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As part of the government sponsored Thameslink Programme, Network Rail is rebuilding London Bridge mainline rail station to provide more space, improved connections to more destinations and more reliable services. The rail and tube station will remain open during the work.

Until 2018, there will be long and short term changes to train services as major track work takes place around London Bridge station.

See the Thameslink Programme website for more information.

Engineering work is taking place between Ipswich and Norwich, closing some lines.

The 23:30 (Saturday) service will terminate at Ipswich. A bus will operate from Ipswich to Norwich.

The 07:00 and 08:00 Norwich to London Liverpool Street services will be replaced by a bus between Norwich and Ipswich. These buses will leave earlier than the normal train time.

The 07:32 Ipswich to Cambridge will be replaced by a bus between Ipswich and Bury St Edmunds.

The 20:30, 21:30, 22:30, 23:30 London Liverpool Street to Norwich services will have extended journey times of approximately 10 minutes.

The 21:12 and 22:50 Cambridge to Ipswich services will be replaced by a bus between Bury St Edmunds and Ipswich.

Planning your Journey

For full details of these changes and the impact on your journey, please use the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Engineering work is taking place over various parts of the Underground network, closing various lines.

Circle Line

There will be no train service. There will be no interchange available at London Paddington; London Euston (Euston Square); London Kings Cross; Farringdon; Moorgate; London Liverpool Street; London Fenchurch Street (Tower Hill); London Cannon Street and London Victoria. 

Hammersmith & City

There will be no train service between London Liverpool Street and Barking. There will be no interchange available at London Liverpool Street; West Ham or Barking.

District Line

There will be no train service Embankment and Dagenham East. There will be no interchange available at West Ham or Barking.

Planning your Journey

You can plan your journey on London Underground by using the Transport for London Journey Planner

Engineering work is taking place between Ladywell and Hayes closing the line. Read more about engineering work and why it is necessary.

Buses replace trains between Lewisham and Hayes.

The train ticket you purchased for your journey will be valid on the replacement bus.

Non folding bicycles are not allowed on rail replacement bus services at any time. Folding bicycles are allowed if fully folded. For more information, please see here

Planning your Journey

For full details of these changes and the impact on your journey, please use the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Engineering work is taking place between Slade Green / Crayford and Dartford closing some lines. Read more about engineering work and why it is necessary.

Buses replace trains between Slade Green / Sidcup and Dartford.

The London Victoria to Dartford service will not run.

Customers may use Docklands Light Railway between Lewisham and Greenwich.

The train ticket you purchased for your journey will be valid on the replacement bus.

Non folding bicycles are not allowed on rail replacement bus services at any time. Folding bicycles are allowed if fully folded. For more information, please see here

Planning your Journey

For full details of these changes and the impact on your journey, please use the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

You can plan your journey on Docklands Light Railway by using the Transport for London Journey Planner

Engineering work is taking place between Barnes and Hounslow closing all lines. Read more about engineering work and why it is necessary.

Engineering work is taking place between Barnham and Arundel / Angmering closing all lines.

Buses replace trains between Barnham and Arundel / Angmering.

Great Western Railway trains are replaced by buses between Barnham and Brighton.

The train ticket you purchased for your journey will be valid on the replacement bus.

Non folding bicycles are not allowed on rail replacement bus services at any time. Folding bicycles are allowed if fully folded. For more information, please see here

Planning your Journey

For full details of these changes and the impact on your journey, please use the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Engineering work is taking place between London Victoria and Clapham Junction closing most lines.

As a result of this engineering work there will be no Gatwick Express service.

Customers should use trains Southern trains between London Bridge and Gatwick Airport.

Planning your Journey

For full details of these changes and the impact on your journey, please use the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Engineering work is taking place  between London Victoria and Clapham Junction closing most lines.

As a result of this engineering work there will be no Gatwick Express or Southern trains between London Victoria and Clapham Junction.

Southeastern trains are not affected by this engineering work.

The Gatwick Express service will not run. Customers should use trains Southern trains between London Bridge and Gatwick Airport.

Southern trains are replaced by buses between London Victoria and Clapham Junction.

