Bank Holiday Information: Greater Anglia
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Christmas and New Year Travel Advice
Thursday 24 December - Christmas Eve
Train services will finish earlier than normal
Greater Anglia services will be finishing earlier than normal on Christmas Eve. Trains will cease operation by 22:00, with reductions in service from 19:00. Please check that you can complete your entire journey before you travel.
The exception is the Stansted Express between London Liverpool Street and Stansted Airport. The last train to Stansted Airport will be the 23:21 London Liverpool Street to Stansted Airport, arriving 00:12. The last train from Stansted Airport will be the 23:58 Stansted Airport to London Liverpool Street, arriving 00:46.
Friday 25 December - Christmas Day
No service
No trains will operate on Christmas Day.
Saturday 26 December
No service, except Stansted Express
No Greater Anglia trains will operate on Saturday 26 December.
Stansted Express services operate between Stansted Airport and Tottenham Hale only (instead of London Liverpool Street) - You can use your ticket at no extra cost on London Underground services between Tottenham Hale and London Liverpool Street.
Sunday 27 December
No trains will run between Shenfield and London Liverpool Street
Due to engineering work closing the line, no trains will be able to run between Shenfield and London Liverpool Street.
Trains will continue to run between Southend Victoria / Clacton-on-Sea / Ipswich / Norwich and Shenfield.
To travel between Shenfield and central London, you can use your ticket on the replacement buses that will run between Shenfield / Ingatestone and Newbury Park (London Underground station) in both directions. Then use your ticket to complete your journey on the London Underground Central line, at no extra cost, between Newbury Park and Stratford (London) / London Liverpool Street.
Early morning and late night diversions between London Liverpool Street and Cheshunt
Due to early morning and late night engineering work, trains before 08:15 and after midnight will divert via Seven Sisters instead of Tottenham Hale with journey times extending by several minutes as a result.
Stations on the Tottenham Hale line are only a short distance from those on the Seven Sisters line. You can view maps that show routes between these stations on the Greater Anglia website.
Monday 28 December - Boxing Day (substitute day)
No trains will run between Shenfield and London Liverpool Street
Due to engineering work closing the line, no trains will be able to run between Shenfield and London Liverpool Street.
Trains will continue to run between Southend Victoria / Clacton-on-Sea / Ipswich / Norwich and Shenfield.
To travel between Shenfield and central London, you can use your ticket on the replacement buses that will run between Shenfield / Ingatestone and Newbury Park (London Underground station) in both directions. Then use your ticket to complete your journey on the London Underground Central line, at no extra cost, between Newbury Park and Stratford (London) / London Liverpool Street.
Tuesday 29 December
No trains will run between Shenfield and London Liverpool Street
Due to engineering work closing the line, no trains will be able to run between Shenfield and London Liverpool Street.
Trains will continue to run between Southend Victoria / Clacton-on-Sea / Ipswich / Norwich and Shenfield.
To travel between Shenfield and central London, you can use your ticket on the replacement buses that will run between Shenfield / Ingatestone and Newbury Park (London Underground station) in both directions. Then use your ticket to complete your journey on the London Underground Central line, at no extra cost, between Newbury Park and Stratford (London) / London Liverpool Street.
Wednesday 30 December
No trains will run between Shenfield and London Liverpool Street
Due to engineering work closing the line, no trains will be able to run between Shenfield and London Liverpool Street.
Trains will continue to run between Southend Victoria / Clacton-on-Sea / Ipswich / Norwich and Shenfield.
To travel between Shenfield and central London, you can use your ticket on the replacement buses that will run between Shenfield / Ingatestone and Newbury Park (London Underground station) in both directions. Then use your ticket to complete your journey on the London Underground Central line, at no extra cost, between Newbury Park and Stratford (London) / London Liverpool Street.
Thursday 31 December - New Year's Eve
No trains will run between Shenfield and London Liverpool Street
Due to engineering work closing the line, no trains will be able to run between Shenfield and London Liverpool Street.
Trains will continue to run between Southend Victoria / Clacton-on-Sea / Ipswich / Norwich and Shenfield.
To travel between Shenfield and central London, you can use your ticket on the replacement buses that will run between Shenfield / Ingatestone and Newbury Park (London Underground station) in both directions. Then use your ticket to complete your journey on the London Underground Central line, at no extra cost, between Newbury Park and Stratford (London) / London Liverpool Street.
Friday 1 January 2027 - New Year's Day
No trains will run between Shenfield and London Liverpool Street
Due to engineering work closing the line, no trains will be able to run between Shenfield and London Liverpool Street.
Trains will continue to run between Southend Victoria / Clacton-on-Sea / Ipswich / Norwich and Shenfield.
To travel between Shenfield and central London, you can use your ticket on the replacement buses that will run between Shenfield / Ingatestone and Newbury Park (London Underground station) in both directions. Then use your ticket to complete your journey on the London Underground Central line, at no extra cost, between Newbury Park and Stratford (London) / London Liverpool Street.
Saturday 2 January
No trains will run between Shenfield and London Liverpool Street
Due to engineering work closing the line, no trains will be able to run between Shenfield and London Liverpool Street.
Trains will continue to run between Southend Victoria / Clacton-on-Sea / Ipswich / Norwich and Shenfield.
To travel between Shenfield and central London, you can use your ticket on the replacement buses that will run between Shenfield / Ingatestone and Newbury Park (London Underground station) in both directions. Then use your ticket to complete your journey on the London Underground Central line, at no extra cost, between Newbury Park and Stratford (London) / London Liverpool Street.
Sunday 3 January
No trains will run between Shenfield and London Liverpool Street
Due to engineering work closing the line, no trains will be able to run between Shenfield and London Liverpool Street.
Trains will continue to run between Southend Victoria / Clacton-on-Sea / Ipswich / Norwich and Shenfield.
To travel between Shenfield and central London, you can use your ticket on the replacement buses that will run between Shenfield / Ingatestone and Newbury Park (London Underground station) in both directions. Then use your ticket to complete your journey on the London Underground Central line, at no extra cost, between Newbury Park and Stratford (London) / London Liverpool Street.
Monday 4 January
Late night engineering work in the Clacton-on-Sea area
Due to late night engineering work, the following service changes will be made:
22:56 Colchester to Walton-on-the-Naze train service will be diverted to Clacton-on-Sea. At Clacton-on-Sea a connecting rail replacement bus service will operate to Walton-on-the-Naze, calling at Kirby Cross, Frinton-on-Sea, and Walton-on-the-Naze
23:18 London Liverpool Street to Clacton-on-Sea train service will be replaced by a bus service between Colchester and Clacton-on-Sea
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