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Christmas and New Year Travel Advice

Thursday 24 December - Christmas Eve

Train services will finish earlier than normal

c2c services will be finishing earlier than normal, completing their journeys by approximately 23:30.

Please check that you can complete your entire journey before you travel.

Friday 25 December - Christmas Day

No service

No trains will operate on Christmas Day.

Saturday 26 December

No service

No c2c trains will operate on Saturday 26 December.

Sunday 27 December

No c2c trains will run to or from London Liverpool Street

Due to engineering work, the c2c trains that usually run to / from London Liverpool Street will be amended to run to / from London Fenchurch Street.

You can use your tickets with:

  • London Underground Jubilee line between West Ham and Stratford

  • Docklands Light Railway between West Ham and Stratford

London Fenchurch Street is a short distance from London Liverpool Street.

Change to services between Barking and Grays via Purfleet

Due to engineering work, no trains will run between Barking and Grays via Purfleet. Replacement buses will run between Upminster and Grays via Purfleet and Rainham (Essex).

For Dagenham Dock, you can use London Bus routes EL2 / 287 between Barking and Rainham (Essex) via Dagenham Dock.

Monday 28 December - Boxing Day (substitute day)

Saturday service will run

A Saturday level of service will operate on Monday 28 December, subject to engineering work.

No c2c trains will run to or from London Liverpool Street

Due to engineering work, the c2c trains that usually run to / from London Liverpool Street will be amended to run to / from London Fenchurch Street.

You can use your tickets with:

  • London Underground Jubilee line between West Ham and Stratford

  • Docklands Light Railway between West Ham and Stratford

London Fenchurch Street is a short distance from London Liverpool Street.

Change to services between Barking and Grays via Purfleet

Due to engineering work, no trains will run between Barking and Grays via Purfleet. Replacement buses will run between Upminster and Grays via Purfleet and Rainham (Essex).

For Dagenham Dock, you can use London Bus routes EL2 / 287 between Barking and Rainham (Essex) via Dagenham Dock.

Tuesday 29 December

Saturday service will run

A Saturday level of service will operate on Tuesday 29 December, subject to engineering work.

No c2c trains will run to or from London Liverpool Street

Due to engineering work, the c2c trains that usually run to / from London Liverpool Street will be amended to run to / from London Fenchurch Street.

You can use your tickets with:

  • London Underground Jubilee line between West Ham and Stratford

  • Docklands Light Railway between West Ham and Stratford

London Fenchurch Street is a short distance from London Liverpool Street.

Change to services between Barking and Grays via Purfleet

Due to engineering work, no trains will run between Barking and Grays via Purfleet. Replacement buses will run between Upminster and Grays via Purfleet and Rainham (Essex).

For Dagenham Dock, you can use London Bus routes EL2 / 287 between Barking and Rainham (Essex) via Dagenham Dock.

Wednesday 30 December

Saturday service will run

A Saturday level of service will operate on Wednesday 30 December, subject to engineering work.

Thursday 31 December - New Year's Eve

Saturday service will run

A Saturday level of service will operate on Thursday 31 December, subject to engineering work.

Friday 1 January 2027 - New Year's Day

Sunday service will run

A Sunday level of service will operate on Friday 1 January, subject to engineering work. Earlier first trains and later last trains will run (similar to the standard Saturday timetable).

Saturday 2 January

No c2c trains will run to or from London Liverpool Street

Due to engineering work, the c2c trains that usually run to / from London Liverpool Street will be amended to run to / from London Fenchurch Street.

You can use your tickets with:

  • London Underground Jubilee line between West Ham and Stratford

  • Docklands Light Railway between West Ham and Stratford

London Fenchurch Street is a short distance from London Liverpool Street.

Sunday 3 January

No c2c trains will run to or from London Liverpool Street

Due to engineering work, the c2c trains that usually run to / from London Liverpool Street will be amended to run to / from London Fenchurch Street.

You can use your tickets with:

  • London Underground Jubilee line between West Ham and Stratford

  • Docklands Light Railway between West Ham and Stratford

London Fenchurch Street is a short distance from London Liverpool Street.

Monday 4 January

Buses replace late night trains between Southend Central and Shoeburyness

After 23:55, due to overnight engineering work, c2c services will not run between Southend Central and Shoeburyness. Rail replacement buses will run between these stations to help you complete your journey.

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