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 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 22 Geographical Scope 23
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 Paddington-Victoria/Euston/St Pancras/Kings Cross journeys may take longer due to partial closure of the District, Circle and Hammersmith & City lines. (LT)
Essex & Anglia All Weekend Liverpool Street-Chingford/Enfield Town/Cheshunt services replaced by Underground or buses between Liverpool Street-Walthamstow Central/Seven Sisters. (LO) All Weekend Norwich-Lowestoft services replaced by buses. Norwich-Great Yarmouth services via Reedham diverted, Cantley and Reedham served by buses. Berney Arms is closed. (LE) All Weekend Liverpool Street-Southend Victoria services replaced by buses between Wickford-Southend Victoria. Additional fast buses run between Stratford-Southend Airport for air passengers only. (LE) All Sunday Stratford-Hertford East services diverted to start from/terminate at Liverpool Street. Stratford served by rail connections. (LE)
North & West of London 2350 Saturday-0845 Sunday Kings Cross-Cambridge/Peterborough services replaced by buses between Stevenage/Hitchin-Letchworth/Royston/Peterborough. (GN) Sunday to 0830 Bedford/Luton-Sutton/Brighton services replaced by buses between Bedford/ St Albans-St Pancras. Sunday from 0830 Most southbound services depart early from Bedford. (TL) Sunday to 0730 Euston-Milton Keynes/Northampton services replaced by buses for whole or part of the journey. (LM) 1430-1900 Sunday Wembley Central and Wembley Stadium will be busy for the Rugby World Cup game. Station access in the post-match period may be controlled to prevent overcrowding. (LM/LO/SN/CH) All Weekend Oxford-Bicester Village services replaced by buses. (CH) 2353 Saturday Oxford-Banbury replaced by bus. (GW) Sunday from 2300 Paddington-Didcot/Oxford services replaced by buses between Reading- Didcot-Oxford. (GW) 0030-0800 Sunday Paddington-Reading services replaced by buses between Twyford- Reading. (GW) Saturday to 0630 Burnham and Taplow served by buses from/to Slough. (GW) All Sunday Many Oxford-Paddington services depart early from Oxford. (GW) Sunday to 0615 Paddington-Heathrow Airport services cancelled. (HX/HC)
South & South East Sunday to 1520 Reading-Gatwick Airport services replaced by buses between North Camp- Reading. Passengers may need to depart up to 35 minutes early to maintain connections. (GW) Sunday to 0830 Reading-Basingstoke services replaced by buses, departing early. (GW) Saturday from 1800 Twickenham will be busy for the Rugby World Cup game. Station access in the post-match period may be controlled to prevent overcrowding. (SW) All Weekend Waterloo/Birmingham-Dorset Coast services replaced by buses between Southampton-Brockenhurst, with additional fast buses between Southampton Airport- Bournemouth. Sunday to 1520 Buses additionally replace trains between Eastleigh- Southampton Central. (SW/XC) All Weekend Brockenhurst-Lymington services retimed to maintain connections with amended rail/bus services at Brockenhurst. (SW) Sunday to 1520 Brighton/Portsmouth-Bristol/Cardiff services do not call at Southampton Central, bus connections arranged. Brighton/Portsmouth-Southampton services replaced by buses between Woolston-Southampton Central. (GW/SW) Sunday to 1520 Southampton-Salisbury services replaced by buses between Southampton Central-Romsey via Redbridge. (SW) Sunday to 1530 Waterloo-Portsmouth services via Guildford diverted, Woking served by rail/road connections. Waterloo-Guildford suburban services via Woking replaced by buses between Woking-Guildford. (SW) Sunday to 1530 Ascot-Guildford services replaced by buses between Aldershot-Guildford. (SW) 2250 Saturday-2359 Sunday Waterloo-Yeovil/Exeter services diverted with delays, or replaced by buses between Salisbury-Yeovil Junction. Services TO Waterloo depart early from stations west of Salisbury. (SW) All Sunday Waterloo-Windsor & Eton/Reading services diverted. All other services via Twickenham replaced by buses between Barnes-Twickenham-Hounslow and between Twickenham-Teddington. (SW) All Sunday Luton-Sutton services via Wimbledon diverted. Tooting-West Sutton inclusive served by Underground or local buses. (TL) All Sunday Blackfriars-Sevenoaks services replaced by buses between Swanley-Otford- Sevenoaks. (TL) All Sunday Bedford-Three Bridges/Brighton services reduced in frequency south of Blackfriars and replaced by buses between Three Bridges-Brighton. (TL) All Sunday Gatwick Express services reduced to a half-hourly frequency. (GX)
