Rail Travel Summary for Week 03: 13-19 April Updated on: 09 April Compiled by Atos 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 7 Midlands, North Wales & North West 8 Cotswolds, South Wales & West Country 9 Scotland 10 Monday to Friday 11 Cross-London Connections 11 Essex & Anglia 12 North & West of London 13 South & South East 14 East & North East 15 Midlands, North Wales & North West 16 Cotswolds, South Wales & West Country 17 Scotland 18 Train Operating Company Codes 19 Geographical Scope 20
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 08457 48 49 50 or www.nationalrail.co.uk. 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 www.tfl.gov.uk.
Saturday and Sunday Cross-London Connections All Weekend Euston-Charing Cross/Waterloo connections may take longer due to partial closure of the Northern Line. (LT) All Weekend Cannon Street Underground station is closed. Passengers should use nearby stations. (LT)
Essex & Anglia Sunday to 0800 and from 2300 Liverpool Street-Shenfield/Colchester/Ipswich/Norwich services replaced by buses for whole or part of the journey. (LE) 2330 Saturday Liverpool Street-Norwich replaced by bus between Ipswich-Norwich. (LE) All Weekend Norwich-Nottingham services and Stansted Airport-Birmingham services replaced by buses between Ely/March-Peterborough. (EM/XC) All Saturday Ipswich-Peterborough services replaced by buses between March-Peterborough. All Sunday Replaced by buses between Ipswich-Bury St Edmunds-Peterborough. (LE) All Sunday Ipswich-Cambridge services replaced by buses between Ipswich-Bury St Edmunds. (LE) All Sunday Liverpool Street-Chingford services replaced by buses between Seven Sisters- Chingford. (LE) All Sunday Liverpool Street-Stansted Airport/Cambridge services diverted. Tottenham Hale- Waltham Cross inclusive served by Underground/rail connections. (LE) All Sunday Stratford-Cambridge services run between Tottenham Hale-Cambridge. (LE) All Sunday Fenchurch Street-Shoeburyness via Laindon replaced by buses Upminster- Basildon. (CC) Sunday to 0720 Liverpool Street-Stansted Airport services replaced by buses. (LE)
North & West of London Sunday to 0800 Kings Cross-Peterborough services replaced by buses between Stevenage- Peterborough. (FC) 0200-0700 Sunday Euston-Milton Keynes/Northampton services replaced by buses for part of the journey. (LM) Sunday to 1200 Gospel Oak-Barking services replaced by buses South Tottenham-Barking. (LO) 1200-1830 Saturday and Sunday Wembley Central and Wembley Stadium will be busy for the Association Football Semi Finals. (LO/CH) 2350 Saturday Oxford-Banbury replaced by bus. (GW) All Weekend Paddington-Reading/Newbury/Bedwyn/Oxford services reduced in frequency. Some services depart early from Paddington. PASSENGERS MUST CHECK JOURNEY TIMES BEFORE TRAVELLING. (GW) All Sunday Kings Cross-Stevenage via Hertford North replaced by buses. (FC) All Weekend Cross London Journeys between Bedford-Brighton are replaced by London Transport connections between St Pancras-Blackfriars. (FC) 2100 Saturday-2359 Saturday Pangbourne served by buses. (GW) All Sunday Burnham and Taplow are served by buses. (GW) Sunday to 0635 Paddington-Heathrow/Reading services are cancelled. (GW/HX) Sunday to 1500 Clapham Junction-Willesden Junction services replaced by local buses Shepherds Bush-Willesden Junction, use the 220/228 services. (LO)
South & South East All Sunday Services to/from/via Twickenham replaced by buses for part of the journey. (SW) All Sunday Waterloo-Poole/Weymouth services replaced by buses between Bournemouth- Poole/Wareham. (SW) Sunday to 1310 Ascot-Guildford services replaced by buses. (SW) All Sunday Highbury & Islington-Crystal Palace services do not run between New Cross Gate- West Croydon. Rail/road connections available. (LO) Sunday to 0900 Charing Cross-Orpington services do not call at Lewisham. Rail connections available. (SE) All Sunday All services that normally start/terminate Charing Cross run to/from Cannon Street instead.(se) All Sunday London Bridge-Sevenoaks services are diverted via an alternative route Herne Hill-Beckenham Junction are buses. (SE) Saturday after 2300 Cannon Street-Hastings replaced by buses Battle-Hastings. (SE) Saturday after 2330 Reading-Gatwick services replaced by buses Guildford-Gatwick. (GW) All Sunday Reading-Gatwick services are replaced by buses Guildford-Redhill. (GW) All Sunday services routed via Richmond do not run Barnes-Teddington/Hounslow replaced by buses. (SW) All Sunday All services between Dorking-Effingham Junction are replaced by buses. (SE) All Sunday Waterloo-Portsmouth replaced by buses Haslemere-Petersfield. (SW) All Sunday Waterloo-Exeter replaced by buses Crewkerne-Axminster. (SW) All Sunday Victoria-Ashford International replaced by buses Borough Green and Wrotham- Ashford. (SE)