The following alterations to trains to / from London Bridge will apply:

• Brighton - trains will run half hourly
• Ore - trains will run hourly
• Portsmouth Harbour / Littlehampton - trains will run hourly
• Tonbridge - trains will run between Redhill and Tonbridge. Customers should use alternative trains between London Bridge and Redhill.
• Caterham - trains will run between Balham and Caterham. Additional trains will run to / from Clapham Junction
• Sutton - trains will run between Selhurst and Sutton and also between Balham and Sutton via Crystal Palace
• Dorking - trains will run half hourly between Clapham Junction and Dorking via Selhurst.
• Bognor Regis / East Grinstead - trains are diverted to start / terminate at London Bridge.

Tickets will be valid on any replacement bus.

Non folding bicycles are not allowed on rail replacement bus services at any time. Folding bicycles are allowed if fully folded. For more information, please see here

Planning your Journey

Full details of these changes and the impact on your journey, please use the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Engineering work is taking place in the Hastings area closing all lines.

Southeastern trains are replaced by buses between Battle and Hastings but will not call at Crowhurst. A minibus service will run between Battle and Crowhurst.

Southern trains are replaced by buses between Bexhill and Ashford International.

The train ticket you purchased for your journey will be valid on the replacement bus.

Non folding bicycles are not allowed on rail replacement bus services at any time. Folding bicycles are allowed if fully folded. For more information, please see here

Planning your Journey

For full details of these changes and the impact on your journey, please use the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Engineering work is taking place between Ascot and Frimley closing the line. Read more about engineering work and why it is necessary.

Buses replace trains between Virginia Water and Reading / Aldershot.

The train ticket you purchased for your journey will be valid on the replacement bus.

Non folding bicycles are not allowed on rail replacement bus services at any time. Folding bicycles are allowed if fully folded. For more information, please see here

Planning your Journey

For full details of these changes and the impact on your journey, please use the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Engineering work is taking place between Cardiff Central and Pontypridd closing the line. Read more about engineering work and why it is necessary.

Buses replace trains between Cardiff Central and Pontypridd.

The train ticket you purchased for your train journey will be valid on the replacement bus.

Non folding bicycles are not allowed on rail replacement bus services at any time. Folding bicycles are allowed if fully folded. For more information, please see here

Planning your Journey

For full details of these changes and the impact on your journey, please use the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Engineering work is taking place between Mill Hill and Accrington, closing the line.

Buses replace trains between Manchester Victoria / Preston and Clitheroe and also between Blackpool North and Hellifield.

Tickets will be valid on any replacement bus.

Non folding bicycles are not allowed on rail replacement bus services at any time. Folding bicycles are allowed if fully folded. For more information, please see here

Planning your Journey

Full details of these changes and the impact on your journey, please use the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Track work is taking place between Willesden Junction and Camden Road via Gospel Oak closing the line.

Trains will not run between Willesden Junction and Camden Road via Gospel Oak.

Buses will run between Willesden Junction and Camden Road, calling at Kensal Rise, Brondesbury Park, Brondesbury, West Hampstead, Finchley Road,  Hampstead Heath, Gospel Oak and Kentish Town West.

A limited train service will run between Willesden Junction (Low Level) and Stratford via Queens Park, calling at Kensal Green, Queens Park, Kilburn High Road, South Hampstead, Camden Road then all stations to Stratford.

A reduced service will run between Richmond and Willesden Junction.

Tickets will be valid on any replacement bus.

Non folding bicycles are not allowed on rail replacement bus services at any time. Folding bicycles are allowed if fully folded. For more information, please see here

Planning your Journey

These changes are not currently shown in the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner, please check back nearer to the time of travel.

Engineering work is taking place between Deansgate and Eccles / Salford Crescent closing some lines. Read more about engineering work and why it is necessary.

No trains between Deansgate and Eccles / Salford Crescent.

Arriva Trains Wales trains are diverted and will run direct between Manchester Piccadilly and Chester. Buses will run between Manchester Piccadilly and Chester calling at all stations via Newton-le-Willows.

Northern trains between Manchester Airport and Blackpool North / Barrow-in-Furness are diverted to run between Manchester Victoria and Blackpool North / Barrow-in-Furness. Passengers should use alternative trains between Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport.

Trains between Hazel Grove / Chester and Southport are divert to run between Hazel Grove / Chester and Manchester Oxford Road and then between then Manchester Victoria and Southport.

Trains between Manchester Airport and Liverpool Lime street are replaced by bus between Manchester Piccadilly and Eccles.