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 Sunday Brighton-Eastbourne/Hastings/Ashford services run to a special timetable. Change of train required for some journeys. (SN) All Sunday Buses replace trains between Oxted-Uckfield. (SN) All Sunday Victoria/London Bridge-West Croydon/Sutton services via Selhurst diverted, or replaced by buses between Tulse Hill-Streatham and between Selhurst-West Croydon. (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) www.thameslinkprogramme.co.uk/ All Weekend Charing Cross services diverted to start from/terminate at Cannon Street, with some Cannon Street services re-timed as a consequence. Some journeys require a change of train at London Bridge. Charing Cross and Waterloo East are closed. (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 available on Docklands Light Railway for some connections. (SE) All Sunday Services via Orpington diverted, or replaced by buses between Orpington- Tonbridge. (SE) All Weekend St Pancras/Cannon Street-Gillingham/Faversham services replaced by buses between Strood-Gillingham/Rainham. (SE) All Weekend Victoria-Kent Coast services replaced by buses between Meopham-Rainham. (SE)
East & North East 1230-1830 Saturday & Sunday Leeds will be busy for Rugby World Cup games. Station access in the post-match period may be controlled to prevent overcrowding. (GR/NT/TP/XC) All Sunday Kings Cross-North East/Scotland services run to a special timetable with diversions and delays up to 30 minutes between Kings Cross-Stevenage. Many trains depart early from Kings Cross. Passengers must check journey times before travelling. (GR/HT/GC) Sunday to 0830 North East TO Kings Cross services depart early from York and Leeds. (GR) Sunday to 0730 York-Manchester services depart early from York. (TP) All Sunday Stansted Airport-Birmingham services replaced by buses between Peterborough- Melton Mowbray/Leicester. (XC) All Sunday Sheffield/Doncaster-Goole/Hull services diverted, or replaced by buses between Doncaster-Gilberdyke/Goole. (NT) All Sunday Manchester/Sheffield-Cleethorpes services replaced by buses between Doncaster-Cleethorpes, with extended journey times. (TP) All Sunday Buses replace trains between Middlesbrough-Saltburn. (NT)
Midlands, North Wales & North West 1430-2030 Saturday & 100-1600 Sunday Birmingham New Street, Aston and Whitton will be busy for Rugby World Cup games. Station access in the post-match period may be controlled to prevent overcrowding. (GR/NT/TP/XC) 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-Ormskirk/Kirkby/Hall 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) All Weekend Liverpool-North East services via Manchester Victoria start from/terminate at Manchester Piccadilly. Alternative rail connections available between Liverpool-Manchester. (TP) All Weekend Manchester Victoria-Huddersfield services replaced by buses between Manchester Victoria-Stalybridge. (NT) 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, Kettering and Wellingborough. (EM) All Sunday St Pancras-East Midlands/Sheffield services subject to delays at various locations. (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)
Cotswolds, South Wales & West Country 2230 Saturday-1030 Sunday South Wales services replaced by buses between Bridgend- Swansea/Carmarthen, with delays. Eastbound buses depart early to maintain connections. (AW/GW) All Weekend Cardiff-Ebbw Vale services replaced by buses. (GW) All Sunday Valley Lines services run to a special timetable, with buses replacing trains between Penarth/Cogan-Cardiff Central-Pontypridd. (AW) 0750 Sunday Shrewsbury-Cardiff replaced by bus between Shrewsbury-Hereford. (AW) 0800-1700 Saturday Some Bristol Temple Meads-Severn Beach services replaced by buses between Avonmouth-Severn Beach. (GW) All Sunday Birmingham-Bristol/West Country services diverted with delays between Cheltenham-Bristol Temple Meads. Bristol Parkway served by buses. Local services replaced by buses