East & North East All Sunday Buses replace trains between Hull-Bridlington/Brough/Selby/Doncaster. (TP/NT/HT) All Weekend Doncaster-Goole/Hull services via Hatfield & Stainforth diverted with delays, or replaced by buses between Doncaster-Goole. (NT) All Weekend Manchester/Doncaster-Scunthorpe/Grimsby/Cleethorpes services replaced by buses between Doncaster-Scunthorpe. Additional fast buses run between Doncaster- Grimsby/Cleethorpes All Sunday All services replaced by buses between Scunthorpe- Grimsby/Cleethorpes. (TP/NT) 2300 Saturday-0800 Sunday York/Leeds-Manchester Airport services replaced by buses. Sunday from 0800 Services diverted, Dewsbury served by buses. (TP) 2200 Saturday-2359 Sunday Kings Cross-Leeds services and do not call at Wakefield. Doncaster-Leeds local services replaced by buses. (GR/NT) All Sunday Kings Cross-Bradford services diverted with delays between Doncaster-Wakefield Kirkgate. (GC) All Sunday St Pancras/Birmingham-Leeds/North east services do not call at Wakefield Westgate. Bus connections arranged. (EM/XC) 2100 Sunday Kings Cross-Newcastle subject to delays between Darlington-Newcastle. (GR) All Saturday Peterborough-Lincoln services replaced by buses between Sleaford-Lincoln. (EM) 2300 Saturday-2359 Sunday Leeds-Sheffield local services replaced by buses between Leeds-Moorthorpe. (NT) All Sunday Newcastle-Carlisle services replaced by buses between Metrocentre-Carlisle. (NT)
Midlands, North Wales & North West All Saturday Norton Bridge, Barlaston and Wedgwood served by buses. (LM) 1300 Saturday-1500 Sunday Euston/Birmingham-Carlisle/Scotland services replaced by buses between Preston-Oxenholme. A limited of through trains run via an alternative route. (VT) 1300 Saturday-1500 Sunday Manchester Airport-Barrow in Furness/Windermere services replaced by buses between Preston-Lancaster/Oxenholme. (TP) Sunday from 2200 Liverpool-Manchester Airport services diverted. Wavertree-Manchester Oxford Road inclusive served by buses. (NT) Saturday from 2300 Buses replace trains between Blackburn-Colne. (NT) All Weekend Services FROM Liverpool do not call at James Street. Passengers may use other Liverpool stations, or board earlier at James Street on the inward journey. (ME) 2300 Saturday-0800 Sunday Manchester Airport-Leeds/York services replaced by buses. (TP) Sunday to 0730 Buses replace trains between Manchester Airport-Bolton/Blackpool. (TP) 0728 Sunday Manchester Piccadilly-Chester replaced by bus. (AW) Sunday from 2045 Manchester-Chester/North Wales services diverted. Manchester Oxford Road-Helsby inclusive served by buses. (AW) Saturday from 2300 Buses replace trains between Llandudno Junction-Holyhead. (AW) 0750 Sunday Shrewsbury-Cardiff replaced by bus between Shrewsbury-Hereford. (AW) 2200 Saturday-1200 Sunday Birmingham-Derby/Nottingham services diverted with delays, or replaced by buses for whole or part of the journey. (XC) All Sunday Derby-Crewe services replaced by buses between Derby-Stoke on Trent. (EM) Sunday to 0900 Nottingham-Mansfield Woodhouse services replaced by buses. (EM) Sunday to 1200 Buses replace trains between Derby-Nottingham. (XC/EM) Sunday to 1200 St Pancras-Nottingham replaced by buses between East Midlands Parkway- Nottingham. Sunday from 1200 Most northbound services do not call at Beeston, rail connections available. (EM) Sunday to 1200 Nottingham-Matlock services replaced by buses between Nottingham-Derby. Sunday from 1200 Do not call at Attenborough or Beeston, bus connections available. (EM) All Sunday Birmingham New Street-Walsall/Rugeley services replaced by buses Tame Bridge Parkway-Walsall/Rugeley.
