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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

Mondays to Fridays

Outward Travel

Valid on trains timed to depart:

  • London Euston before 04:30 and after 09:25; and before 15:01 and after 18:44, excepting Fridays;

  • London Fenchurch Street before 04:30 and after 09:29;

  • London Kings Cross before 04:30 and after 09:29 and before 16:29 and after 18:34;

  • London Liverpool Street before 04:30 and after 09:29 and, to Ipswich and beyond, also to Brandon and beyond via Cambridge, before 16:29 and after 18:34.

  • Kensington Olympia before 04:30 and after 09:09; or before 15:36 and after 18:12, excepting Fridays;

  • Stratford (London) before 04:30 and after 09:29 and, to Ipswich and beyond, also to Brandon and beyond via Cambridge before 16:37 and after 18:41.

  • Tottenham Hale before 04:30 and after 09:29, and, to Brandon and beyond via Cambridge, before 16:42 and after 18:45.

Return Travel

valid on trains timed to arrive:

  • London Euston before 05:00 and after 11:11, except Fridays;

  • London Fenchurch Street after 09:59;

  • London Kings Cross after 09:59;

  • London Liverpool Street after 09:59;

  • Kensington Olympia after 10:59, except Fridays;

  • Stratford (London) after 09:45;

  • Tottenham Hale after 09:49.

Easement

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

  • 08:01 Walton-on-the-Naze to London Liverpool Street service - from Walton-on-the-Naze, 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 London 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 London 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 service - from London Liverpool Street to all destinations.

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

Seasonal Variations

School Holidays - Evening peak restrictions on outward 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.

2024

Summer: Monday 22 July to Tuesday 3 September

Autumn Half-Term: Friday 25 October to Friday 1 November

Christmas and New Year: Monday 23 December to Friday 3 January 2025.

2025

Half-Term: Monday 17 to Friday 21 February

Easter: Monday 7 to Tuesday 22 April (Friday 18 and Monday 21 April are public holidays)

Half-Term: Tuesday 27 to Friday 30 May (Monday 26 May is a public holiday)

Summer: Starts 23 July.

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

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