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Restriction Code

Some tickets may require you to travel at specific times of the day, days of the week or on a specific route. Our Journey Planner takes ticket restrictions into account with the selection that you have made and will only have shown tickets that are valid for the selected trains.

Restrictions

Applicable Days

Monday to Friday

Outward Travel

Valid on any train timed to arrive at London Liverpool Street (or London Kings Cross or London St Pancras International from East Anglia via Cambridge) before 04:30 and after 09:59, and at Stratford (London) after 09:44 and Tottenham Hale after 09:45.

Return Travel

Valid on any train departing London Liverpool Street (or London Kings Cross or passing through London St Pancras International to East Anglia via Cambridge) after 09:29, except to Ipswich and beyond (or to Brandon and beyond via Cambridge) between 16:31 and 18:35.

Valid on north- or eastbound trains departing Stratford (London) after 09:29 except to Ipswich and beyond (or to Brandon and beyond via Cambridge) between 16:36 and 18:43.

Valid on northbound trains departing Tottenham Hale after 09:29 except, to Brandon and beyond via Cambridge, between 16:41 and 18:46.

Easement

The following easements apply on Greater Anglia services from Monday to Friday inclusive:

  • 08:20 Clacton-on Sea to London Liverpool Street service - from Clacton, Thorpe-le-Soken, Weeley, Great Bentley, Alresford, Wivenhoe and Hythe, to all destinations.

  • 08:01 Walton-on-the-Naze to London Liverpool Street service, from Walton, Frinton-on-Sea and Kirby Cross to all destinations.

  • 08:08 Harwich Town to Colchester service - from all stations to all destinations.

  • 09:02 London Liverpool Street to Ipswich service - from Liverpool Street and Stratford (London) to Chappel & Wakes Colne, Bures and Sudbury (Suffolk) only, changing at Marks Tey.

  • 09:18 London Liverpool Street to Clacton-on-Sea service - from Liverpool Street and Stratford (London) to Wivenhoe, Thorpe-le-Soken, Clacton-on-Sea, Kirby Cross, Frinton-on-Sea and Walton-on-the-Naze.

  • 09:28 London Liverpool Street to Cambridge North service, to all destinations.

  • 18:30 London Liverpool Street to Norwich service - from Liverpool Street to Derby Road (Ipswich), Trimley and Felixstowe only, changing at Ipswich.

Seasonal Variations

School Holidays - Evening peak restrictions on return journeys from London Liverpool Street and Stratford (London) (which only apply to Ipswich and beyond) and from Liverpool Street and Tottenham Hale (which only apply to Brandon and beyond via Cambridge) are lifted during school holidays and half-term weeks. Note that restrictions from London Kings Cross are not affected and remain in place.

School term dates 2026 to 2027

Autumn term

  • Term time: Thursday 3 September - Thursday 22 October 2026

  • Half-term holiday: Friday 23 - Friday 30 October 2026

  • Term time: Monday 2 November - Friday 18 December 2026

  • Christmas holiday: Monday 21 December - Monday 4 January 2027

Spring term

  • Term time: Tuesday 5 January - Friday 12 February 2027

  • Half-term holiday: Monday 15 - Friday 19 February 2027

  • Term time: Monday 22 February - Thursday 25 March 2027

  • Easter holiday: Friday 26 March - Monday 12 April 2027

Summer term

  • Term time: Tuesday 13 April - Friday 28 May 2027 (Monday 3 May 2027 is a bank holiday)

  • Half-term holiday: Monday 31 May - Friday 4 June 2027

  • Term time: Monday 7 June - Wednesday 21 July 2027

School term dates 2027 to 2028

Autumn term

  • Term time: Monday 6 September - Friday 22 October 2027

  • Half-term holiday: Monday 25 - Friday 29 October 2027

  • Term time: Monday 1 November - Friday 17 December 2027

  • Christmas holiday: Monday 20 December - Tuesday 4 January 2028

Spring term

  • Term time: Wednesday 5 January - Friday 11 February 2028

  • Half-term holiday: Monday 14 - Friday 18 February 2028

  • Term time: Monday 21 February - Friday 31 March 2028

  • Easter holiday: Monday 3 April - Tuesday 18 April 2028

Summer term

  • Term time: Tuesday 19 April - Friday 26 May 2028 (Monday 1 May 2028 is a bank holiday)

  • Half-term holiday: Monday 29 May - Friday 2 June 2028

  • Term time: Monday 5 June - Friday 21 July 2028

All dates are inclusive and are taken from the Norfolk County Council website.

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