Carlisle, Maryport, Workington, Whitehaven, St Bees, Sellafield, Drigg, Millom & Barrow-in-Furness

Because of flooding between Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness, and members of train crew being unavailable because of weather conditions in the area, services are being severely disrupted.

The following services are cancelled but may be reinstated if members of train crew become available:

• 20:30 Whitehaven to Carlisle
• 21:50 Whitehaven to Workington
• 21:25 Barrow-in-Furness to Millom
• 20:33 Carlisle to Whitehaven
• 22:02 Millom to Barrow-in-Furness
• 21:50 Carlisle to Whitehaven

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Because of extensive flood damage to a river bridge in the Feltham area, no direct train services are currently running between Feltham and Twickenham.

Customers travelling to the England v New Zealand rugby international on Saturday are advised as follows:

Customers travelling from London Waterloo

• 8 trains per hour will run direct between London Waterloo and Twickenham
• Please be warned that these trains are likely to be extremely busy and passengers should allow additional time to get to and from the game

Customers travelling from Reading and the West Country

Customers should, where possible, travel on First Great Western services via Reading to London Paddington

From London Paddington:

• take London Underground Hammersmith & City / District line services to Richmond, which is approximately two miles from Twickenham Stadium. There are direct bus and train services from Richmond to Twickenham Stadium   

South West Trains tickets will be accepted on First Great Western and London Underground services on the above routes at no extra cost 

Customers travelling from stations west of Feltham on South West Trains services

All South West Trains services from Reading will terminate at Feltham. It is not possible to transfer customers by bus direct to Twickenham Stadium because of road closures in the Twickenham area. 

Replacement bus services will run from Feltham to Kempton Park for connecting trains to Twickenham. Two trains per hour will run between Kempton Park and Twickenham and for two hours before and after the game there will be four trains per hour between Kempton Park and Twickenham. 

Please note that these buses and trains are likely to be extremely busy. Customers should allow at least an extra hour to complete their journey.

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London Waterloo, Clapham Junction, Richmond, Twickenham, Hounslow / Whitton, Feltham, Staines, Windsor & Eton Riverside / Ascot / Reading

Because of extensive flood damage to a river bridge in the Feltham area, a picture of which is available here, trains are currently unable to run on lines between Hounslow / Whitton and Feltham.

Network Rail engineers are working hard to provide a temporary solution which will allow a limited train service to operate next week. Until this is completed, a revised timetable is in operation on the affected routes with buses replacing trains between Twickenham, Whitton and Feltham. Journey times may be extended by up to 45 minutes.

If you are travelling to the rugby at Twickenham on Saturday, please click here for further details of arrangements that have been put in place.

Customers travelling from London Waterloo to the horse racing at Ascot on Friday or Saturday are advised to travel to Ash Vale for a connecting service to Ascot. Please allow extra time to complete your journey.

The information below applies to midweek services only. Details of weekend services are available here.

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Midweek train services are running as follows;

London Waterloo to Reading:

• Trains on this route are only running between Feltham and Reading. Passengers travelling from London Waterloo / Clapham Junction should change at Twickenham for replacement buses to Feltham for onward connections to Reading. The reverse applies for journeys towards London Waterloo
• Alternatively, passengers may use First Great Western trains between London Paddington and Reading or between Guildford and Reading at no extra charge. Passengers travelling to Wokingham, Winnersh, Winnersh Triangle and Earley may also find it more convenient to use First Great Western trains to Reading and change there for connecting trains to Wokingham
• Passengers travelling to Sunningdale, Ascot or Martins Heron are advised to travel to Ash Vale and change there for trains to Ascot

London Waterloo to Weybridge (via Hounslow / Staines):

• Trains on this route are only running between Staines and Weybridge. Passengers travelling from London Waterloo / Clapham Junction to Addlestone, Chertsey, Virginia Water, Egham or Staines are advised to use alternative services between London Waterloo and Weybridge via Wimbledon / Surbiton and change there for connections.

London Waterloo to Windsor & Eton Riverside:

There are no direct trains running between London Waterloo and Windsor & Eton Riverside.