TransPennine Express trains between Newcastle and Liverpool Lime Street will run between Newcastle and Manchester Victoria. Passengers should use alternative trains via Warrington Central.

Trains to / from Glasgow Central will run between Preston and Glasgow Central. Passengers should use other trains between Manchester Airport and Preston.

Trains to / from Edinburgh  will run between Manchester Victoria and Edinburgh. These train will not call at Manchester Airport, Manchester Piccadilly, Manchester Oxford Road and Wigan North Western but will call additionally at Bolton and Chorley.

Tickets will be valid on any replacement bus.

Non folding bicycles are not allowed on rail replacement bus services at any time. Folding bicycles are allowed if fully folded. For more information, please see here

Planning your Journey

For full details of these changes and the impact on your journey, please use the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Engineering work is taking place between Beckenham Junction and Swanley / Orpington with various lines closed. Read more about engineering work and why it is necessary.

Thameslink trains will run between Swanley and Sevenoaks only. Replacement buses will run between Herne Hill and Swanley, but will not call at Nunhead and Ravensbourne. Passengers to or from Nunhead and Ravensbourne should use London Buses to complete their journey. Passengers travelling to or from London should use alternative Thameslink services via Herne Hill.

Southeastern trains are replaced by buses between Beckenham Junction and Swanley / Orpington.

Trains between London Victoria and Canterbury East / Dover Priory / Ramsgate are diverted between Peckham Rye and Swanley

The train ticket you purchased for your  journey will be valid on the replacement bus.

Non folding bicycles are not allowed on rail replacement bus services at any time. Folding bicycles are allowed if fully folded. For more information, please see here.

Planning your Journey

For full details of these changes and the impact on your journey, please use the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Engineering work is taking place between Sunderland and Newcastle closing all lines until 12:00. Read more about engineering work and why it is necessary.

Buses will replace trains between Hartlepool and Newcastle.

Non folding bicycles are not allowed on rail replacement bus services at any time. Folding bicycles are allowed if fully folded. For more information, please see here.

Planning your Journey

For full details of these changes and the impact on your journey, please use the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Engineering work is taking place between Mill Hill and Burnley with some lines closed. Read more about engineering work and why it is necessary.

Buses will replace trains between Todmorden and Blackburn. 

Non folding bicycles are not allowed on rail replacement bus services at any time. Folding bicycles are allowed if fully folded. For more information, please see here.

Planning your Journey

For full details of these changes and the impact on your journey, please use the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Engineering work is taking place between Mill Hill and Burnley with some lines closed. Read more about engineering work and why it is necessary.

Buses will replace trains between Hebden Bridge and Blackpool North. 

Non folding bicycles are not allowed on rail replacement bus services at any time. Folding bicycles are allowed if fully folded. For more information, please see here.

Planning your Journey

For full details of these changes and the impact on your journey, please use the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Engineering work is taking place between Sunderland and Newcastle with some lines closed. Read more about engineering work and why it is necessary.

The 09:12 Sunderland to London Kings Cross service will be replaced by a bus between Sunderland and Hartlepool.

Non folding bicycles are not allowed on rail replacement bus services at any time. Folding bicycles are allowed if fully folded. For more information, please see here.

Planning your Journey

For full details of these changes and the impact on your journey, please use the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Engineering work is taking place between Stevenage and London Kings Cross, closing various lines. Read more about engineering work and why it is necessary.

Grand Central 

Journey times will be extended by up to 30 minutes. Trains from London Kings Cross to Bradford Interchange / Sunderland will start later than the normal timetable.

Hull Trains

Journey times will be extended by up to 20 minutes. The 09:06 Hull to London Kings Cross will start later than the normal timetable.

Virgin Trains East Coast

Journey times will be extended by up to 15 minutes. Trains from London Kings Cross will depart earlier than the normal timetable. Some trains will start from / terminate at Peterborough or Doncaster.

Planning your Journey

For full details of these changes and the impact on your journey, please use the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Engineering work is taking place between London Paddington and Heathrow Airport, closing various lines. Read more about engineering work and why it is necessary.

Heathrow Connect

On Saturday, trains will depart London Paddington at 04:42, 05:03 and every 30 minutes until 23:25. Trains will depart Heathrow Central at 05:21, 05:48, 06:16 and every 30 minutes until 23:18 and then 00:07.

