Bank Holiday Information: Thameslink

Information will be published under the dates listed below when it becomes available

Saturday 23 December

No service changes have been announced.

Christmas Eve Sunday 24 December

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

Due to engineering work at London Kings Cross the following changes apply:

Until approximately 10:00, buses will replace trains between Finsbury Park and Potters Bar / Hertford North. No trains or replacement buses will run between London Kings Cross / Moorgate and Finsbury Park. Please use alternative London Underground services and London Bus routes including route 21 for stations to and from Moorgate.

All day, until the end of service (which will be earlier at around 21:00), buses will replace trains on the following routes between:

• Hitchin and Royston (Calling at all stations)

• Hitchin and Royston (Limited stops)

• Hitchin and St Neots (Calling at all stations)

• Luton Airport Parkway and Stevenage, calling at Hitchin (For alternative Thameslink trains to and from London from Luton Airport Parkway)

• St Albans City and Hitchin, calling at Welwyn Garden City, Welwyn North, Knebworth and Stevenage (For alternative Thameslink trains to and from London from Luton Airport Parkway)

• Potters Bar and Stevenage

• Hertford North and Stevenage

Christmas Day Monday 25 December

No service.

Boxing Day Tuesday 26 December

No service.

Wednesday 27 December

An amended and reduced service will run on all Thameslink routes.

Due to engineering work in the Cambridge area, buses will replace trains between Royston and Cambridge. Trains between London and Royston will run to an amended timetable.

Thursday 28 December

An amended and reduced service will run on all Thameslink routes.

Due to engineering work in the Cambridge area, buses will replace trains between Royston and Cambridge. Trains between London and Royston will run to an amended timetable.

Friday 29 December

An amended and reduced service will run on all Thameslink routes.

Due to engineering work in the Cambridge area, buses will replace trains between Royston and Cambridge. Trains between London and Royston will run to an amended timetable.

Saturday 30 December

Due to engineering work in the Cambridge area, buses will replace trains between Royston and Cambridge. Trains between London and Royston will run to an amended timetable.

Due to overnight engineering work between Earlswood and Three Bridges, from 23:45 on Saturday until 08:40 on Sunday no trains will call at Earlswood or Salfords. Rail replacement buses will run between Redhill and Horley, calling at Earlswood and Salfords.

Due to late night engineering between Hitchin and Peterborough, the 23:11 Horsham to Peterborough service will terminate at Hitchin. A rail replacement bus service will run from Hitchin to Peterborough.

Due to overnight engineering work between Luton and Bedford, from 23:59 on Saturday until 08:05 on Sunday, buses replace trains between Luton and Bedford.

New Year’s Eve Sunday 31 December

Due to engineering work in the Cambridge area, buses will replace trains between Royston and Cambridge. Trains between London and Royston will run to an amended timetable.

Due to engineering work at London Victoria, services to / from Orpington / Sevenoaks will be diverted to start / terminate at London Blackfriars instead of London Victoria.

Due to early morning engineering work between Haywards Heath and Brighton, until 08:15 buses will replace trains between Haywards Heath and Brighton. You can also use Southern train services via Hove at no additional cost.

Due to overnight engineering work between Earlswood and Three Bridges, until 08:40 on Sunday morning, and between 23:45 on Sunday until 04:00 on Monday, no trains will call at Earlswood or Salfords. Rail replacement buses will run between Redhill and Horley, calling at Earlswood and Salfords.

Due to overnight engineering work between Hitchin and Peterborough, the 00:18 (Sun) London Kings Cross to Peterborough service will depart London Kings Cross at 00:08 and run to a revised timetable. The 05:45 and 06:45 Peterborough to London Kings Cross services will depart Peterborough a few minutes earlier than usual and run to a revised timetable.

Due to overnight engineering work between Luton and Bedford, until 08:05 on Sunday buses replace trains between Luton and Bedford.

New Year’s Day Monday 1 January 2024

Due to engineering work in the Cambridge area, buses will replace trains between Royston and Cambridge. Trains between London and Royston will run to an amended timetable.

Due to engineering work at London Victoria, services to / from Orpington / Sevenoaks will be diverted to start / terminate at London Blackfriars instead of London Victoria.

Due to overnight engineering work between Earlswood and Three Bridges, until 04:00 no trains will call at Earlswood or Salfords. Rail replacement buses will run between Redhill and Horley, calling at Earlswood and Salfords.

Due to late night engineering work between Herne Hill and Streatham, the 22:37 St Albans to Sutton and the 22:54 Luton to Sutton services will terminate at Herne Hill. You should use London Buses to complete your journey at no additional cost.

Tuesday 2 January

Due to early morning engineering work between Herne Hill and Streatham, the 05:46 Sutton to St Albans (via Hackbridge) and the 05:49 Sutton to St Albans (via Wimbledon) services will start from Elephant & Castle. You should use London Buses to complete your journey at no additional cost.

Due to early morning engineering work, until 05:05 buses will replace trains between Stevenage and Cambridge.

Due to early morning engineering work, the 05:20 West Hampstead Thameslink to Rainham service will start from London St Pancras International. You should use alternative Thameslink services between West Hampstead Thameslink and London St Pancras International.

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