Rail Travel Summary for Week 21: 16-22 August Updated on: 05 August 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 Advance Notice: Watford Junction 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 11 Scotland 12 Monday to Friday 13 Cross-London Connections 13 Essex & Anglia 14 North & West of London 15 South & South East 16 East & North East 17 Midlands, North Wales & North West 18 Cotswolds, South Wales & West Country 19 Scotland 20 Train Operating Company Codes 21 Geographical Scope 22
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. Advance Notice: Watford Junction On one further weekend in August the main line will be closed at Watford Junction, affecting trains between London Euston and Milton Keynes/Northampton/West Midlands/North Wales/North West England/Scotland, also between Clapham Junction and Watford Junction/Milton Keynes. This will involve services operated by London Midland, Virgin Trains and Southern Railway; also the Anglo-Scottish Sleeper services operated by ScotRail. Some services will be cancelled or diverted, and others will be replaced by bus or London Underground connections. For some journeys ticket will be accepted on alternative routes. Passengers travelling during the affected period must check journey times in advance. Full details can be obtained from the individual train operators, or from the National Rail website at: www.nationalrail.co.uk/watford. The period to which this applies is: 0400 on Saturday 23 rd August to 0500 on Tuesday 26 th August
Saturday and Sunday Cross-London Connections No major service alterations reported.
Essex & Anglia All Weekend Buses run between Chelmsford and Hylands Park for the V Festival. Station access at Chelmsford after the event may be controlled to prevent overcrowding. (LE) All Sunday Kings Cross-Cambridge/Kings Lynn services replaced by buses between Royston- Cambridge. (FC)
North & West of London All Sunday Kings Cross-Cambridge/Kings Lynn services replaced by buses between Royston- Cambridge. (FC) All Sunday Kings Cross-Stevenage services via Hertford North replaced by buses between Hertford North-Stevenage. (FC) 2315 Saturday-0845 Sunday Services reduced in frequency between Luton-Bedford. Some services replaced by buses for part of the journey. (FC) All Weekend Watford Junction-St Albans Abbey services replaced by buses, which are extended to/from St Albans City station. (LM) All Weekend Euston-Tring/Milton Keynes/Northampton services replaced by Underground and buses between Euston-Stanmore-Hemel Hempstead, with journey times extended by up to 2 hours. Tickets valid on some alternative routes. Passengers must check journey times before travelling. (LM) www.londonmidland.com/download/99754.2/watford-area-renewalsprogramme-august-passenger-leaflet/ All Weekend Milton Keynes/Watford Junction-Clapham Junction/South Croydon services are cancelled. Passengers should travel via Central London. (SN) Sunday from 2130 Richmond-Stratford services replaced by buses between Hampstead Heath/Gospel Oak-Stratford. (LO) All Sunday Gospel Oak-Barking services replaced by buses between South Tottenham- Barking. (LO) All Weekend Highbury & Islington/Dalston Junction-South London services replaced by buses between Dalston Kingsland/Dalston Junction-New Cross/New Cross Gate. (LO) All Weekend Oxford-Bicester Town services replaced by buses. (CH) 2353 Saturday Oxford-Banbury replaced by bus. (GW) 1420 Sunday Oxford-Banbury departs at 1442. (GW) All Sunday Many westbound services depart early from Paddington, Slough and Reading. (GW) Saturday from 2300 Burnham & Taplow served by buses from/to Slough. (GW)
