Rail Travel Summary for Week 29: October

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1 Rail Travel Summary for Week 29: October Updated on: 29 September 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 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 Rugby World Cup: 18 September-31 October 20 Train Operating Company Codes 21 Geographical Scope 22

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

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

4 Essex & Anglia All Weekend Services from/to Fenchurch Street diverted to start from/terminate at Liverpool Street. Fenchurch Street, Limehouse and West Ham served by Underground and Docklands Light Railway. (CC) All Sunday Liverpool Street-Shenfield local services replaced by buses between Seven Kings- Gidea Park. Some stations served by alternative rail connections. (XR) 2135 Saturday-2359 Sunday Many Liverpool Street-Southend/East Anglia services depart early from Liverpool Street. Trains from Liverpool Street also do not call at Romford. (LE) Sunday to 1015 Liverpool Street-East Anglia services replaced by buses between Liverpool Street/Chelmsford-Witham/Colchester. Liverpool Street-Harwich Boat Trains replaced by buses throughout. (LE) All Weekend Liverpool Street-Hertford East/Stansted Airport/Cambridge services diverted. Tottenham Hale served by Underground; Northumberland Park-Waltham Cross inclusive are closed. Stratford-Hertford East/Bishops Stortford services diverted to start from/terminate at Liverpool Street. (LE) Sunday to 0945 Liverpool Street-Cambridge services replaced by buses between Audley End- Cambridge. (LE) 0915 Sunday Cambridge-Stansted Airport departs at (XC)

5 North & West of London 2350 Saturday-0845 Sunday Kings Cross- Peterborough services replaced by buses between Stevenage/Hitchin-Letchworth/Peterborough. (GN) 2350 Saturday-0945 Sunday Kings Cross-Cambridge services replaced by buses between Stevenage-Royston-Cambridge. (LE) Sunday to 0830 Bedford/Luton-Sutton/Brighton services replaced by buses between St Albans-St Pancras. (TL) Sunday to 0730 Euston-Milton Keynes/Northampton services replaced by buses for whole or part of the journey. (LM) Sunday Euston-Watford Junction local services replaced by buses. (LO) All Sunday Richmond-Stratford services replaced by buses between Richmond-Willesden Junction. (LO) All Sunday Gospel Oak-Barking services replaced by buses, which call additionally at Seven Sisters and Walthamstow Central. (LO) All Weekend Highbury & Islington/Dalston Junction-South London services replaced by buses between Dalston Kingsland-Shadwell. Sime stations require additional Underground/ Docklands Light Railway connections. (LO) All Weekend Oxford-Bicester Village services replaced by buses. (CH) 2353 Saturday Oxford-Banbury replaced by bus. (GW) 0036 Sunday Reading-Oxford replaced by bus. (GW) Sunday from 2300 Paddington-Didcot/Oxford services replaced by buses between Reading- Didcot-Oxford. (GW) Sunday Paddington-Reading services replaced by buses between Twyford- Reading. Sunday from 0800 Many trains depart early from Reading. (GW) 2330 Saturday-2359 Sunday Burnham served by buses from/to Slough. Taplow also served by buses during its normal hours of opening. (GW) All Sunday Pangbourne served by buses from/to Tilehurst. (GW) All Sunday Many Oxford-Paddington services depart early from Oxford. (GW) Sunday to 0615 Paddington-Heathrow Airport services are cancelled. (HX/HC)