Cotswolds, South Wales & West Country 2345 Saturday Swansea-Fishguard harbour replaced by bus Carmarthen-Fishguard Harbour. (AW) 0148 Sunday Fishguard Harbour-Cardiff replaced by bus. (AW) 0750 Sunday Shrewsbury-Cardiff replaced by bus between Shrewsbury-Hereford. (AW) Sunday to 1230 Cardiff-Rhymney services replaced by buses between Cardiff-Rhymney. (AW) Sunday to 1130 Cardiff-Radyr services, replaced by buses for whole or part of the journey. (AW) Sunday to 1130 Cardiff-Penarth/Barry Island services, and Cardiff-Bridgend services via Rhoose, replaced by buses for whole or part of the journey. (AW) 0830-1700 Saturday Some Bristol Temple Meads-Severn Beach services replaced by buses between Avonmouth-Severn Beach. (GW) Saturday 1923 Portsmouth-Cardiff replaced by bus Newport-Cardiff. (GW) All Sunday Cheltenham-Paddington services require a change of train at Swindon. (GW) All Sunday Cardiff-Portsmouth/Brighton services replaced by buses Newport-Bristol Parkway. (GW) All Sunday Paddington-South Wales Services replaced by buses between Didcot-Newport, all trains are diverted via Bath Spa. (GW) Sunday to 1400 Birmingham-Bristol/West Country services diverted with delays between Birmingham-Cheltenham Spa. Birmingham-South Wales services require a change of train at Bristol Parkway. (XC)
Scotland All Weekend Dalmarnock station closed. Passengers should use Bridgeton or Rutherglen. (SR) 1000 Saturday-1400 Sunday Edinburgh-Glasgow services via Shotts replaced by buses between Edinburgh/Haymarket-West Calder. (SR) 1000 Saturday-1400 Sunday Edinburgh-Birmingham services diverted with delays between Edinburgh-Carlisle. Also subject to diversions or bus replacement south of Carlisle. (VT) 1000 Saturday-1400 Sunday Edinburgh-Manchester services diverted via Newcastle. Haymarket-Bolton inclusive served by rail/road connections. (TP) 1000 Saturday-1400 Sunday Glasgow-Birmingham services via Newcastle start from/terminate at Edinburgh. Glasgow, Motherwell and Haymarket served by rail connections. (XC)
Monday to Friday Cross-London Connections No major services alterations reported.