On Sunday, trains will depart London Paddington at 06:27, 07:12 and hourly until 23:12. Trains will depart Heathrow Terminal 4 at 07:07 and hourly until 23:07 and then 00:01.

Heathrow Express

Saturday

Trains will depart London Paddington at 05:25 and every 30 minutes until 23:25.

Trains will depart Heathrow Terminal 5 at 05:27 and every 30 minutes until 23:27, and then 23:53.

Sunday

Trains will depart London Paddington at 06:10, 06:25 and every 15 minutes until 23:25

Trains will depart Heathrow Terminal 5 at 06:00, 06:18, 06:33 and every 15 minutes until 23:48.

Planning your Journey

For full details of these changes and the impact on your journey, please use the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Engineering work is taking place at various locations between London Paddington, Reading, Didcot Parkway and Swindon closing some lines

High speed long distance services

High speed services will be completely revised throughout the weekend.

Trains between London Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads will run hourly. They will be diverted between Reading and Bath Spa, and will not call at Didcot Parkway, Swindon or Chippenham. An hourly train service will run between Swindon, Chippenham, Bath Spa and Bristol Temple Meads. Buses will run between Reading and Swindon, and between Didcot Parkway and Swindon.

Trains between London Paddington and South Wales will run hourly. On Saturday, they will be diverted between Reading and Swindon, not calling at Didcot Parkway, and will make an extra stop at Chippenham On Sunday they will be diverted between Reading and Bristol Parkway, and will not call at Didcot Parkway and Swindon but call additionally at Bath Spa and Bristol Temple Meads. Journey times will be extended.

Extra trains will run between London Paddington, Maidenhead, Reading and Didcot Parkway.

Trains will be retimed and have amended calling patterns between London Paddington and Exeter St Davids / Plymouth / Penzance.

Most trains from London Paddington to Worcester / Great Malvern / Hereford via Oxford will be retimed.

On Sunday, services between London Paddington and Cheltenham Spa will run between Swindon and Cheltenham Spa only. Passengers are advised to use  alternative services. Buses replace some journeys.

Thames Valley services

Trains between London Paddington and Oxford will be retimed.

On Saturday trains to and from Greenford will operate an hourly frequency between Ealing Broadway and Greenford.

On Saturday no trains will call at Acton Main Line, you can use London Buses and London Underground to travel to and from this station.

As a consequence of the London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads / South Wales services being diverted, most services between Reading and Newbury / Bedwyn will be retimed or not call at all stations.

All weekend, trains will not call at Burnham and Taplow (Taplow is closed as normal on Sunday from 02:00. Road transport will operate between Slough and Burnham / Taplow. 

On Sunday until approximately 07:00, London Paddington to Twyford trains will be replaced by buses between London Paddington / Hayes & Harlington and Twyford.

Planning your Journey

You can plan your journey on London Underground and London Buses by using the Transport for London Journey Planner

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Electrification work and work on the signalling equipment is taking place between Didcot Parkway and Swindon. The London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads / South Wales services being diverted between Reading and Swindon / Bath Spa. This has resulted in the following services being amended:

On Saturday, trains between Reading and Newbury / Bedwyn will be retimed with some services having amended calling patterns between Aldermaston and Newbury Racecourse.

On Sunday, the 08:11 Reading to Bedwyn, 08:48 Newbury to Reading and also the 20:54 Bedwyn to Reading services will depart later than the normal timetable. The 09:35 Bedwyn to Reading will depart earlier than the normal timetable.

Planning your Journey

For full details of these changes and the impact on your journey, please use the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Track work is taking place between Gillingham and Sittingbourne, closing all lines.

Buses will replace trains between Gillingham and Sittingbourne.

Non folding bicycles are not allowed on rail replacement bus services at any time. Folding bicycles are allowed if fully folded. For more information, please see here

Planning your Journey

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Engineering work is taking place between Maidenhead and Bourne End, closing the line.

Buses replace trains between Maidenhead and Marlow.

Planning your Journey

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Engineering work is taking place between Bicester Village and Oxford Parkway, closing the line.

Buses will replace trains between Bicester Village and Oxford Parkway. Bus services will be extended to run to / from Oxford.

Planning your Journey

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Engineering work is taking place between Wigan North Western and Preston, closing the lines.

On Saturday, the 20:31 London Euston to Preston service will be replaced by a bus between Crewe and Preston.