6 South & South East Sunday to 0830 Reading-Basingstoke services replaced by buses, departing early. (GW) Saturday from 1400 Twickenham will be busy for the Rugby World Cup game. Station access in the post-match period may be controlled to prevent overcrowding. (SW) 2300 Saturday-0300 Sunday Dorset Coast services replaced by buses between Bournemouth-Poole/Weymouth. (SW) 2335 Saturday Waterloo-Southampton replaced by bus between Eastleigh-Southampton. (SW) 0635 Sunday Southampton-Portsmouth replaced by bus, departing early, between Southampton Central-St Denys. (SW) 0142 Sunday Waterloo-Twickenham replaced by bus between Teddington-Twickenham. (SW) 0740 Sunday Staines-Woking replaced by bus between Weybridge-Woking. (SW) All Sunday Waterloo-Guildford local services via Woking replaced by buses between Weybridge/Woking-Guildford. Through services run via other routes. (SW) All Sunday Waterloo-Alton services cancelled. Rail connections available at Guildford. (SW) All Sunday Waterloo-Basingstoke/Salisbury/Yeovil/Exeter services replaced by buses between Weybridge/Guildford/Woking-Basingstoke, with delays. Passengers should check journey times before travelling. (SW) All Sunday Waterloo-Portsmouth/Southampton/Dorset Coast services run to a special timetable with diversions and delays. Rail/road connections required for some intermediate stations and many trains depart early from Waterloo. Passengers must check journey times before travelling. (SW) Sunday to 1000 Clapham Junction-Highbury & Islington services start from/terminate at Battersea Park. Bus connections available. (LO) All Sunday Bedford/Luton-Sutton services diverted between Blackfriars-Sutton. Many South London stations served by buses or Underground. (TL) All Sunday Bedford-Three Bridges/Brighton services reduced in frequency south of Blackfriars and replaced by buses between Three Bridges-Brighton. (TL) All Weekend Blackfriars-Sevenoaks services run to a special timetable and replaced by buses between Bromley South-Sevenoaks. (TL) All Sunday Gatwick Express services reduced to a half-hourly frequency. (GX) All Saturday London Bridge-Uckfield services require a change of train at East Croydon. (SN) All Sunday Victoria-Sutton/Epsom/Dorking services via Mitcham diverted, or replaced by buses between Tulse Hill/Streatham-Sutton. (SN)

7 All Sunday Victoria-East Grinstead/Uckfield services replaced by buses between Oxted-East Grinstead/Uckfield. (SN) All Sunday Victoria-Brighton/Littlehampton/Portsmouth services diverted with delays, or replaced by buses between Three Bridges-Brighton. (SN) All Sunday Victoria-Eastbourne/Hastings services replaced by buses between Three Bridges- Lewes. (SN) All Weekend Services to/from/via London Bridge are affected by station reconstruction. Some journeys require bus or Underground connections. Passengers must check alternative arrangements before travelling. (TL/SN/SE) All Weekend Dartford/Gravesend/Gillingham services via Woolwich diverted, or replaced by buses between Plumstead-Dartford. Cannon Street-Slade Green-Cannon Street circular services do not run between Plumstead-Slade Green-Sidcup. Tickets valid on Docklands Light Railway for some connections. (SE) All Weekend Victoria-Ashford/Faversham/Canterbury/Kent Coast services run to a special timetable with diversions. Bromley South, Bickley and St Mary Cray served by rail/road connections. (SE) All Weekend Victoria-Orpington services replaced by buses between Bromley South- Orpington. (SE) All Sunday Charing Cross and Waterloo East are closed. Services diverted to start from/ terminate at Cannon Street. (SE) Sunday to 1320 Cannon Street-Hayes services replaced by buses between New Beckenham- Hayes. (SE) All Sunday St Pancras/Cannon Street-Kent Coast services via Folkestone replaced by buses between Folkestone Central-Dover. (SE) All Sunday St Pancras/Cannon Street/Victoria-Kent Coast services via Margate replaced by buses between Faversham-Margate-Ramsgate. (SE)

8 East & North East Saturday Newcastle will be busy for the Rugby World Cup game. Station access in the post-match period may be controlled to prevent overcrowding. (GR/NT/TP/XC) Sunday to 0830 North East TO Kings Cross services depart early from York, Leeds and Doncaster. (GR) 1020 Sunday Kings Cross-Newcastle & 1200 Sunday Edinburgh-Kings Cross do not call at Doncaster. (GR) All Weekend Kings Cross-Bradford Forster Square/Skipton services replaced by buses between Leeds-Bradford/Skipton. (GR) All Weekend Leeds-Bradford Forster Square/Skipton/Morecambe/Carlisle services replaced by buses between Leeds-Bradford/Shipley/Skipton. (NT) All Sunday Stansted Airport-Birmingham services replaced by buses between Peterborough- Melton Mowbray/Leicester. (XC) 2100 Saturday-2359 Sunday Sheffield/Doncaster-Goole/Hull services diverted, or replaced by buses between Doncaster-Gilberdyke/Goole. (NT) 2110 Saturday-2359 Sunday Manchester/Sheffield-Scunthorpe/Cleethorpes services replaced by buses between Doncaster-Scunthorpe/Cleethorpes. (NT/TP) Sunday Buses replace trains between Newark North Gate-Lincoln. (EM) 2221 Sunday Leeds-Hull does not call at South Milford. Bus connection arranged. (NT) Sunday to 1515 Buses replace trains between Middlesbrough-Saltburn. (NT)

