Timetable Changes

Avanti West Coast

The main change to the Avanti West Coast service from June is the removal of two direct services between Shrewsbury and London. These will start and terminate at Birmingham New Street or Wolverhampton instead, and onward connections are readily available with other operators.

More trains have been added to Avanti West Coast's West Midlands route Monday to Saturday and a few alterations have been made to calling patterns on existing routes, providing more journey opportunities and better connections.

There are no other major changes to the timetable, which is available to download from the Avanti West Coast website.

c2c

c2c have announced a number of timetable changes to be introduced on Sunday 2 June, including an increase in off-peak services between Shoeburyness and London Fenchurch Street.

The amended timetable, which includes two new morning peak (Monday to Friday) services from Shoeburyness/Leigh-on-Sea to London Fenchurch Street, will see two additional off-peak services (Monday to Friday) running every hour in both directions from London Fenchurch Street to Shoeburyness.

The introduction of these additional off-peak services means that many stations on the c2c route will provide customers with a regular, four trains per hour, 15-minute service.

Here are the timetable changes in full:

Mondays to Fridays

Additional services:

• 07:08 Leigh-on-Sea to London Fenchurch Street service will call at all stations to Basildon, then West Ham, Limehouse and London Fenchurch Street

• 07:45 Shoeburyness to London Fenchurch Street will call at all stations to Chalkwell, then Basildon, West Horndon, Upminster, West Ham, Limehouse and London Fenchurch Street

Changes to current services:

• 06:45 Shoeburyness to London Fenchurch Street will depart at 06:48, and will no longer call at Pitsea, Basildon, West Ham or Limehouse

• 08:03 Leigh-on-Sea to London Fenchurch Street will depart at 08:04, and no longer call at West Horndon

Mondays to Fridays (off-peak)

Additional services:

The following additional and amended services will call at all stations via Basildon, excluding West Horndon and Pitsea.

• London Fenchurch Street to Shoeburyness: 09:19 and then every 30 minutes to 14:49, then 20:19 and every 30 minutes to 22:19

• 22:58 London Fenchurch Street to Shoeburyness

• Shoeburyness to London Fenchurch Street: 10:11 and then every 30mins to 15:11

• 18:47, 19:14, 19:42, 20:11, 20:41, 21:11 and 21:41 Shoeburyness to London Fenchurch Street

Changes to current services:

• 23:04 London Fenchurch Street to Shoeburyness will depart at 23:15

Caledonian Sleeper

Information will be published here when available.

Chiltern Railways

The Chiltern Railways timetable starting on Sunday 2 June has few changes, when compared to the previous timetable.

A small number of services have had their times changed by a few minutes with the aim of improving overall punctuality. Please check journey planners to see if your train is affected.

The main changes relate to the addition of an additional morning and evening train service on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings only

• An extra train will run from Princes Risborough (07:21), High Wycombe (07:33) and Beaconsfield (07:41) and arriving into London Marylebone at 08:07. To enable this to happen, the 06:37 departure from Oxford will now run directly from Haddenham & Thame Parkway to London Marylebone, calling briefly at High Wycombe only to set-down passengers, to enable onward connections.

• The benefit of these changes is that on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings, an additional 380 seats will be provided to London at the busiest time of day.

Tuesdays, Wednesday and Thursday evenings only

• On the busiest weekday evenings, an extra train will run from London Marylebone (17:37) non-stop to High Wycombe (18:05) and terminating at Princes Risborough (18:18). This train is expected to be popular with High Wycombe and Princes Risborough customers and will provide an additional 380 seats at the busiest time of the evening.

• To enable the additional train to run, the train that leaves London Marylebone at 17:37 for Birmingham (first stop Haddenham & Thame Parkway) will leave at 17:33 on Tuesdays, Wednesday and Thursdays.