The 21:47 Liverpool Lime Street to Blackpool North service will be replaced by a bus between Wigan North Western and Preston. This will connect into a train service form Preston to Blackpool North

The 23:02 Liverpool Lime Street to Preston service will be replaced by a bus between Wigan North Western and Preston.

On Sunday, the 09:00 Blackpool North to Liverpool Lime Street service will be replaced by a bus between Blackpool North and Wigan North Western.

Planning your Journey

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Engineering work is taking place between Bexhill and Ashford International, closing all lines between the stations.

Buses have been organised to run between Bexhill and Ashford International to replace any cancelled services.

Planning your Journey

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Engineering work is taking place between Leicester and Kettering and also between Bedford and London St Pancras International, closing some lines.

Saturday

The following services will be retimed to run earlier or later than usual:

04:45 Leicester to London St Pancras International

22:00 London St Pancras International to Nottingham

22:26 London St Pancras International to Derby

20:43 Corby to London St Pancras International

Sunday

The majority of services to and from London St Pancras International will be retimed and some journey times will be extended.

Planning your journey

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Engineering work is taking place between Kettering and Corby, closing all lines.

Buses replace trains between Kettering and Corby.

Planning your journey

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Engineering work is taking place between Bedford and London Blackfriars, closing some lines.

A reduced service of 2 trains per hour will run between Bedford and Brighton.

Planning your Journey

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Engineering work is taking place between Dingwall and Wick closing all lines.

A replacement bus service will run between Dingwall and Wick.

Non folding bicycles are not allowed on rail replacement bus services at any time. Folding bicycles are allowed if fully folded. For more information, please see here

Planning your Journey

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Engineering work is taking place in the Stirling area, closing some lines.

On Sunday 20, Monday 21 and Thursday 24 November, the Inverness to London Euston Caledonian Sleeper service will be diverted via an alternative route between Perth and Edinburgh, not calling at Gleneagles, Dunblane, Stirling or Falkirk Grahamston.

Planning your journey

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Track work and work on the signalling equipment is taking place between Glasgow Central and East Kilbride / Kilmarnock, closing the lines.

Buses will replace trains between Glasgow Central and East Kilbride / Kilmarnock / Carlisle.

Planning your journey

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Engineering work is taking place at Whitechapel. This means that trains will not be able to call at the station on Saturday or Sunday.

If you are travelling to or from Whitechapel, you will be able to use your ticket on London Bus services between Shoreditch High Street and Shadwell.

Planning your journey

You can plan your journey on London Buses by using the Transport for London Journey Planner

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Engineering work is taking place between in the Basingstoke area, closing all lines.

Saturday

Buses will replace trains between Basingstoke and Winchester

CrossCountry services will be diverted between Basingstoke and Southampton, not calling at Winchester or Southampton Airport Parkway. This will extend the journey time by up to 45 minutes.

Sunday

Buses will replace trains between:

• Woking and Winchester via Basingstoke
• Woking and Andover
• Reading and Basingstoke

Buses will also run between Alton and Winchester. Trains between Alton and Woking will be extended to run to / from London Waterloo.

CrossCountry services will be diverted between Reading and Southampton, not calling at Basingstoke, Winchester or Southampton Airport Parkway. This will extend the journey time by up to 1 hour.

Great Western services between Reading and Basingstoke will be replaced by buses.

Saturday and Sunday

Some services between London Waterloo and Weymouth will be diverted via Havant.

Planning your Journey

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Engineering work is taking place between Cheltenham Spa and Worcester Shrub Hill / Barnt Green, closing all lines.

CrossCountry services will be replaced by buses between Gloucester, Cheltenham Spa and Birmingham New Street.

Great Western Railway services will be replaced by buses between Cheltenham Spa and Worcester Foregate Street.

On Saturday, London Midland services that usually run between Hereford and Birmingham New Street via Bromsgrove will run between Hereford and Worcester Foregate Street / Worcester Shrub Hill only. If you are travelling directly between Birmingham and Worcester, you will be able to use alternative train services via Kidderminster.

If you are travelling to stations between Worcester and Birmingham via Bromsgrove, you will need to travel by train between Worcester and Droitwich Spa, then change for a bus service between Droitwich Spa and Bromsgrove / Longbridge. The bus services will connect with alternative train services between Longbridge and Birmingham.