9 Midlands, North Wales & North West All Saturday Norton Bridge, Barlaston and Wedgwood served by buses. (LM) Saturday from 1230 Some Stratford upon Avon-Birmingham services depart early from Stratford upon Avon. (LM) All Sunday Birmingham-Reading/Bournemouth services replaced by buses between Banbury- Oxford, with extended journey times. (XC) All Sunday Hunts Cross/Liverpool-Ormskirk/Kirkby/Southport services replaced by buses between Liverpool Central-Walton/Rice Lane/Bootle Oriel Road. (ME) All Weekend Manchester-Southport/Preston/Blackpool/North West/Scotland services diverted with delays, or replaced by buses for part of the journey. Some southbound services depart early. Passengers must check journey times before travelling. (NT/TP) Saturday from 1600 Services to/from Manchester will be busy for the Rugby World Cup game. Access at some stations in the post-match period may be controlled to prevent overcrowding. (VT/TP/NT/XC/AW) 0728 Sunday Manchester Piccadilly-Chester replaced by bus. (AW) Saturday from 2300 Buses replace trains between Blackburn-Colne. (NT) 2308 Sunday Blackburn-Manchester Victoria replaced by bus. (NT) 2120 Saturday-1130 Sunday Oxenholme-Windermere services replaced by buses. (TP) Saturday from 2330 Buses replace trains between Llandudno Junction-Holyhead. (AW) 0750 Sunday Shrewsbury-Cardiff replaced by bus between Shrewsbury-Hereford. (AW) 0445 Saturday Leicester-St Pancras departs early from Leicester. (EM) All Sunday Buses replace trains between Kettering-Corby. (EM) All Sunday Birmingham-Stansted Airport services replaced by buses between Leicester/Melton Mowbray-Peterborough. (XC) Sunday Leicester will be busy for the Rugby World Cup game. Station access in the post-match period may be controlled to prevent overcrowding. (EM/XC)

10 Cotswolds, South Wales & West Country 0150 Sunday Fishguard Harbour-Cardiff does not call at Swansea. Bus connection at Carmarthen. (AW) 2115 Sunday Carmarthen-Hereford replaced by bus between Newport-Hereford. (AW) 0750 Sunday Shrewsbury-Cardiff replaced by bus between Shrewsbury-Hereford. (AW) 0800 Sunday Swansea-Paddington departs early from stations west of Cardiff. (GW) Saturday Some Bristol Temple Meads-Severn Beach services replaced by buses between Avonmouth-Severn Beach. (GW) 1607 Sunday Manchester-Bristol is diverted to terminate at Cardiff. (XC) Sunday from 2145 Birmingham/Bristol-Taunton/Devon/Cornwall services diverted with delays up to 45 minutes, or replaced by buses between Weston super Mare-Taunton. (XC/GW) Sunday to 1540 Cardiff/Bristol-Southampton/Portsmouth/Brighton services run to a special timetable with change of train required at Bristol Temple Meads and Swindon. Bath-Bradford on Avon inclusive served by buses. Swindon-Westbury services are re-timed as a consequence of this. (GW) Sunday to 1540 Bristol-Weymouth services replaced by buses between Bath-Westbury. Southbound services depart early. (GW) 2230 Saturday Sunday Paddington-Bristol Temple Meads services diverted with delays. Chippenham and Bath served by rail/road connections. (GW) 2311 Saturday Bristol Temple Meads-Frome departs at 2303 and does not call at Keynsham- Avoncliff inclusive. Additional bus at 2311, calling at all stations. (GW) All Sunday Paddington-Worcester/Great Malvern/Hereford services replaced by buses between Oxford-Hanborough, with delays. Alternative rail connections available via Cheltenham and Newport. (GW) Sunday Exeter St Davids, Digby & Sowton and Newcourt will be busy for the Rugby World Cup game. Station access in the post-match period may be controlled to prevent overcrowding. (GW/XC/SW) Sunday from 1430 Cardiff Central and Cardiff Queen Street will be busy for the Rugby World Cup game. Station access in the post-match period may be controlled to prevent overcrowding. (AW/GW/XC) Sunday from 1700 Gloucester will be busy for the Rugby World Cup game. Station access in the post-match period may be controlled to prevent overcrowding. (GW/XC/AW)