• The train that leaves London at 17:45 for Oxford will call at Beaconsfield and will not call at High Wycombe on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. This means that on mid-week days some Beaconsfield and High Wycombe customers will benefit from more seats and the ability to get home slightly earlier.

Other weekday changes:

• 07:22 High Wycombe - London Marylebone is retimed to leave at 07:21 and calls additionally at South Ruislip.

• 07:53 Gerrards Cross - London Marylebone is retimed to leave at 07:54 and no longer calls at South Ruislip.

• 08:20 Oxford - London Marylebone calls additionally at Saunderton.

• 17:19 London Marylebone - High Wycombe calls additionally at Northolt Park.

• 17:23 London Marylebone - West Ruislip no longer calls at Northolt Park.

• 19:08 at Princes Risborough a train to Birmingham Snow Hill will call to pick up passengers only, improving connectivity for customers traveling North.

• 22:14 Leamington Spa-Stratford-upon-Avon retimed to leave at 22:26 to connect with later services.

Saturday changes

• 07:03 Amersham - Aylesbury extended to Aylesbury Vale Parkway.

• 20:39 Leamington Spa - Stratford-upon-Avon retimed to leave at 21:24 to connect with later services.

Sunday changes

No notable changes.

CrossCountry 

CrossCountry are making some temporary changes to their timetable between Scotland / North East / Manchester and the South West / South Coast. Busier services will make fewer station calls from June to September only. Adjusting the calling patterns at Wakefield Westgate, Chesterfield, Basingstoke and Winchester will improve capacity on long- distance journeys.

The CrossCountry timetables from 2 June to 14 December 2024 are available to download from the CrossCountry website.

East Midlands Railway

Information will be published here when available.

Elizabeth line

The Elizabeth line timetable from 2 June to 14 December 2024 is available on the Transport for London website.

Gatwick Express

No changes to Gatwick Express services have been announced for the new timetable.

Grand Central

Information will be published here when available.

Great Northern

Key changes to Great Northern services from Sunday 2 June 2024:

There will be two additional peak services between Peterborough and London Kings Cross:

• 06:35 Peterborough to London Kings Cross, calling at Peterborough, Huntingdon, St Neots, Biggleswade, Stevenage and London Kings Cross

• 17:42 London Kings Cross to Peterborough, calling at London Kings Cross, Stevenage, Biggleswade, St Neots, Huntingdon and Peterborough

Great Western Railway (GWR)

The Great Western Railway timetables from 2 June to 14 December 2024 are available to download from the Great Western Railway website.

Greater Anglia

The Greater Anglia timetables from 2 June to 14 December 2024 are available to download from the Greater Anglia website.

Heathrow Express

No changes to Heathrow Express services have been announced for the new timetable.

Hull Trains

A copy of the Hull Trains timetable from 2 June to 14 December 2024 is available to download from the Hull Trains website.

Island Line

Information will be published here when available.

London North Eastern Railway (LNER)

The new LNER timetable will start on Sunday 2 June 2024. Changes include:

Mondays to Saturdays:

There will be no significant changes to the timetable.

Sundays:

New services

• 10:33 London Kings Cross to Leeds calling at Peterborough, Grantham, Newark Northgate, Doncaster and Wakefield Westgate.

• 13:40 Leeds to London Kings Cross calling at Wakefield Westgate, Doncaster, Grantham, Peterborough and Stevenage.

More seats will be available on the following services:

• 08:40 Leeds to London Kings Cross

• 12:22 London Kings Cross to Newcastle

The LNER timetable from 2 June to 14 December 2024 is available to download from the LNER website.

London Northwestern Railway

The London Northwestern Railway timetables from 2 June to 14 December 2024 are available to download from the London Northwestern Railway website.

London Overground

The London Overground timetables from 2 June to 14 December 2024 are available to download from the TfL website.

Lumo

A copy of the Lumo timetable from 2 June to 14 December 2024 is available to download from the Lumo website.

Merseyrail

Information will be published here when available.

