SearchTemporary 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:
1 January
Sunday:
2 January
Monday to Friday:
7 January
Notes:
No trains on 25 / 26 December
c2c
Saturday:
18 December
Sunday:
19 December
Monday to Friday:
7 January
Notes:
Some trains on 5, 27 December to 1 January are still showing incorrectly in the journey planner.
Caledonian Sleeper
Saturday:
1 January
Sunday:
2 January
Monday to Friday:
7 January
Notes:
No trains 24 - 26 December, and on 31 December / 1 January
Chiltern Railways
Saturday:
15 January
Sunday:
9 January
Monday to Friday:
21 January
Notes and exceptions:
No trains on 25 / 26 December
CrossCountry
Saturday:
1 January
Sunday:
2 January
Monday to Friday:
7 January
Notes and exceptions:
East Midlands Railway
Saturday:
18 December
Sunday:
19 December
Monday to Friday:
31 December
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.
Gatwick Express
The Gatwick Express service is suspended until further notice.
Grand Central
Saturday:
1 January
Sunday:
2 January
Monday to Friday:
7 January
Notes and exceptions:
An amended timetable is in place over the Christmas and New Year period.
Great Northern
Saturday:
1 January
Sunday:
2 January
Monday to Friday:
7 January
Notes and exceptions:
Great Western Railway
Saturday:
1 January
Sunday:
2 January
Monday to Friday:
7 January
Notes:
Great Western Railway are currently running an amended timetable, for more information, please click here.
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:
1 January
Sunday:
2 January
Monday to Friday:
7 January
Notes and exceptions:
Heathrow Express
Saturday:
12 February
Sunday:
13 February
Monday to Friday:
18 February
Hull Trains
Saturday:
18 December
Sunday:
19 December
Monday to Friday:
24 December
Notes:
No trains on 25 / 26 December
Island Line
Saturday:
12 February
Sunday:
13 February
Monday to Friday:
18 February
LNER
Saturday:
1 January
Sunday:
2 January
Monday to Friday:
7 January
Additional information:
London Northwestern Railway
Saturday:
1 January
Sunday:
2 January
Monday to Friday:
7 January
Notes:
London Overground
Saturday:
25 December
Sunday:
26 December
Monday to Friday:
31 December
Notes:
No trains on 25 December and a limited service on the 26 December.
Lumo
Saturday:
Sunday:
Monday to Friday:
Merseyrail
Saturday:
8 January
Sunday:
9 January
Monday to Friday:
14 January
Notes:
Northern
Saturday:
25 December
Sunday:
26 December
Monday to Friday:
31 December
Notes:
No trains on 25 December and a limited service on 26 December.
ScotRail
Saturday:
18 December
Sunday:
19 December
Monday to Friday:
24 December
Notes:
No trains on 25 December and a limited service on 26 December.
South Western Railway
Saturday:
1 January
Sunday:
2 January
Monday to Friday:
7 January
Notes and exceptions:
Southeastern
Saturday:
1 January
Sunday:
2 January
Monday to Friday:
7 January
Notes:
Southern
Saturday:
1 January
Sunday:
2 January
Monday to Friday:
7 January
Notes and exceptions:
Some Southern trains are not showing correctly in the journey planner yet, you can check for more information on engineering work here.
Stansted Express
Saturday:
1 January
Sunday:
2 January
Monday to Friday:
7 January
Notes and exceptions:
TfL Rail
Saturday:
15 January
Sunday:
16 January
Monday to Friday:
21 January
Notes and exceptions:
Thameslink
Saturday:
1 January
Sunday:
2 January
Monday to Friday:
7 January
Notes and exceptions:
TransPennine Express
Saturday:
1 January
Sunday:
2 January
Monday to Friday:
7 January
Notes:
Transport for Wales
Saturday:
1 January
Sunday:
2 January
Monday to Friday:
7 January
Notes:
West Midlands Railway
Saturday:
1 January
Sunday:
2 January
Monday to Friday:
7 January
Notes:
Last updated: 18 July 2021
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