11 Scotland All Sunday Glasgow Queen Street-Anniesland services via Maryhill replaced by buses. (SR) All Weekend Glasgow-Ayr/Girvan/Stranraer services replaced by buses between Kilwinning/ Kilmarnock-Ayr, with delays. Passengers should check journey times before travelling, especially those with ferry connections. (SR) All Sunday Glasgow-Edinburgh services via Shotts replaced by buses, with extended journey times. (SR) All Weekend Glasgow Queen Street-Falkirk/Edinburgh/Alloa/Dunblane/Dundee/Aberdeen/ Inverness services diverted with delays. Change of train, or bus connections, required for some journeys. Many trains depart early from Glasgow. Passengers should check journey times before travelling. (SR) All Weekend Cumbernauld-Dalmuir/Balloch services require a change of train at Springburn. (SR)

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

13 Essex & Anglia Monday-Wednesday each night East Anglia TO Liverpool Street services replaced by buses between Colchester-Chelmsford. (LE)

14 North & West of London Monday-Thursday each night Kings Cross suburban services via Hertford North diverted, or replaced by buses between Alexandra Palace-Hertford North-Stevenage. (GN) Monday-Thursday each night. Arlesey and Sandy served by buses from/to Hitchin. (GN) Monday-Tuesday Euston-Milton Keynes/Northampton services reduced in frequency, and replaced by bus between Milton Keynes Central-Northampton. (LM) Monday-Friday Oxford-Bicester Village services replaced by buses. (CH) Monday to 0445 Buses replace trains between Didcot-Oxford. (GW) Monday to 0415 Pangbourne served by buses from/to Tilehurst. (GW) Monday-Thursday each night Reading-Newbury/Bedwyn services replaced by buses. (GW) Monday-Thursday each night Burnham and Taplow served by buses from/to Slough. (GW) Tuesday-Friday 0014 Henley on Thames-Reading requires a change of train at Twyford. (GW)

15 South & South East Monday-Thursday 2030 Cardiff-Portsmouth and 2123 Portsmouth-Westbury replaced by buses between Salisbury-Romsey and between Romsey-Westbury. (GW) Monday-Thursday from 2150 each night Southampton-Salisbury services replaced by buses between Romsey-Salisbury. (SW) Monday-Thursday each night Waterloo-Portsmouth services via Guildford diverted with delays, or replaced by buses between Haslemere-Petersfield. (SW) Monday-Friday each night Waterloo-Dorset Coast services replaced by buses between Southampton-Bournemouth/Poole. (SW) Tuesday-Thursday 0030 Woking-Alton replaced by bus between Farnham-Alton. (SW) Monday-Thursday 2222 Bedford-Brighton replaced by bus between Haywards Heath- Brighton. (TL) Monday-Thursday from 2230 each night Buses replace trains between Oxted-Uckfield. (SN) Monday-Thursday each night Victoria-South Coast services replaced by buses between Three Bridges-Brighton/Eastbourne. (SN) Monday-Thursday 2232 Victoria-Chichester replaced by bus between Barnham-Chichester. (SN) Monday-Friday Services to/from/via London Bridge are affected by station reconstruction. Some journeys require bus or Underground connections. Passengers must check alternative arrangements before travelling. (TL/SN/SE) Monday-Tuesday Buses replace trains between Ashford-Canterbury West- Ramsgate. (SE) Monday-Thursday each night Charing Cross-Gillingham services replaced by buses between Gravesend-Gillingham. (SE) Monday-Thursday Victoria-Orpington services replaced by buses between Bromley South-Orpington. (SE)