Northern

Most services from June 2024 will run at the same level as they do in the current December 2023 timetable with some slight re-timings in places.

However, the following key changes will be taking place across the Northern network:

Newcastle - Ashington (Northumberland line): The significant investment in this line of route will lead to a new, daily passenger service between Newcastle and Ashington, initially serving new stations at Newsham and Seaton Delaval. Selected Northumberland line services will also include a Manors call, thereby improving service at this station.

Leeds - Skipton and Cumbria: Additional station calls and additional train capacity on some services.

Calder Valley service: Additional station calls on some services, at Sowerby Bridge, Mytholmroyd and Low Moor.

Leeds - Harrogate and York: This is one for the train experts, there will be an increase in Class 170 train availability meaning a reduction of class 150 deployment on peak services on this route.

Liverpool - Manchester Airport: There will be more longer 4-carriage trains on Liverpool – Manchester Airport services.

Rochdale/Manchester – Ribblehead Service: Northern is planning to introduce a new Saturday service that will link Manchester, Salford, Bolton and Blackburn to the Yorkshire Dales via Clitheroe. It is planned to operate twice a day, as follows:

• Extension of the 07:52 and 14:52 Rochdale – Blackburn services to Ribblehead via Clitheroe and Hellifield.

• Extension of the 12:18 and 19:18 Blackburn – Rochdale services to start back from Ribblehead.

Heaton Chapel and Levenshulme: Due to the current limited Sunday service towards Manchester from Heaton Chapel and Levenshulme, additional calls will be added to a number of Buxton – Manchester services.

ScotRail

New train stations are opening in Leven and Cameron Bridge on 2 June, with rail services connecting customers with Edinburgh, Fife, and the Tay Cities.

The £116million Levenmouth Rail Link will reconnect Leven and Cameron Bridge to Scotland’s railway network for the first time in more than half a century.

Leven and Cameron Bridge stations will have an hourly service to and from Edinburgh via Kirkcaldy.

South Western Railway

From Sunday 2 June 2024, South Western Railway will operate a timetable with significant changes for services from Portsmouth to London Waterloo and between Southampton Central and Portsmouth.

Changes on these routes come in response to Southern’s new West Coastway timetable, with other minor changes across the South Western Railway network for service improvements.

Timetables from Sunday 2 June are available to download from the South Western Railway website.

Southeastern

From Sunday 2 June, Southeastern are updating their timetable, and you may find your normal train time has changed. These changes will provide a better spacing of trains across the day, meaning less waiting time on platforms. Train capacity has also continued to be under review and more space has been provided on Southeastern's busiest services.

A route by route comprehensive summary of the changes being made is available on the Southeastern website.

Timetables from Sunday 2 June are available to download from the Southeastern website.

Southern

Key changes to Southern services from Sunday 2 June 2024:

West Coastway:

From Monday to Saturday, there will be changes on Southern's West Coastway route. This is to improve the reliability of the service in this area and to provide faster regional journeys between Brighton, Chichester and Southampton, and for connections to the West of England.

The new Monday to Saturday timetable will be formed of:

• Half-hourly service between Brighton and Southampton Central

• Hourly service between Brighton and Portsmouth & Southsea

• Half-hourly service between London Victoria and Portsmouth Harbour/Bognor Regis. These trains attach and detach at Horsham.

• Half-hourly service between London Victoria and Littlehampton via Hove

• Hourly stopping service (all stations) between Brighton and Chichester via Littlehampton

• Half-hourly shuttle services between Bognor Regis and Barnham

Customers travelling between Southampton Central and London Victoria via Gatwick Airport will need to change trains at Barnham or Chichester.

The Sunday service will be largely unchanged, except for some minor re-timing.

Hemel Hempstead/Watford Junction and Clapham Junction/East Croydon:

All Southern services will run between East Croydon, Clapham Junction and Watford Junction only. Hemel Hempstead will no longer be served by Southern services. More information about this change can be found here.