• Trains on this route are only running between Feltham and Windsor & Eton Riverside. Passengers travelling from London Waterloo / Clapham Junction should change at Twickenham for replacement buses to Feltham for onward connections to Windsor. The reverse applies for journeys towards London Waterloo.
• Alternatively, passengers travelling between London and Windsor may use First Great Western trains between London Paddington, Slough and Windsor & Eton Central at no extra charge

Circular services from London Waterloo via Hounslow / Twickenham

• Trains will run as normal

Circular services from London Waterloo via Twickenham / Kingston / Wimbledon

• Trains will run as normal

Replacement bus services

Replacement bus services are running every 5 to 10 minutes between Twickenham, Whitton and Feltham. 

• First bus from Feltham is at 0500
• First bus from Twickenham is at 0530
• Last bus from Feltham is at 0025
• Last bus from Twickenham is at 0055

Alternative Travel Options

Passengers may use First Great Western, London Buses and London Underground services on any reasonable route

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Edinburgh, Slateford, Livingston South, Addiewell, Breich, Fauldhouse, Shotts, Carfin, Holytown, Bellshill, Cambuslang & Glasgow Central

Because of a landslip in the Shotts area, journeys may be delayed by up to 45 minutes.

Customers travelling from Addiewell, Breich and Fauldhouse should be aware that all trains to Edinburgh and all trains to Glasgow Central will use platform 2 at each station until further notice.

Passengers may also travel between Edinburgh and Glasgow Queen Street via Falkirk.

To find out how this might affect your journey, please use the real time Journey Planner, or call TrainTracker on 0871 200 49 50.

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Llandudno Junction, Tal-y-Cafn, North Llanrwst, Pont-y-Pant, Roman Bridge & Blaenau Ffestiniog

Because of flooding in the North Llanrwst area, buses are replacing trains between Llandudno Junction and Blaenau Ffestiniog. Journey times will be extended by up to 45 minutes.

To find out how this might affect your journey, please use the real time Journey Planner, or call TrainTracker on 0871 200 49 50.

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Bedford, Luton, Luton Airport Parkway, St Albans, West Hampstead Thameslink, Kentish Town, London St Pancras, Farringdon, London Blackfriars and East Croydon, Gatwick Airport, Haywards Heath & Brighton / Herne Hill, Streatham, Tooting, Wimbledon & Sutton

Because of a shortage of train drivers, a reduced service is running on the First Capital Connect 'Thameslink' routes on weekdays until further notice.  It may be necessary to further amend this timetable, please check the Journey Planner before travelling.

As a result, journey times may be extended by up to 30 minutes.

Season Ticket holders who normally use 'Thameslink' services are able to travel on First Capital Connect's 'Great Northern' services, which are expected to run normally. Tickets marked 'FCC only' are NOT valid on East Coast services between Peterborough/Stevenage and London Kings Cross.

Other Travel Alternatives

Passengers may use their tickets on:

• London Underground
• London Buses  via any reasonable route between Central London and stations to Wimbledon/Sutton
• South West Trains services between Wimbledon and London Waterloo
• East Midlands Trains services between Bedford, Luton, Luton Airport Parkway and London St Pancras
• Tramlink services between East Croydon, Mitcham Junction and Wimbledon  

Car Parking

Car Park permits that are valid for use in 'Thameslink' stations may be used in the following car parks on the 'Great Northern' route (providing the permit is clearly displayed on the windscreen):

• Huntingdon
• St Neots
• Biggleswade
• Welwyn North
• Hatfield (limited space)
• Welham Green
• Brookmans Park
• Potters Bar (limited space) 

Travelling to Luton Airport?

Passengers travelling to Luton Airport are recommended to allow extra travel time to check in for your flight.

Travelling to Gatwick Airport?

Passengers travelling to Gatwick Airport are recommended to allow extra travel time to check in for your flight. 

Alternative options are to use Southern or Gatwick Express services from London Victoria. However, if your ticket states 'FCC Only' or 'Not Gatwick Express', an additional ticket will have to be purchased to travel with Gatwick Express.