between Gloucester-Bristol. (XC/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) All Sunday Paddington-South Wales services diverted with delays. Bristol Parkway served by buses. (GW) All Sunday Services to/from Cornwall replaced by buses between Plymouth/Liskeard-Par/St Austell. Services from Cornwall depart early to maintain connections. Timetables on Cornish Branch lines are amended as a consequence. (GW/XC) 2105 Sunday Penzance-Paddington Sleeper starts from Plymouth. Rail/road connections from stations in Cornwall. (GW) 0800 Sunday Paddington-Liskeard departs at 0757. (GW) 0827 Sunday Paddington-Cheltenham starts from Swindon. Rail connection available. (GW) 0754 Sunday Bristol Temple Meads-Paddington departs at 0746. (GW) 0820 Sunday Bristol Temple Meads-Paddington is cancelled. (GW)
Scotland All Sunday Glasgow-Carlisle services via Kilmarnock replaced by buses between Dumfries- Carlisle. (SR) All Sunday Glasgow Queen Street-Anniesland services via Maryhill replaced by buses. (SR) 1700 Saturday-2359 Sunday Kings Cross-Inverness services replaced by buses between Perth-Inverness, with delays. (GR) All Sunday Edinburgh/Glasgow-Inverness services replaced by buses between Perth- Inverness, with delays. Some southbound services depart early to maintain connections. (SR) 2026 Sunday Inverness-Euston Sleeper departs at 1938 and is diverted. Aviemore-Falkirk inclusive served by rail/road connections. (CS)
Monday to Friday Cross-London Connections No major service alterations reported.
Essex & Anglia Monday-Thursday 2040-0400 each night Fenchurch Street-Southend/Shoeburyness services diverted to start from/terminate at Liverpool Street. Some journeys also require a change of train en route. Fenchurch Street, Limehouse and West Ham served by Underground and Docklands Light Railway. (CC) Monday-Wednesday from 2120 each night Some East Anglia TO Liverpool Street services replaced by buses between Colchester-Chelmsford. (LE) Monday-Wednesday 2350-0200 each night Buses replace trains between Colchester- Clacton. (LE)
North & West of London Monday-Thursday 2230-0515 each night Trains do not call at Harringay or Hornsey. Tickets valid on local buses. (GN) Thursday from 1700 Milton Keynes Central will be busy for the Rugby World Cup game. Station access in the post-match period may be controlled to prevent overcrowding. Shuttle buses run between the station and the ground. (LM/VT/SN) Monday-Tuesday 2230-0400 Euston-Northampton services replaced by buses 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)
South & South East Monday-Thursday 2300-0515 each night Reading-Gatwick Airport services replaced by buses between Guildford-Redhill/Gatwick Airport. Some services depart early to maintain connections. (GW) 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 2100-0200 each night Waterloo-Portsmouth services via Guildford diverted with delays, or replaced by buses between Haslemere-Petersfield. (SW) Monday-Thursday 2300-0300 each night Waterloo-Dorset Coast services replaced by buses between Southampton-Bournemouth/Poole. (SW) Monday-Thursday from 2320 each night Waterloo-Reading services replaced by buses between Ascot-Reading. (SW) Monday-Thursday 2347 Victoria-Oxted replaced by bus between East Croydon-Oxted. (SN) Monday-Thursday 2330-0500 each night Victoria-South Coast services replaced by buses between Three Bridges-Brighton/Eastbourne and between Lewes-Eastbourne-Hastings. (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) www.thameslinkprogramme.co.uk/ Monday-Tuesday 2330-0200 Buses replace trains between Ashford-Canterbury West- Ramsgate. (SE) Monday 2355 St Pancras-Faversham replaced by bus between Ebbsfleet International- Faversham. (SE) Monday & Thursday 2330-0200 Victoria-Gillingham services replaced by buses between Swanley-Gillingham. (SE) Monday & Thursday 2300-0430 Charing Cross-Gillingham services replaced by buses between Gravesend-Gillingham. Buses from Gillingham depart early. (SE) Wednesday-Thursday 2250-0200 each night Victoria-Orpington services replaced by buses between Bromley South-Orpington. (SE)