Epsom, Dorking and London Victoria via Hackbridge:

Monday to Friday, the 06:31 Epsom to London Victoria service will now start from Horsham at 05:49.

The 17:25 London Victoria to Epsom service will be extended to Horsham.

On Saturdays, all services between Epsom and London Victoria via Hackbridge will run with 8 or 10 carriages.

Littlehampton and London:

The 06:05 Littlehampton to London Bridge, and the 17:33 London Bridge to Littlehampton service will run on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday only. More information about this change can be found here.

Stansted Express

Stansted Express trains will continue to depart London and Stansted Airport every 15 minutes during the day, 7 days a week.

The timetables from 2 June 2024 are available to download from the Stansted Express website.

Thameslink

Key change to Thameslink services from Sunday 2 June 2024:

Some services between Luton and Rainham will be re-timed to allow for better connections in the Woolwich and Greenwich area.

TransPennine Express

Information will be published here when available.

Transport for Wales

From 2 June 2024, passengers across the South Wales Valleys and Cardiff will benefit from more frequent services later into the night as delivery of the south Wales Metro moves another step closer.

New timetables on the Merthyr, Aberdare, Treherbert, Rhymney, City and Coryton lines will provide more regular services improving connectivity between the South Wales Valleys and the capital city.

These changes include:

• Increase from 6 to 8 trains per hour between Cardiff and Pontypridd, with all 8 calling at Treforrest Estate

• Increase from 4 to 6 trains per hour between Caerphilly and Cardiff

• Increase from 1 to 2 trains per hour between Rhymney and Cardiff

• More frequent evening services between Cardiff and Treherbert, Aberdare and Merthyr

• A Sunday service on the Cardiff City line for the first time

• A new service from Pontypridd through to Cardiff Bay without the need to change at Queen Street

The June 2024 timetable will also see an increase in services between Cardiff Central and Cheltenham Spa.

West Midlands Railway

Summary of the timetable changes from Sunday 2 June:

Birmingham - Shrewsbury:

• An additional hourly service between Birmingham and Shrewsbury which will operate Monday - Saturday.

• The existing service will be diverted via Bescot, in readiness to serve new stations at Willenhall and Darlaston, which are expected to open in late 2025.

• The new service will operate semi-fast, calling at Shifnal, Telford Central and Wellington, between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury.

• This will provide a faster service to these key Shropshire towns, reducing journey times to and from Birmingham.

  • The 07:10 from Shrewsbury to Birmingham (all stations between Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton) will run direct to Birmingham rather than Tame Bridge Parkway, to arrive at 08:21, which will provide a comparable journey time for commuters, to today’s timetable.

• Journey times between Wolverhampton and Walsall will also be reduced (via a connection at Tame Bridge Parkway).

• Journey times from Bilbrook, Codsall, Albrighton, Cosford and Oakengates will be longer, and departure times will also change from the previous timetable.

• There will also no longer be a direct regular connection between Smethwick Galton Bridge and Bilbrook, Codsall, Albrighton, Cosford and Oakengates.

Snow Hill Lines:

• The calling patterns of Kidderminster and Worcester terminating services which operate Monday - Saturday will be amended.

• Services terminating at Kidderminster will now routinely call at Langley Green, Old Hill and Lye - but will no longer call at Hagley and Blakedown.

• Services terminating in Worcester will now call routinely call at Hagley and Blakedown - but will no longer call at Langley Green, Old Hill and Lye.

• Stourbridge Town shuttle services will be slightly amended to align with new timings of services at Stourbridge Junction.

• Passengers will be able to travel directly between Worcester and Hagley or Blakedown.

• Passengers travelling between Worcester and Langley Green, Old Hill or Lye will need to change services at Kidderminster.

The West Midlands Railway timetables from 2 June to 14 December 2024 are available to download from the West Midlands Railway website.