Travel Alerts

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00:35 London Victoria to Swanley and 04:33 Swanley to London Victoria will be replaced by a bus between Orpington and Swanley

Journey times will be extended by up to 35 minutes

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The 23:34 London Euston to Milton Keynes Central will not call at Bushey

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• N Wembley Bletchley

The 05:20 Nottingham to Liverpool Lime Street will start at 05:08 and be diverted via Derby

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Monday to Thursday

20:41 Reading to Bedwyn will be replaced by a bus between Newbury and Bedwyn

22:01 and 23:00 Reading to Bedwyn and 21:55 and 23:00 Bedwyn to Reading will be replaced by buses

Journey times will be extended by up to 20 minutes

Tuesday to Friday

00:20 Reading to Newbury will be replaced by a bus

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London Midland

Monday to Thursday

23:18 Birmingham New Street to Hednesford will be replaced by a bus between Walsall and Hednesford

Virgin Trains

Monday to Thursday

22:43 and 23:43 London Euston to Wolverhampton will be replaced by a bus between Birmingham New Street and Wolverhampton

Tuesday to Friday

05:00 Wolverhampton to London Euston will start from Birmingham New Street

Friday only

22:43 and 23:43 London Euston to Wolverhampton will be diverted via Dudley

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London Kings Cross, Finsbury Park, Harringay, Hornsey, Alexandra Palace, Bowes Park, Crews Hill, Hertford North & Stevenage

Trains will not call at Hornsey and Harringay

Buses replace trains between Alexandra Palace and Stevenage via Hertford North

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Monday to Thursday

21:47 Newcastle to Manchester Airport will not call at Dewsbury. A bus will run from Leeds to Dewsbury

23:18 Manchester Airport to York will not call at Dewsbury. A bus will run from Huddersfield to Dewsbury

Tuesday to Friday

01:00 Manchester Airport to York will be replaced by a bus

04:00 Manchester Airport to Scarborough will not run

01:46 and 02:52 York to Manchester Airport will be replaced by a bus

Journey times will be extended by up to 25 minutes

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The following train alterations will apply:

Monday, Wednesday and Thursday

• 23:05 London Waterloo to Poole will be replaced by a bus between Southampton Central and Poole

Tuesday and Wednesday only

• 04:00 Guildford to London Waterloo will not stop at Surbiton or Wimbledon. A bus service for Surbiton and Wimbledon passengers will run as follows:
  Guildford 03:10, Woking 03:30, Surbiton 04:00, Wimbledon 04:22, Clapham Junction 04:38 (connecting with the train)

Tuesday to Friday

• 00:05 London Waterloo to Bournemouth will be replaced by a bus between Southampton Central and Bournemouth
• 00:40 Woking to Alton will be replaced by a bus between Farnham and Alton
• 04:40 Havant to Portsmouth Harbour will start from Fratton at 04:52. A connecting bus will run from Havant as follows: 
  Havant 04:20, Bedhampton 04:25, Hilsea 04:35, Fratton 04:45

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Chester, Flint, Prestatyn, Rhyl, Colwyn Bay, Llandudno Junction, Bangor & Holyhead

Monday to Thursday

17:20 Cardiff Central to Holyhead will end at Chester

19:34 Cardiff Central to Holyhead will be replaced by a bus between Rhyl and Holyhead

22:55 Birmingham New Street to Holyhead will be replaced by a bus between Rhyl and Holyhead

Tuesday to Friday

04:25 Holyhead to Cardiff Central will start from Rhyl

04:38 Llandudno Junction to Crewe will start from Rhyl

05:11 Holyhead to Birmingham International will be retimed and will not call at all stations. A bus will run from Holyhead to Llandudno Junction

Journey times will be extended by up to 21 minutes

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Oban, Connel Ferry, Taynuilt, Lach Awe, Dalmally, Tyndrum Lower, Crianlarich, Dalmuir & Glasgow Queen Street

Buses replace trains between Oban and Crianlarich

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Birmingham New Street, Cheltenham Spa, Bristol Parkway, Bristol Temple Meads, Taunton, Exeter St Davids, Newton Abbot, Plymouth, Par & Penzance

Trains will be diverted via Kidderminster. Journey times may be extended by up to 60 minutes

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Manchester Piccadilly, Stalybridge, Greenfield, Marsden, Huddersfield, Dewsbury, Leeds and York / Hull

First TransPennine Express

Trains between Liverpool Lime Street, Manchester Piccadilly and Leeds will be diverted and will not call at Warrington Central, Birchwood, Manchester Oxford Road, Manchester Piccadilly or Stalybridge.  They will call additionally at Manchester Victoria.