South & South East 2334 Saturday Reading-Gatwick Airport requires a change of train at Redhill. (GW) 1030-2000 Saturday & 1215-1940 Sunday Additional services run between Waterloo-Ascot for the Red Bull Air Race. (SW) 1130-2000 Saturday & Sunday Twickenham will be busy for the World Club Sevens Rugby matches. Station access in the post-match period may be controlled to prevent over-crowding. (SW) All Sunday Waterloo-Guildford services via Effingham Junction replaced by buses between Leatherhead/Surbiton-Guildford. (SW) All Sunday Waterloo-Woking services via Staines replaced by buses between Virginia Water- Weybridge. (SW) Sunday to 0400 Buses replace trains between Southampton-Bournemouth/Poole. (SW) Sunday to 0300 Portsmouth served by buses from/to Havant and Fareham. (SW) 2350 Saturday Waterloo-Reading replaced by bus between Ascot-Reading. (SW) All Weekend South London-Dalston Junction/Highbury & Islington services replaced by buses between New Cross/New Cross Gate-Dalston Junction/Dalston Kingsland. All Sunday Buses also replace trains between Clapham Junction-Canada Water. (LO) All Sunday Bedford/Luton-Sutton/Brighton services reduced in frequency south of St Pancras. Sutton services also diverted, with some Sough London stations served by Underground or buses. (FC) All Weekend Milton Keynes/Watford Junction-Clapham Junction/South Croydon services do not run north of Shepherds Bush. Passengers should travel via Central London. (SN) All Weekend Buses replace trains between Purley-Tattenham Corner. (SN) All Sunday London Bridge-South London/Surrey services run to a special timetable. Change of train, or bus connections, required for many journeys. (SN) 0526 Sunday Three Bridges-Victoria does not call at Redhill. Bus connection arranged. (SN) Sunday to 0550 Victoria-Brighton services replaced by buses between Three Bridges- Brighton. (SN) Sunday to 0830 Some Victoria-West Croydon services diverted. Tickets valid on Tramlink between East Croydon-West Croydon. (SN) All Weekend Brighton-Ashford services require a change of train at Eastbourne. (SN) All Sunday Blackfriars-Sevenoaks services diverted. Denmark Hill-Ravensbourne inclusive served by buses. Services TO Blackfriars depart early. (SE)
All Sunday Victoria-Canterbury East/Dover services replaced by buses between Faversham- Canterbury East/Dover. (SE)
East & North East 2215 Saturday-1000 Sunday Kings Cross/Birmingham/Manchester-North East services subject to delays north of York. Southbound services depart early from Newcastle and Durham. (GR/XC/TP) All Weekend Kings Cross-Hull services diverted. Selby served by buses. (GR/HT) All Weekend Leeds/York-Hull services replaced by buses for whole or part of the journey. (TP/NT)
Midlands, North Wales & North West All Weekend Euston-West Midlands/North Wales/North West/Scotland services run to a special timetable. Services start from/terminate at Milton Keynes/Northampton/Rugby, with connecting trains running between Euston-Coventry/Birmingham International via a diversionary route. Tickets also valid on some alternative routes. Passengers must check journey times before travelling. (VT/LM/SR) www.nationalrail.co.uk/watford All Saturday Norton Bridge, Barlaston and Wedgwood served by buses. (LM) 2318 Saturday Birmingham-Hednesford replaced by bus between Walsall-Hednesford. (LM) All Saturday Lichfield-Redditch services replaced by buses between Longbridge-Redditch. All Sunday Replaced by buses between Barnt Green-Redditch. At Alvechurch buses call at the Red Lion pub instead of the railway station. (LM) All Sunday Birmingham New Street-Worcester/Great Malvern/Hereford services diverted with delays. Services from Birmingham depart up to 15 minutes early. University and Bromsgrove served by rail/road connections. (LM) All Weekend Buses run between Wolverhampton/Stafford and Weston Park for the V Festival. (VT/LM/XC/AW) All Sunday Services to/from Manchester via Stockport diverted, or replaced by buses for part of the journey. (VT/XC/NT/EM/AW) Saturday from 2300 Buses replace trains between Blackburn-Colne. (NT) All Sunday Liverpool-Manchester Airport services diverted. Wavertree-Eccles inclusive served by buses. (NT) 0728 Sunday Manchester Piccadilly-Chester replaced by bus. (AW) All Sunday Liverpool-Newcastle services via Manchester Victoria start from/terminate at Manchester Victoria. Alternative rail connections available between Liverpool-Manchester. (TP) 2320 Sunday Manchester Airport-York does not call at Manchester Victoria. (TP) All Weekend Manchester-Preston/North West services via Chorley diverted with delays, or replaced by buses between Bolton-Preston. Some trains depart early and some journeys require a change of train en route. (TP/NT) All Sunday Manchester Victoria-Clitheroe/Wigan Wallgate/Bolton services diverted to start from/terminate at Manchester Oxford Road. (NT) Saturday from 2330 Buses replace trains between Llandudno Junction-Holyhead. (AW) 0750 Sunday Shrewsbury-Cardiff replaced by bus between Shrewsbury-Hereford. (AW) All Weekend Birmingham/Machynlleth-Pwllheli services replaced by buses between Harlech- Pwllheli. (AW)
