey times before travelling. (NT/TP/AW) Sunday from 2200 Liverpool-Manchester services diverted. Wavertree-Eccles inclusive served by buses. (NT) Saturday from 2300 Buses replace trains between Blackburn-Colne. (NT) 2315 Sunday Blackburn-Manchester Victoria replaced by bus. (NT) All Weekend Services to/from Manchester Victoria do not call at Salford Central. Bus connections arranged. (NT) All Weekend Liverpool-Wirral/Ellesmere Port/Chester services do not call at Hamilton Square. Passengers should use Birkenhead Central or Conway Park. (ME) Sunday Manchester-Chester replaced by bus. (AW) Sunday from 2330 Buses replace trains between Preston-Blackpool North. (TP/NT) 2100 Saturday-1130 Sunday Buses replace trains between Lancaster/Oxenholme- Windermere. (TP) All Sunday Carlisle-Newcastle services replaced by buses between Carlisle-Haltwhistle/ Hexham. (NT) Saturday from 2330 Buses replace trains between Llandudno Junction-Holyhead. (AW) Sunday to 1640 North Wales Coast services replaced by buses between Chester-Rhyl, with delays. Passengers with ferry connections at Holyhead should check journey times between travelling. (AW/VT) Sunday to 1640 Chester-Shrewsbury/Birmingham/South Wales services replace dby buses between Chester-Wrexham. (AW)

11 0750 Sunday Shrewsbury-Cardiff replaced by bus between Shrewsbury-Hereford. (AW) 2310 Saturday Nottingham-Leicester subject to delays up to 25 minutes south of East Midlands Parkway. (EM) All Sunday Nottingham-Matlock services replaced by buses between Derby-Matlock. (EM)

12 Cotswolds, South Wales & West Country 0150 Sunday Fishguard Harbour-Cardiff replaced by bus between Carmarthen-Swansea/ Cardiff. (AW) Sunday to 1100 Cardiff-Rhymney services replaced by buses between Cardiff-Heath High Level. (AW) All Sunday Cardiff Bay services are cancelled. Tickets valid on local buses. (AW) Sunday to 1100 Valley Lines services via Radyr diverted. Cardiff Queen Street, Cathays and Llandaf served by buses. (AW) 0750 Sunday Shrewsbury-Cardiff replaced by bus between Shrewsbury-Hereford. (AW) Sunday from 2300 Buses replace trains between Hereford-Newport/Cardiff. (AW) Sunday to 1230 South Wales services replaced by buses between Cardiff-Swansea, with delays. Sunday from 1230 Replaced by buses between Bridgend-Swansea. Passengers should check journey times before travelling, especially those with ferry connections at Fishguard. (AW) Saturday Some Bristol Temple Meads-Severn Beach services replaced by buses between Avonmouth-Severn Beach. (GW) All Weekend Birmingham-Devon/Cornwall services replaced by buses between Bristol Temple Meads-Taunton. Bristol-Taunton/Devon/Cornwall services replaced by buses between Weston super Mare/Highbridge & Burnham-Taunton. (XC/GW) All Weekend Paddington-Devon/Cornwall services diverted with delays up to 1 hour between Westbury-Exeter. Taunton and Tiverton Parkway served by rail/road connections. (GW)

13 Scotland All Sunday Glasgow-Largs/Ardrossan/Ayr/Girvan/Stranraer services replaced by buses between Johnstone-Largs/Ardrossan/Ayr with delays. Some northbound trains depart early to maintain connections. (SR) All Sunday Fast buses run between Glasgow Central-Ardrossan Harbour for Brodick ferry connections. (SR) All Sunday Buses replace trains between Dundee-Aberdeen. (SR) 2143 Sunday Aberdeen-Euston Sleeper cancelled. Aberdeen-Dundee inclusive served by bus, departing early, to connect with the Inverness-Euston Sleeper at Perth. (SR)

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

15 Essex & Anglia Monday-Thursday 2214 & 2314 Kings Cross-Kings Lynn replaced by buses between Ely- Kings Lynn. (GN)

16 North & West of London Monday-Tuesday each night Southbound services do not call at Hornsey or Harringay. (GN) Monday, Wednesday & Thursday each night Euston-Birmingham/Crewe services via Northampton replaced by buses between Northampton-Rugby. Southbound buses may depart early to maintain connections. (LM) Friday 2355 Northampton-Euston replaced by bus between Hemel Hempstead-Northampton. (LM) Monday-Friday Oxford-Bicester Town services replaced by buses. (CH) Monday-Friday Marylebone-Stratford upon Avon/Birmingham see All Services Via Banbury item above. (CH) Monday-Thursday each night Pangbourne served by buses from/to Tilehurst. (GW) Monday-Thursday each night, also Friday from 2315 Burnham served by buses from/to Slough. Taplow also served by buses during its normal opening hours. (GW) Monday-Thursday each night Reading-Newbury/Bedwyn services replaced by buses for whole or part of the journey. (GW) Tuesday-Friday 0014 Henley on Thames-Reading requires a change of train at Twyford. (GW)