Replacement buses will run between Newton-Le-Willows and Warrington Central connecting in to the diverted trains.

Most trains between Liverpool Lime Street and Leeds will not call at Huddersfield. Passengers for Huddersfield should travel to Dewsbury and change there for a train to Huddersfield.

Trains will run between Manchester Airport and Manchester Victoria.

Trains between Manchester Piccadilly and Hull will only run between Huddersfield and Hull.

Northern Rail

Buses replace trains between Huddersfield and Marsden

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Wolverhampton, Coseley, Tipton, Dudley Port, Sandwell & Dudley, Smethwick Galton Bridge, Birmingham New Street, Duddeston, Aston, Perry Barr, Tame Bridge Parkway, Bescot Stadium & Walsall

Trains will not call at Tipton

Buses will run between Coseley and Tipton

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To get options for your journey between Monday 14 September 2009 and Friday 12 February 2010, please use the Journey Planner

Details of revised timetables have not yet been confirmed from Saturday 13 February until May 2010. Please check back nearer the time of travel

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London Kings Cross, Finsbury Park, Stevenage, Hitchin & Cambridge

From 00:45 to 08:30 Sundays only

Trains will start / end at Finsbury Park.

Tickets will be accepted on London Underground services between London Kings Cross and Finsbury Park.

A replacement bus will run between York Road Kings Cross and Finsbury Park outside London Underground opening hours

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Birmingham New Street, Water Orton, Coleshill Parkway, Nuneaton & Leicester

This work will be ongoing every Sunday up to and including Sunday 6 December

Trains are being diverted between Water Orton and Leicester via Tamworth. Journey times will be extended by up to 20 minutes

Buses replace trains between Coleshill Parkway, Nuneaton and Leicester. A replacement bus service will also run between Coleshill Parkway and Tamworth to connect with diverted train services.

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Brighton, Gatwick Airport, East Croydon, London Bridge / Sutton / Wimbledon, Elephant & Castle, London Blackfriars, City Thameslink, Farringdon, London St Pancras, St Albans, Luton & Bedford

Until 2012, there are no 'cross-London' services between St Pancras International and London Bridge/Herne Hill at weekends, bank holidays or between 22.30 and 04.30 every week night (See below for a list of dates on which a cross London service WILL operate). This work is a key part of the Thameslink programme

During this time, customers should use London Underground (or London Buses at weekends only) to cross Central London. Outside London Underground operating hours, replacement buses will be provided between London Blackfriars / London Bridge and London St Pancras

Until Autumn 2011, London Blackfriars Underground station will be closed. Customers should travel to Temple / Mansion House / City Thameslink stations which are close to Blackfriars. London Blackfriars mainline station remains open during this time

At weekends, replacement buses will also run between Tulse Hill / Herne Hill and London Blackfriars via Loughborough Junction and Elephant & Castle

A cross-London train service WILL run on the following weekend days:

• Sunday 29 November 2009
• Saturday 19 December 2009
• Sunday 20 December 2009
• Sunday 03 January 2010
• Sunday 10 January 2010
• Sunday 24 January 2010
• Sunday 31 Jauary 2010
• Sunday 14 February 2010
• Sunday 28 February 2010
• Sunday 7 March 2010
• Sunday 21 March 2010
• Saturday 10 April 2010
• Sunday 16 May 2010

Ticket Acceptance

National Rail tickets will be accepted on London Underground services via any reasonable route to complete your cross-London journey

Tickets will also be accepted, at the weekend only on the following London Bus services:

• Route 17: Kings Cross - London Bridge
• Routes 45, 63, N63: Kings Cross - Elephant & Castle
• Route 214: Kings Cross - Kentish Town

For more details of the programme and the improvements it will bring, please use the following link to visit the Thameslink Programme website www.thameslinkprogramme.co.uk

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