2319 Saturday Nottingham-Derby departs at 2315. (EM) Sunday to 1200 Sheffield/Derby-St Pancras services do not call at Long Eaton. 1020 Sunday Leicester-York also does not call at Long Eaton. Bus connections arranged. (EM) 0818 Sunday Sheffield-St Pancras replaced by bus, departing early, between Sheffield-Derby. (EM) Sunday to 1120 Nottingham-Matlock/Birmingham services replaced by buses between Nottingham-Derby, with extended journey times. (EM/XC) All Sunday Liverpool-Norwich services require a change of train at Nottingham. (EM)
Cotswolds, South Wales & West Country 0150 Sunday Fishguard Harbour-Cardiff replaced by bus between Carmarthen-Swansea/ Cardiff. (AW) 0750 Sunday Shrewsbury-Cardiff replaced by bus between Shrewsbury-Hereford. (AW) Sunday from 2235 Buses replace trains between Cardiff/Newport-Hereford. (AW) 0830-1700 Saturday Some Bristol Temple Meads-Severn Beach services replaced by buses between Avonmouth-Severn Beach. (GW) All Sunday Many westbound services depart early from Paddington, Slough and Reading. (GW) 2200 Saturday-0800 Sunday Paddington-Bristol/South Wales services diverted with delays. Chippenham and Bath served by rail/road connections. (GW) All Sunday Birmingham-Cardiff/Bristol/West Country services diverted with delays up to 1 hour between Birmingham-Cheltenham. Cardiff services also require a change of train at Gloucester. (XC) 0810 Sunday Swansea-Paddington replaced by bus, departing early, between Swansea- Cardiff. (GW) 2037 & 2137 Sunday Paddington-Swansea diverted with delays up to 30 minutes between Cardiff-Bridgend. (GW)
Scotland Sunday from 2000 Euston-Scotland Sleeper services diverted with delays, not calling at Watford Junction-Carlisle inclusive. (SR) All Sunday Strathclyde local services via Yoker diverted. Jordanhill-Clydebank inclusive served by buses. (SR)
Monday to Friday Cross-London Connections No major service alterations reported.
Essex & Anglia Wednesday from 0900 Additional services run between Norwich-Cromer for the Cromer Carnival. (LE) Thursday-Friday Additional services run between Liverpool Street/Colchester-Clacton for the Clacton Airshow. (LE)
North & West of London Monday-Thursday 2345-0500 each night Kings Cross-Stevenage services via Hertford North replaced by buses between Alexandra Palace-Hertford North-Stevenage. (FC) Monday to 0630 Euston-Milton Keynes/Northampton services replaced by buses between Euston-Hemel Hempstead/Milton Keynes, with delays. 0630-1630 Monday Services reduced in frequency. (LM) Monday-Tuesday 2150-0400 Buses replace trains between Milton Keynes Central- Northampton. (LM) Monday to 1630 Milton Keynes-South Croydon services cancelled. Passengers should travel via Central London. Monday 1620-2230 Change of train required at Watford Junction. (SN) Tuesday-Thursday from 2030 each night Euston-Tring/Milton Keynes services reduced in frequency. (LM) Monday-Thursday 2230-0500 each night Watford Junction-Clapham Junction services cancelled. (SN) Monday-Friday Watford Junction-St Albans Abbey services replaced by buses, which are extended to/from St Albans City station. (LM) Monday-Friday Oxford-Bicester Town services replaced by buses. (CH) Monday-Thursday 2120-0400 each night Reading-Newbury/Bedwyn services replaced by buses for whole or part of the journey. (GW)