17 South & South East Monday-Thursday each night Portsmouth/Southampton-Salisbury/Westbury/ Bristol services replaced by buses between Romsey-Salisbury, with delays. (GW/SW) Monday-Thursday Waterloo-Bournemouth/Poole services replaced by buses between Southampton-Bournemouth/Poole. (SW) Monday 0050 Waterloo-Portsmouth does not call at Havant. Bus connection arranged. (SW) Monday-Thursday 2315 Waterloo-Portsmouth replaced by bus between Fratton-Portsmouth. (SW) Monday-Thursday each night Buses replace trains between Southampton Central-Bournemouth/Poole. (SW) Tuesday-Friday 0015 Waterloo-Epsom replaced by bus between Wimbledon-Epsom. (SW) Tuesday-Friday 0425 Guildford-Waterloo diverted. Woking served by bus, departing early. (SW) Friday Additional services call at Esher for the Sandown Park race meeting. (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) Tuesday-Friday 0005 Victoria-Eastbourne replaced by bus between Lewes-Eastbourne. (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 2355 St Pancras-Faversham replaced by bus between Ebbsfleet International-Faversham. (SE) Friday 2340 Charing Cross-Dover diverted. Orpington-Pluckley inclusive served by rail/road connections. (SE) Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 0007 Victoria-Ramsgate replaced by bus between Gillingham- Faversham. (SE) Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 0025 Sittingbourne-Sheerness served by bus. (SE) Monday-Thursday 2345 Charing Cross-Hastings replaced by bus between Robertsbridge- Hastings. (SE) Friday 2340 Charing Cross-Dover diverted. Tonbridge-Pluckley inclusive served by bus. (SE)

18 East & North East No major service alterations reported.

19 Midlands, North Wales & North West Monday-Friday Norton Bridge, Barlaston and Wedgwood served by buses. (LM) Monday, Wednesday & Thursday each night Euston-Birmingham/Crewe services via Northampton replaced by buses between Northampton-Rugby. Southbound buses may depart early to maintain connections. (LM) Monday, Wednesday & Thursday 2245 Wolverhampton-Euston diverted. Long Buckby and Northampton served by bus. (VT) Monday-Friday Birmingham-Marylebone/Reading/South Coast services see All Services Via Banbury item above. (XC) Monday-Thursday from 2300 each night Services to/from Manchester via Stockport diverted, or replaced by buses for part of the journey. (VT/NT/AW) 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 2320 Manchester Airport-York does not call at Manchester Victoria. (TP) Monday-Thursday 2315 Blackburn-Manchester Victoria replaced by bus. (NT) Monday-Thursday 2306 Huddersfield-Manchester Victoria replaced by bus between Stalybridge-Manchester Victoria. (NT) Monday-Thursday 2313 Blackpool North-Manchester Victoria replaced by bus between Preston-Manchester Victoria. (NT) Monday-Thursday each night Services to/from Liverpool via Huyton replaced by buses between Liverpool-Huyton. (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 to 0500 each morning Buses replace trains between Preston-Blackpool North. (TP/NT) Monday-Friday each night Buses replace trains between Blackburn/Rose Grove- Colne. (NT) Monday-Thursday Services to/from/via Chester subject to delays. Buses replace trains between Warrington Bank Quay-Chester. Passengers with ferry connections at Holyhead must check journey times before travelling. (AW/VT) Monday-Thursday from 2200 each night Nottingham-Worksop services diverted, or replaced by buses for part of the journey. (EM) Tuesday-Friday 0445 Leicester-St Pancras departs early from Leicester, Kettering and Wellingborough. (EM)

20 Cotswolds, South Wales & West Country Friday from 2145 Paddington-Penzance Sleeper services do not call at Taunton. Bus connections arranged. (GW)

21 Scotland Friday from 1900 England-Scotland Sleeper services diverted with delays, not calling at Watford Junction, Crewe, Preston or Carlisle. Northbound services depart early from Euston. The Euston TO Fort William service 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 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.

Rail Travel Summary for Week 43: January

Rail Travel Summary for Week 43: 17-23 January Updated on: 06 January Compiled by Worldline from information supplied by Network Rail and the Train Operating Companies. The 2-alpha codes at the end of