On Sunday, trains between Hereford and Birmingham will be diverted via Kidderminster. Buses will run between Droitwich Spa and Bromsgrove.

If you are travelling from Birmingham to Bromsgrove, you will need to travel on a train to Droitwich Spa via Kidderminster and change for a bus service. If you are travelling to Bromsgrove from stations between Barnt Green and Birmingham, you will need to travel via Birmingham to Droitwich Spa and change for a bus service.

Planning your journey

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Work on the signalling equipment is taking place between Glasgow Central and Paisley Canal, closing the lines.

Buses will replace trains between Glasgow Central and Paisley Canal.

Planning your Journey

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Engineering work is taking place between Shotts and West Calder, closing the lines. 

Buses will replace trains between Glasgow Central and West Calder.

Planning your journey

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Engineering work is taking place between Northallerton and Darlington, closing some lines.

On Saturday, the 21:00 London Kings Cross to Newcastle service will be replaced by a bus between York and Newcastle.

The 21:50 Middlesbrough to York service will be retimed to run earlier than usual and will not call at Darlington.

The 21:55 Newcastle to Manchester Piccadilly service will be retimed to run earlier than usual.

On Sunday, the 07:55 Newcastle to London Kings Cross service will start from York.

The 08:00 Newcastle to Liverpool Lime Street service will be amended to run between York and Manchester Victoria only.

An additional service will run from Newcastle to Darlington at 08:00.

The 08:47 York to Middlesbrough service will start from Darlington.

The 08:43 Leeds to Newcastle service will be retimed to run later than usual between York and Newcastle.

Planning your Journey

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Engineering work is taking place between Worksop and Gainsborough Lea Road, closing the lines.

Buses will replace trains between Worksop and Lincoln Central.

Planning your Journey

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Engineering work is taking place between Falkirk Grahamston and Perth, closing some lines.

A revised service will run between Glasgow Queen Street and Aberdeen / Inverness / Elgin. Trains will be diverted via an alternative route between Glasgow and Perth and will not call at stations via Stirling. Buses will run between Glasgow Queen Street and Perth / Dundee, calling at these stations.

Trains between Glasgow Queen Street and Falkirk Grahamston will be replaced by buses between Cumbernauld and Falkirk Grahamston.

Trains between Glasgow Queen Street / Edinburgh and Stirling / Alloa / Perth will not run. An hourly train service will run between Glasgow Queen Street and Edinburgh via Falkirk High to connect with bus services between Falkirk High and Dunblane. Buses will call at Falkirk Grahamston, Camelon, Larbert, Stirling and Bridge of Allan. An hourly bus service will also run between Stirling and Alloa.

As a number of services will be diverted via the Fife Circle, some services on this route will be slightly re-timed.

Virgin Trains East Coast services will be diverted via an alternative route between Edinburgh and Inverness, not calling at Perth, Gleneagles, Dunblane, Stirling or Falkirk Grahamston. Buses will run between Edinburgh and Inverness, calling at these stations.

On Sunday, the Inverness to London Euston Caledonian Sleeper service will be diverted, not calling at Gleneagles, Stirling or Falkirk Grahamston

Planning your journey

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Engineering work is taking place at various locations on the Great Northern network, closing some lines.

London Kings Cross to Peterborough / Kings Lynn

Until 08:30, trains between London Kings Cross and Peterborough will be diverted to terminate / start at Letchworth Garden City. Connecting bus services will run between Letchworth Garden City and Peterborough.

Services will be retimed and diverted via Hertford North. Buses will run between Alexandra Palace and Stevenage via Welwyn Garden City.

London Kings Cross to Cambridge

Services will either be diverted via Hertford North or amended to run between Stevenage and Cambridge only.

Moorgate - Welwyn Garden City

Until 08:30, trains will be diverted to start / terminate at London Kings Cross and will not call at Harringay or Hornsey.

Buses will replace trains between Finsbury Park and Welwyn Garden City.

Moorgate - Stevenage via Hertford North

Until 08:30, trains will be diverted to start / terminate at London Kings Cross and will not call at Harringay or Hornsey.

For the rest of the day, a reduced service will run. Additional services will run between Moorgate and Alexandra Palace.

Buses will run between Hertford North and Stevenage to supplement the train service.