South & South East Monday 0720-1130 Additional services call at Feniton for the Beautiful Days Festival. (SW) Wednesday from 2000 Additional services run between Weymouth-Bournemouth for the Weymouth Festival. (SW) Friday 0900-1830 Twickenham will be busy for the Watchtower event. Station access in the post-event period may be controlled to prevent overcrowding. (SW) Monday-Thursday 2350 Waterloo-Reading replaced by bus between Ascot-Reading. (SW) Monday-Thursday 2330-0300 each night Waterloo-Poole services replaced by buses between Bournemouth-Poole. (SW) Tuesday-Friday to 0500 each morning Buses replace trains between Havant/Fareham- Portsmouth. (SW) Monday to 1630 South Croydon-Milton Keynes-services do not run north of Shepherds Bush. Passengers should travel via Central London. Monday 1620-2230 Change of train required at Watford Junction. (SN) Monday-Thursday 2230-0500 each night Clapham Junction- Watford Junction services do not run north of Shepherds Bush. (SN) Monday-Friday 1709 Caterham-London Bridge departs early and 1719 Tattenham Corner- London Bridge requires a change of train at Purley. (SN) Monday to 0500 Victoria-Brighton services replaced by buses between Three Bridges- Brighton. (SN) Monday-Wednesday 2322 Hastings-Brighton replaced by bus between Lewes-Brighton. (SN) Tuesday-Friday 0036 London Bridge-East Croydon diverted. Anerley and Norwood Junction served by bus. (SN) Monday-Thursday from 2315 each night Charing Cross-Hayes services replaced by buses between Lewisham-Hayes. (SE) Monday-Thursday 2300-0300 each night Kent Coast services replaced by buses between Folkestone Central-Dover-Ramsgate and between Canterbury East-Dover. (SE) Tuesday-Friday to 0300 each morning Victoria-Gillingham services diverted, or replaced by buses for part of the journey. (SE)
East & North East Monday-Friday Kings Cross-Hull services diverted. Selby served by buses. (GR/HT) Monday-Friday Leeds/York-Hull services replaced by buses for whole or part of the journey. (TP/NT) Monday-Friday Lincoln-Doncaster services replaced by buses. (EM)
Midlands, North Wales & North West Monday to 1630 Euston-West Midlands/North Wales/North West/Scotland services reduced in frequency. Some services journeys require a change of train at Milton Keynes. (LM/VT) Monday-Friday Norton Bridge, Barlaston and Wedgwood served by buses. (LM) Monday-Friday Lichfield/Birmingham-Redditch services run to/from Barnt Green. Alvechurch and Redditch served by buses. At Alvechurch buses call at the Red Lion pub instead of the railway station. (LM) Monday-Thursday 2245 Wolverhampton-Euston diverted. Long Buckby and Northampton served by bus. (LM) Tuesday-Friday 0500 Wolverhampton-Euston departs at 0450. (VT) Monday-Thursday 2250-0615 each night Services to/from Manchester via Stoke on Trent/Stockport diverted, or replaced by buses for part of the journey. (VT/NT/EM/AW) Monday-Friday Manchester-Preston/North West services via Chorley diverted with delays, or replaced by buses between Bolton-Preston. Some trains depart early and some journeys require a change of train en route. (TP/NT) Monday 0048 Manchester Airport-York replaced by bus between Manchester Piccadilly-York. (TP) Monday-Thursday from 2055 each night Carlisle-Whitehaven services replaced by buses for whole or part of the journey. (NT) Monday-Friday 2300-0445 each night North Wales services replaced by buses between Llandudno Junction-Holyhead, with delays. Passengers with ferry connections at Holyhead must check journey times before travelling. (AW/VT) Monday-Friday Birmingham/Machynlleth-Pwllheli services replaced by buses between Harlech-Pwllheli. (AW) Monday-Thursday from 2200 each night Nottingham-Worksop services diverted, or replaced by buses for p-art of the journey. (EM)
Cotswolds, South Wales & West Country Monday-Thursday 2115 & 2245 Paddington-Swansea diverted with delays up to 30 minutes between Cardiff-Bridgend. (AW) Monday 2336 Swindon-Gloucester diverted with delays. Kemble, Stroud and Stonehouse served by bus. (GW) Tuesday-Friday Paddington/Swindon-Gloucester/Cheltenham services replaced by buses between Swindon-Gloucester. A limited number of through services run via an alternative route, with extended journey times. (GW)
Scotland Friday from 2000 Euston-Scotland Sleeper services diverted with delays, not calling at Watford Junction-Carlisle inclusive. (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.