East & North East Monday 0504 Cleethorpes-Manchester Airport starts from Scunthorpe. Additional bus at 0505 from Cleethorpes and Grimsby Town to Doncaster for connections to Kings Cross. (TP) Monday-Thursday 2320-0630 each night North East-Manchester services run to a special timetable, with early departures from some stations. Dewsbury served by buses. (TP) Tuesday-Friday 0529 Doncaster-Cleethorpes departs at 0520. (TP) Wednesday 2022 Liverpool-Newcastle does not call at Thirsk. Bus connection arranged. (TP)
Midlands, North Wales & North West Monday-Friday Norton Bridge, Barlaston and Wedgwood served by buses. (LM) Monday 2245 Wolverhampton-Euston diverted. Long Buckby and Northampton served by bus. (VT) Monday-Thursday 1810 Euston-Wrexham replaced by bus between Chester-Wrexham. (VT) Monday-Thursday 2230-0200 each night Services to/from Manchester Piccadilly via Stockport diverted, or replaced by buses for part of the journey. (VT/NT/EM/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 2315 Blackburn-Manchester Victoria replaced by bus. (NT) Monday-Thursday 2327 Manchester Oxford Road-Liverpool replaced by bus between Hunts Cross-Liverpool. (NT) Monday-Thursday 2230-0530 each night Cardiff/Crewe-Chester-North Wales services subject to diversions and delays, or replaced by buses for part of the journey. Passengers with ferry connections at Holyhead must check journey times before travelling. (AW/VT) Monday-Thursday from 2200 each night Buses replace trains between Kettering-Corby. (EM) Tuesday-Friday 0521 Nottingham-Liverpool departs at 0508. (EM)
Cotswolds, South Wales & West Country Tuesday 1430-2030 Exeter St Davids, Digby & Sowton and Newcourt may be busy for the Rugby World Cup game. Station access in the post-match period may be controlled to prevent overcrowding. (GW/XC) Thursday 1430-2030 & Friday from 1700 Cardiff Central and Cardiff Queen Street may be busy for Rugby World Cup games. Station access in the post-match period may be controlled to prevent overcrowding. (AW/GW/XC) Monday-Thursday 2138 Merthyr Tydfil-Bridgend replaced by bus between Barry-Bridgend. (AW) Monday-Thursday 2240-0200 each night Valley Lines services replaced by buses between Barry Island/Cardiff Central-Radyr/Pontypridd. (AW) Monday-Tuesday 2150-0400 Buses replace trains between Worcester/Great Malvern- Hereford. (LM/GW) Monday-Wednesday 2200-0600 each night Birmingham-Bristol/Paignton services diverted with delays up to 1 hour between Cheltenham-Bristol Parkway. Local services replaced by buses between Gloucester-Bristol Parkway. (XC/GW) Thursday 2129 Taunton-Paddington requires a change of train at Swindon. (GW) Wednesday-Thursday 2315-0200 each night. Buses replace trains between Exeter St Davids-Exmouth. (GW)
Scotland Monday 0755 Inverness-Kings Cross starts from Perth. Inverness-Pitlochry inclusive served by bus, departing early. (GR) Tuesday-Thursday 2130-0200 each night Glasgow-Edinburgh/Dundee/Aberdeen/Stirling/ Alloa services diverted with delays. Bishopbriggs-Falkirk High inclusive served by buses. (SR)
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 26/09/15 Italy v Canada Leeds 26/09/15 South Africa v Samoa Birmingham New Street/Aston/Witton 26/09/15 England v Wales Twickenham 27/09/15 Australia v Uruguay Birmingham New Street/Aston/Witton 27/09/15 Scotland v USA Leeds 27/09/15 Ireland v Romania Wembley Central/Wembley Stadium 29/09/15 Tonga v Namibia Exeter St Davids/Exeter Central/Digby & Sowton/Newcourt 01/10/15 Wales v Fiji Cardiff Central/Cardiff Queen Street 01/10/15 France v Canada Milton Keynes Central 02/10/15 New Zealand v Georgia Cardiff Central/Cardiff Queen Street 03/10/15 Samoa v Japan Milton Keynes Central 03/10/15 South Africa v Scotland Newcastle 03/10/15 England v Australia Twickenham 04/10/15 Argentina v Tonga Leicester 04/10/15 Ireland v Italy Stratford/Stratford International 06/10/15 Canada v Romania Leicester 06/10/15 Fiji v Uruguay Milton Keynes Central 07/10/15 South Africa v USA Stratford/Stratford International 07/10/15 Namibia v Georgia Exeter St Davids/Exeter Central/Digby & Sowton/Newcourt 09/10/15 New Zealand v Tonga Newcastle 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
Date Game Station/s Affected 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
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 First Great Western 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
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.