Planning your journey

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Engineering work is taking place between Doncaster and York and also between York and Darlington, closing some lines.

Saturday

The 19:00 Edinburgh to Doncaster service will terminate at York.

The 17:47 Southampton Central to York service will be diverted via Leeds, not calling at Doncaster. You will be able to use alternative train services between Sheffield and Doncaster and between Doncaster and York.

The 21:00 London Kings Cross to Newcastle service will be replaced by a bus between York and Darlington. This train will also be diverted between Doncaster and York, extending the journey time by up to 30 minutes.

Sunday

The 07:55 Newcastle to London Kings Cross will start from York and run on a diversionary route between York and Doncaster, extending the journey time by up to 60 minutes.

The 08:00 York to London Kings Cross will start from Doncaster.

The 08:30 Leeds to Edinburgh service will be retimed to run later than usual.

The 09:37 Doncaster to Edinburgh service will be diverted to start at Leeds.

Planning your Journey

Please use the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Engineering work is taking place between Tottenham Hale and Cheshunt closing the line.

Trains between London Liverpool Street and Cheshunt that usually run via Tottenham Hale will be diverted via Seven Sisters. Passengers travelling to stations between Tottenham Hale and Cheshunt should use alternative stations via Seven Sisters, which are within walking distance.

Planning your Journey

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Engineering work is taking place between Barking and Stratford with some lines closed.

Trains that usually run to / from London Liverpool Street will be diverted to run to / from London Fenchurch Street and call additionally at West Ham and Limehouse.

Passengers may use London Underground services between West Ham and Stratford.

Planning your Journey

For full details of these changes and the impact on your journey, please use the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

To get options for your journey on London Underground, please use the Transport for London Journey Planner

In January, poor weather conditions caused a landslip at Eden Brows, two miles north of Armathwaite. Work is ongoing to stabilise the landslip and repair damage to the track.

Background - an estimated 500,000 tonnes of earth have moved already and the embankment is still moving. Whilst monitoring the embankment, Network Rail have found a twist fault in the tracks caused by the ground movement. The slip is accelerating and the extent of this landslip means it is no longer safe to run trains on this section of railway.

Network Rail engineers have now agreed a plan to repair the landslip. The repairs will involve building a structure underneath the affected section of railway to support it. Because of the scale of the slip, the fact the earth is still moving and the inaccessibility of its location, it is not yet possible to provide an accurate time scale of how long disruption will last. More background information from Network Rail is available here.

The line between Carlisle and Armathwaite will be closed in both directions. While work is taking place a replacement bus service will run between these stations.

Buses will also run direct from Carlisle to Appleby.

Passengers travelling from Carlisle to stations between Appleby and Leeds are advised to use the direct bus service to Appleby to cut journey times to Leeds.

Additional buses will run between Penrith North Lakes and Appleby to connect with trains to / from Scotland.

Journey times may be extended by up to 60 minutes.

Non folding bicycles are not allowed on rail replacement bus services at any time. Folding bicycles are allowed if fully folded. For more information, please see here

Planning your Journey

To check your journey, please use the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner.

Engineering work is taking place between Gospel Oak and Barking, closing all lines from May 2016 until February 2017.

Customer Advice:

Buses will be provided between Gospel Oak and Seven Sisters and also between Walthamstow Central and Barking. Passengers should use London Underground between Seven Sisters and Walthamstow Central.

Information on the buses, alternative travel routes and step-free access is available here.

Ticket acceptance:

Your ticket will be valid on the alternative transport provided.

Bicycles:

Non folding bicycles are not allowed on rail replacement bus services at any time. Folding bicycles are allowed if fully folded. For more information, please see here.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Project Information:

This project to electrify the line involves erecting overhead power lines on over 10 miles of track, altering the heights of bridges, and lowering tracks in a number of locations. Station platforms are being extended to allow new four-carriage electric trains to run. Further information can be found from Network Rail.

As part of the government sponsored Thameslink Programme, Network Rail is rebuilding London Bridge mainline rail station to provide more space, improved connections to more destinations and more reliable services. The rail and tube station will remain open during the work.

Until 2018, there will be long and short term changes to train services as major track work takes place around London Bridge station.

Further information

• Details about this project can be found on the Network Rail website.
• Time lapse videos on this project are available on YouTube.
• You can also see photos of the work being carried out on the Network Rail website.

