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Bank Holiday Information: Thameslink

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Tuesday 23 December

Buses replace very early morning trains at Arlesey

Due to overnight engineering work, very early morning trains on Tuesday morning cannot call at Arlesey.

  • Between 23:30 (Monday) and 04:40, trains from Horsham / London Kings Cross to Peterborough will not call at Arlesey

  • Between 00:40 and 03:00, trains from Peterborough to London Kings Cross / Horsham will not call at Arlesey

  • Rail replacement buses will run to provide connections between Biggleswade and Hitchin, calling at Arlesey

Buses replace very early morning trains between Gravesend and Gillingham

Due to overnight engineering work, from 02:00 until 04:30 on Tuesday morning buses will replace Thameslink trains between Gravesend and Gillingham.

Wednesday 24 December

Amended and reduced service, plus trains will finish earlier than normal

An amended and reduced service will run on all Thameslink (and Great Northern) routes until the early evening when services will start to shut down.

Thameslink services will finish earlier than normal on Christmas Eve. Trains on all routes will finish by around 21:00, but on some routes this may be much earlier.

Thursday 25 December - Christmas Day

No service

There will be no Thameslink services on Christmas Day.

Friday 26 December - Boxing Day

No service

There will be no Thameslink services on Boxing Day.

Saturday 27 December

Details of any engineering work and / or service changes will be published here when announced.

Sunday 28 December

Details of any engineering work and / or service changes will be published here when announced.

Monday 29 December

Details of any engineering work and / or service changes will be published here when announced.

Tuesday 30 December

Details of any engineering work and / or service changes will be published here when announced.

Wednesday 31 December

Details of any engineering work and / or service changes will be published here when announced.

Thursday 1 January 2026 - New Year's Day

Details of any engineering work and / or service changes will be published here when announced.

Friday 2 January

Details of any engineering work and / or service changes will be published here when announced.

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