Essex & Anglia From 2310 Each evening Monday-Thursday Liverpool Street-Chingford replaced by buses. (LE)
North & West of London Friday from 2200 Bedford/Luton-Sutton/Brighton services replaced by Underground or buses across Central London. (FC) Monday-Thursday from 2130 each night Paddington-Heathrow Airport services reduced in frequency and do not call at West Ealing or Hanwell. (HX/HC) Monday to 0730 Kings Cross-Stevenage via Hertford North. (FC) Monday-Thursday from 2245 each night Marylebone-Birmingham services do not call at Warwick, Warwick Parkway, Dorridge or Solihull. Bus connections arranged. (CH) Friday from 2200 Marylebone-Aylesbury services via Amersham cancelled. Rail/road/ Underground connections available for all stations. (CH) Monday-Thursday each night 2248 Paddington-Oxford does not call at Twyford. (GW)
South & South East Tuesday-Friday 0015 Waterloo-Epsom bus from Wimbledon. (SW) Monday 2250-Wednesday 0445 each night Waterloo-Portsmouth replaced by buses Haslemere-Portsmouth. (SW) Tuesday-Friday 0001-0500 Charing Cross-Orpington replaced by buses Lewisham-Hither Green. (SE) Monday-Thursday from 2300 each night Reading-Gatwick services replaced by buses Guildford-Redhill. (GW) Monday-Thursday each night 2310-0535 waterloo-exeter buses Honiton-Exeter. (SW) Monday-Thursday after 2300 each night Victoria-Ashford International replaced by buses Maidstone East-Ashford International. (SE) Monday-Thursday until 0230 each night Charing Cross-Gillingham replaced by buses Gravesend-Gillingham. (SE) Monday-Thursday until 0520 each night Charing Cross-Hastings replaced by bus Tunbridge Wells-Hastings. (SE)
East & North East Monday-Friday Doncaster-Goole/Hull services via Hatfield & Stainforth diverted with delays, or replaced by buses between Doncaster-Goole. (NT) Monday-Friday Doncaster-Scunthorpe/Grimsby/Cleethorpes services replaced by buses between Doncaster-Scunthorpe. Some fast buses also run Doncaster-Grimsby/Cleethorpes. (TP/NT) Monday-Friday Peterborough-Lincoln services replaced by buses between Sleaford-Lincoln. (EM)
Midlands, North Wales & North West Monday-Friday Norton Bridge, Barlaston and Wedgwood served by buses. (LM) Monday-Friday Services FROM Liverpool do not call at James Street. Passengers may use other Liverpool stations, or board at James Street earlier on the inward journey. (ME) Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 2145 Wolverhampton-Euston diverted and Northampton served by bus. (VT/LM) Monday-Thursday 2300-0600 each night Preston-Colne services replaced by buses for whole or part of the journey. (NT) Monday-Thursday from 2130 each night North Wales/Chester-Manchester services via Warrington and via Altrincham replaced by buses between Chester-Manchester. (AW/NT) Monday-Thursday each night 2307 Marylebone-Birmingham Moor Street replaced by a bus Leamington-Birmingham. (CH) Monday-Friday to 0440 Leicester-St Pancras services subject to earlier departures/late arrivals. Market Harborough served by bus connections. (EM) Monday-Friday 2330-0530 Each night Crewe-Chester services replaced by buses.(aw)
Cotswolds, South Wales & West Country Monday-Friday from 2200 each night Buses replace trains between Newport- Gloucester/Cheltenham. (AW) Monday-Thursday each day 1218 Paddington-Taunton terminates Bedwyn. (GW) Monday-Thursday each day 1523 Taunton-Paddington starts Castle Cary. (GW) Monday-Thursday after 2300 each night Cardiff-Barry Island/Penarth/Bridgend via the Vale of Glamorgan services are replaced by buses throughout. (AW) Monday-Thursday Castle Cary-Exeter is closed, buses replace trains for the whole period. (GW) Monday-Thursday after 2310 each night Exeter-Exmouth replaced by buses. (GW)
Scotland Monday-Friday Dalmarnock station closed. Passengers should use Bridgeton or Rutherglen. (SR)
Train Operating Company Codes AW CC CH EM FC GC GR GW GX HC HT HX IL LE LM LO LT ME NT SE SN SR SW TP TW VT XC Arriva Trains Wales c2c Chiltern Railways East Midlands Trains First Capital Connect Grand Central 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 First TransPennine Express Tyne & Wear Metro Virgin Trains Cross Country
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.