SearchTemporary Timetable Changes
Temporary Timetable Changes
Normally, the timetable for any particular day is confirmed 12 weeks in advance. For a temporary period Network Rail isn’t able to do this, instead confirming timetables approximately 6 weeks in advance. This means that for some routes online journey planners, including National Rail Enquiries, will not be completely accurate until approximately 6 weeks before travel.
What does this mean for customers?
For the overwhelming majority of customers there is no impact, particularly if they travel Mondays to Fridays other than in the late evening.
Timetables
Where engineering work is taking place, details about the train times and schedules for any replacement buses will not be available until approximately 6 weeks before. Be aware that the normal timetable will show in journey planners up until this point. Where we are aware that the timetable is not yet correct, the National Rail Enquiries journey planner will show a yellow warning triangle against the trains concerned.
Advance tickets
Customers are advised to try and book as normal. Advance tickets for many routes will still go on sale 12 weeks in advance, but where they don’t will be available from approximately 6 weeks before the date of travel. Many train companies let customers sign up through their website to receive an email when Advance tickets go on sale. National Rail Enquiries also has information about the latest availability of Advance tickets, which can be found here.
Where it is not possible to book tickets 12 weeks in advance as usual, train operators will still offer the same range of discounted Advance tickets – they will just go on sale later.
If customers buy a ticket on a train that is subsequently cancelled, rescheduled, or where a seat reservation will not be honoured, they can decide not to travel and have a full refund with no administration fee.
Where Advance tickets have not yet gone on sale, customers can still buy Anytime, Off‐Peak and Super Off‐Peak tickets where they are available. If customers buy one of these and later discover a cheaper Advance ticket on sale for the same journey, they should book the Advance ticket and ask for a refund on the original ticket – there will be no admin fee.
Latest information – by train company
Please find below an overview for each train company of whether the timetable showing in journey planners in the coming weeks is accurate:
Avanti West Coast
Saturday:
16 July
Sunday:
24 July
Monday to Friday:
29 July
Notes:
The journey planner is still showing incorrectly for the 18/19 June and 10 July, you can check for engineering work here.
c2c
Saturday:
23 July
Sunday:
17 July
Monday to Friday:
22 July
Notes:
Caledonian Sleeper
Saturday:
13 August
Sunday:
14 August
Monday to Friday:
19 August
Notes:
Chiltern Railways
Saturday:
16 July
Sunday:
17 July
Monday to Friday:
29 July
Notes and exceptions:
The journey planner is still showing incorrectly for the 20-23 June and 9/10 July, you can check for engineering work here.
CrossCountry
Saturday:
16 July
Sunday:
17 July
Monday to Friday:
22 July
East Midlands Railway
Saturday:
11 June
Sunday:
12 June
Monday to Friday:
17 June
Notes and exceptions:
Some overnight midweek engineering work may not show correctly in the journey planner. Where this is the case, a warning message will appear on your journey. You can also check for engineering work here.
Engineering work is taking place at Barrow Haven, meaning the station will be closed from 8 May to 7 August. More information here.
Elizabeth line
Saturday:
13 August
Sunday:
14 August
Monday to Friday:
19 August
Notes and exceptions:
The journey planner is not showing as correct on the 17 July, You can check for engineering work here.
Gatwick Express
Saturday:
18 June
Sunday:
19 June
Monday to Friday:
24 June
Notes and exceptions:
Grand Central
Saturday:
13 August
Sunday:
14 August
Monday to Friday:
19 August
Notes:
The journey planner is still showing incorrectly for 17 July and 6/7 August, you can check for engineering work here.
Great Northern
Saturday:
2 July
Sunday:
3 July
Monday to Friday:
8 July
Notes and exceptions:
Alterations because of engineering work on Mondays to Fridays may not be shown until 12:00 on the day before the timetable operates
Great Western Railway
Saturday:
16 July
Sunday:
17 July
Monday to Friday:
22 July
Notes:
Some midweek overnight engineering work may not show correctly in the journey planner. Where this is the case, a warning message will appear on your journey in the journey planner.
You can also check for engineering work here.
Greater Anglia
Saturday:
16 July
Sunday:
17 July
Monday to Friday:
22July
Notes and exceptions:
You can check for engineering work here.
Heathrow Express
Saturday:
13 August
Sunday:
14 August
Monday to Friday:
19 August
Notes and exceptions:
Hull Trains
Saturday:
16 July
Sunday:
17 July
Monday to Friday:
22 July
Notes:
Island Line
Saturday:
13 August
Sunday:
14 August
Monday to Friday:
19 August
Notes and exceptions:
LNER
Saturday:
23 July
Sunday:
24 July
Monday to Friday:
29 July
Notes:
London Northwestern Railway
Saturday:
16 July
Sunday:
17 July
Monday to Friday:
22 July
Notes:
London Overground
Saturday:
16 July
Sunday:
17 July
Monday to Friday:
22 July
Notes:
Some late night / early morning services are not showing correctly for 11 - 15 July.
Lumo
Saturday:
25 June
Sunday:
26 June
Monday to Friday:
1 July
Merseyrail
Saturday:
13 August
Sunday:
14 August
Monday to Friday:
19 August
Notes:
Northern
16Saturday:
9 July
Sunday:
17 July
Monday to Friday:
22 July
Notes:
ScotRail
Saturday:
18 June
Sunday:
19 June
Monday to Friday:
24 June
Notes:
Trains will not call at Anderston station from the 9 May to 5 June. These trains are not currently showing correctly, more information on this work can be found here.
South Western Railway
Saturday:
16 July
Sunday:
17 July
Monday to Friday:
22 July
Notes and exceptions:
Southeastern
Saturday:
16 July
Sunday:
17 July
Monday to Friday:
22 July
Notes and exceptions:
Southern
Saturday:
18 June
Sunday:
19 June
Monday to Friday:
24 June
Notes and exceptions:
Alterations because of engineering work on Mondays to Fridays may not be shown until 12:00 on the day before the timetable operates
Stansted Express
Saturday:
16 July
Sunday:
17 July
Monday to Friday:
22July
Notes and exceptions:
Thameslink
Saturday:
2 July
Sunday:
3 July
Monday to Friday:
8 July
Notes and exceptions:
Alterations because of engineering work on Mondays to Fridays may not be shown until 12:00 on the day before the timetable operates
TransPennine Express
Saturday:
16 July
Sunday:
22 May
Monday to Friday:
29 July
Notes:
Industrial action is affecting TPE on Sundays and on Saturday 4 June.
Transport for Wales
Saturday:
4 June
Sunday:
5 June
Monday to Friday:
10 June
Notes:
West Midlands Railway
Saturday:
30 July
Sunday:
31 July
Monday to Friday:
5 August
Notes:
The journey planner is still showing incorrectly for the 20-23 June, you can check for engineering work here.
Last updated: 01 December 2021
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