Travelling at the weekend

Throughout the programme, different services will be impacted on some weekends and bank holidays, for the latest information visit www.nationalrail.co.uk/service_disruptions/currentAndFuture 

On some weekends, particularly on Sundays, Waterloo East, London Bridge, London Charing Cross and / or London Cannon Street stations will be closed or have very limited services. Please use the Journey Planner to see the full impact on your journey.

During periods of time when London Charing Cross / London Cannon Street are closed, you’ll be able to use your ticket on selective alternative routes to complete your journey at no extra charge. For details full details visit Southeastern. Please note the ticket acceptance detailed for weekend engineering work may differ from the Monday to Friday Thameslink Programme ticket acceptance outlined below.

Longer term changes

Thameslink services which run through central London will, not call at London Bridge, however there will be a limited service between London Bridge and Brighton.

Southeastern

Until January 2018

Most trains to and from London Charing Cross will be able to stop at London Bridge again, although there will continue to be some changes during weekday peak periods (see below)

Trains to and from London Cannon Street will no longer be able to stop at London Bridge.

During this time, it is recommended that you consider changing your normal journey to work as the number of trains running will be reduced and are likely to be very busy.

Weekday peak hour services to and from London Charing Cross / Waterloo East

Trains FROM London Charing Cross and Waterloo East will not be able stop at London Bridge between 08:04 and 09:17

Trains TO Waterloo East and London Charing Cross will not be able to stop at London Bridge between 16:37 and 18:03

During these times, you’ll be able to use the alternative routes to complete your journey as detailed below

For a full list of major service changes visit key dates and service changes.

Planning your Journey

For full details of these changes and the impact on your journey, please use the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Alternative routes and travel advice

The impact on your journey will depend on the particular services that you currently use to get to and from London Bridge and what alternatives exist. Travel advice is as follows:

• Change the train you catch from your home station to go direct to your national rail destination. For example switching from a London Charing Cross service to a London Cannon Street service. This may involve shifting the time that you travel, but in many cases only by a few minutes
• If getting a different train from home is not possible, we advise you to change trains en route outside London, for example at Lewisham, Orpington, Sevenoaks or Hither Green, to get to your final destination

If you are unable to complete your journey by interchanging on National Rail services outside London, you may need to use TfL services, if you have a Travelcard you may choose to use other routes.

The accepted routes are:

• London Charing Cross, Embankment, Blackfriars, Cannon Street, London Bridge, Southwark, Waterloo and Elephant & Castle underground stations
• Between London Bridge and Waterloo/Southwark on the Jubilee line and on buses 381 and RV1 between London Bridge and Waterloo
• Between London Bridge and Charing Cross on the Jubilee/Bakerloo/Northern lines and on buses 15 and RV1 between London Bridge and Charing Cross
• Between London Cannon Street and Charing Cross/Embankment on the District/Circle lines and on bus 15 between Cannon Street and Charing Cross
• Between Elephant & Castle and London Bridge on the Northern line and on buses 35, 40, 133 and 343 between Elephant & Castle and London Bridge
• Between Blackfriars and London Bridge via Embankment and Waterloo and on buses 17 (from Blackfriars north entrance) or 381 and RV1 (from Blackfriars south entrance) between Blackfriars and London Bridge
• Between Cannon Street and London Bridge on District/Circle/Northern lines
• Between Cannon Street and London Bridge on bus services 17 and 521
• Greenwich line passengers can use the DLR between Greenwich and Lewisham, changing there for a Southeastern service to London Bridge, or can use Southeastern services via Charlton

Thameslink passengers from the south of London (with a ‘Thameslink only’ ticket), whose final destination is currently London Bridge should change at Elephant & Castle or London Blackfriars for onward travel to London Bridge where tickets will be accepted on London Underground or eligible buses between Elephant & Castle and London Bridge and between Blackfriars and London Bridge. These recommended routes are shown here.

Southern (and any permitted route) passengers who currently interchange onto National Rail services at London Bridge for travel to London Charing Cross or London Waterloo East should take London Underground or eligible bus services where their tickets will be accepted between London Bridge to Charing Cross or Waterloo / Southwark.

South West Trains passengers who currently interchange at London Waterloo East for London Bridge should take London Underground or eligible bus services between London Bridge and London Waterloo / Southwark where their tickets will be accepted. These recommended routes are shown here.