Changes to the National Rail Timetable
The National Rail Timetable is changed in May and December each year.
The current timetable came into effect on Sunday 13 May and runs until Saturday 8 December 2012.
Train times are available from the Journey Planner.
To view or download the complete version of the current national timetable, please visit the Network Rail website.
Summary of changes
These are the major changes reflected in the Summer 2012 timetable. Please use the Journey Planner to confirm your travel details.
| Train Operating Company | Summary |
|---|---|
| Arriva Trains Wales |
A new station at Fishguard & Goodwick has been opened to provide better connections with the towns of Goodwick and Fishguard, which were previously some distance from the station at Fishguard Harbour. Dovey Junction station has now become a 'request stop' station, so customers will need to give a clear handsignal to approaching trains to stop, or inform the conductor on the train that they wish to alight. |
| c2c | No major changes, but an amended timetable will be in place during the summer for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Please use the Journey Planner to confirm your travel details. |
| Chiltern Railways |
No major changes, but an amended timetable will be in place during the summer for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Please use the Journey Planner to confirm your travel details. |
| CrossCountry | No major changes, but an amended timetable will be in place during the summer for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Please use the Journey Planner to confirm your travel details. |
| East Coast |
No major changes, but an amended timetable will be in place during the summer for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Please use the Journey Planner to confirm your travel details. |
| East Midlands Trains |
There are some changes to train times: - 06:10 London St Pancras to Sheffield will now start at 05:45. - 06:45 Nottingham to Skegness will now start at 06:41 to give a few more minutes connection time at Grantham with the East Coast service to London - 17:23 Lincoln to Grimsby will now start at Newark North Gate at 16:45. - 18:25 Leicester to Nottingham will be extended to terminate at Lincoln. Additional trains: - 06:56 Ambergate to Derby - 15:44 Lincoln to Newark North Gate - 17:25 (Sunday) Lincoln - Newark North Gate - 17:56 (Sunday) Newark North Gate - Lincoln Also, an amended timetable will be in place during the summer for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Please use the Journey Planner to confirm your travel details. |
| Eurostar | No major changes, but please use the Journey Planner to confirm your travel details. |
| First Capital Connect |
No major changes, but an amended timetable will be in place during the summer for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Please use the Journey Planner to confirm your travel details. |
| First Great Western | No major changes, but an amended timetable will be in place during the summer for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Please use the Journey Planner to confirm your travel details. |
| First TransPennine Express | No major changes, but please use the Journey Planner to confirm your travel details. |
| Gatwick Express | No major changes, but please use the Journey Planner to confirm your travel details. |
| Grand Central | No major changes, but an amended weekend timetable will be in place on the West Riding route during the summer. Please use the Journey Planner to confirm your travel details. |
| Greater Anglia / Stansted Express |
Summer weekend services will be introduced to the timetable on the Norwich - Great Yarmouth line, and on Sundays on the Norwich - Cromer / Sheringham line. Also, an amended timetable will be in place during the summer for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Please use the Journey Planner to confirm your travel details. |
| Heathrow Connect / Heathrow Express |
No major changes, but please use the Journey Planner to confirm your travel details. |
| Hull Trains |
No major changes, but please use the Journey Planner to confirm your travel details. |
| Island Line | No major changes, but please use the Journey Planner to confirm your travel details. |
| London Midland | No major changes, but an amended timetable will be in place during the summer for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Please use the Journey Planner to confirm your travel details. |
| London Overground | No major changes, but an amended timetable will be in place during the summer for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Please use the Journey Planner to confirm your travel details. |
| Merseyrail | No major changes, but an amended timetable will be in place during the summer for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Please use the Journey Planner to confirm your travel details. |
| Northern Rail | No major changes, but please use the Journey Planner to confirm your travel details. |
| ScotRail | The ScotRail timetable runs from December 2011 to December 2012, so there are only a few changes for the Summer: - Additional trains between Glasgow / Edinburgh and Inverness. - Additional trains between Glasgow and Dundee. - Additional trains between Girvan and Ayr. - An additional morning peak service between Elgin and Inverness. - Additional trains calling at Broughty Ferry. Please use the Journey Planner to confirm your travel details. |
| South West Trains | No major changes, but an amended timetable will be in place during the summer for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Please use the Journey Planner to confirm your travel details. |
| Southeastern | Late-evening and weekend trains which currently run between London Victoria and Sevenoaks / Orpington via Catford will now run to and from London Blackfriars following the completion of major engineering works at that station. Exept for these, there are no major changes, but an amended timetable will be in place during the summer for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Please use the Journey Planner to confirm your travel details. |
| Southern | Trains on the Sydenham - London Bridge route will be formed with up to 10 carriages, and up to 12 carriages on the East Grinstead - London Bridge / London Victoria routes. To accomodate these trains, there are minor changes to some peak-time services. Exept for these, there are no major changes, but an amended timetable will be in place during the summer for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Please use the Journey Planner to confirm your travel details. |
| Virgin Trains |
No major changes, but an amended timetable will be in place during the summer for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Please use the Journey Planner to confirm your travel details. |