16 East & North East No major service alterations reported.

17 Midlands, North Wales & North West Monday-Friday Norton Bridge, Barlaston and Wedgwood served by buses. (LM) Monday-Wednesday 2245 Wolverhampton-Euston diverted. Long Buckby and Northampton served by bus. (VT) Monday-Wednesday each night Euston-Northampton-Birmingham/Crewe services replaced by buses between Northampton-Rugby. Some buses depart early to maintain connections. (LM) Monday-Thursday 1810 Euston-Wrexham replaced by bus between Chester-Wrexham. (VT) 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 each night Some Manchester Airport-Blackpool services replaced by buses for whole or part of the journey. (TP) Monday-Thursday from 2300 each night Manchester-Crewe local services diverted. Levenshulme-Handforth inclusive served by buses. (NT) Monday-Thursday from 2300 each night Manchester Victoria-Liverpool services replaced by buses. (NT) Monday-Thursday 2315 Blackburn-Manchester Victoria replaced by bus. (NT) Monday-Thursday each night Manchester-Chester services via Warrington replaced by buses. (AW) Monday-Friday 0445 Leicester-St Pancras departs up to 45 minutes early from Leicester, Kettering and Wellingborough. (EM) Monday-Thursday from 2200 each night St Pancras-East Midlands/Sheffield services diverted with delays. Market Harborough served by buses. (EM) Tuesday-Friday to 0600 each morning Nottingham/Derby TO St Pancras services depart up to 50 minutes early from Nottingham and Derby. Long Eaton served by bus. (EM) Monday-Thursday 2222 Worksop-Nottingham diverted. Newstead, Hucknall and Bulwell served by bus. (EM)

18 Cotswolds, South Wales & West Country Monday-Thursday each night South Wales services diverted with delays up to 25 minutes between Cardiff-Bridgend. Pontyclun, Llanharen and Pencoed served by buses. (AW/GW) Monday-Thursday 2330 Paddington-Cardiff replaced by bus between Bristol Temple Meads- Cardiff. (GW) Tuesday-Friday 0447 Bristol Temple Meads-Paddington diverted. Bristol Parkway served by bus, departing early. (GW) Monday 0512 Taunton-Bristol replaced by bus, departing early, between Taunton-Weston super Mare. (GW) Monday-Thursday each night Birmingham/Bristol-Taunton/Devon services diverted with delays up to 45 minutes, or replaced by buses between Weston super Mare/Highbridge & Burnham-Taunton. (GW)

19 Scotland Monday to 0630, also Monday-Thursday from 2130 each night Glasgow Queen Street- Falkirk/Edinburgh/Alloa/Dunblane/Dundee/Aberdeen/ Inverness services diverted with delays. Change of train, or bus connections, required for some journeys. Many trains depart early from Glasgow. Passengers should check journey times before travelling. (SR) Monday-Thursday from 2130 each night Cumbernauld-Dalmuir/Balloch services require a change of train, or bus connections, at Springburn. (SR) Monday-Thursday 2142 Milngavie-Cumbernauld replaced by bus between Motherwell- Cumbernauld. (SR)

20 Rugby World Cup: 18 September-31 October The 2015 Rugby World Cup takes place between 18th September-31st October, with games at various stadiums around England and in Cardiff. Trains to/from the various venues are likely to be busy and station access may be controlled in the post-match period to prevent overcrowding. Date Game Station/s Affected 10/10/15 Samoa v Scotland Newcastle 10/10/15 Australia v Wales Twickenham 10/10/15 England v Uruguay Manchester Piccadilly/Victoria 11/10/15 Argentina v Namibia Leicester 11/10/15 Italy v Romania Exeter St Davids/Exeter Central/Digby & Sowton/Newcourt 11/10/15 France v Ireland Cardiff Central/Cardiff Queen Street 11/10/15 USA v Japan Gloucester 17/10/15 Quarter-Final Twickenham 17/10/15 Quarter-Final Cardiff Central/Cardiff Queen Street 18/10/15 Quarter-Final Cardiff Central/Cardiff Queen Street 18/10/15 Quarter-Final Twickenham 24/10/15 Semi-Final Twickenham 25/10/15 Semi-Final Twickenham 30/10/15 Bronze Final Stratford/Stratford International 31/10/15 Final Twickenham

21 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 XR Arriva Trains Wales c2c Chiltern Railways Caledonian Sleeper East Midlands Trains Grand Central Great Northern Virgin Trains East Coast Great Western Railway Gatwick Express Heathrow Connect Hull Trains Heathrow Express Island Line Abellio 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 TfL Rail

22 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 27: 26 September-2 October

Rail Travel Summary for Week 27: 26 September-2 October Updated on: 17 September Compiled by Worldline from information supplied by Network Rail and the Train Operating Companies. The 2-alpha codes at