New Year’s Eve Overnight Train Services From London
A number of National Rail train companies will be running additional trains after midnight on New Year’s Eve as events in London start to draw to a close
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The information below may now be historical, as some of it applied to services following New Year's Eve on Tuesday 31 December 2024.
Information for any additional overnight services that will be planned to follow the end of New Year's Eve on Wednesday 31 December 2025 will be published here when confirmed.
From midnight on New Year’s Eve Wednesday 31 December 2025, into the small hours of New Year’s Day Thursday 1 January 2026, extra services will run from some central London stations so you can journey home after the night’s excitement.
You can check whether trains will run on your route home by checking your train company information in the list below.
As late notice and last minute updates to the information on this page may be made, please continue to check that your journey remains possible, right up until the big night, using the National Rail Journey Planner below.
The following train operators run services from London. Some of these will be running overnight services to locations in and around London, and you can find details of the extra trains below.
Avanti West Coast
No additional services. Trains will stop running earlier than normal in the evening on New Year’s Eve, Wednesday 31 December 2025.
c2c
No additional services have been announced.
Chiltern Railways
The following late night timetable alterations from London Marylebone apply after midnight on New Year's Eve (updated for 2025/26):
The following trains are cancelled:
23:07 (Wed) London Marylebone - Birmingham Moor Street
00:01 London Marylebone - Oxford
00:05 London Marylebone - Banbury
00:10 London Marylebone - Aylesbury (via High Wycombe)
The following late night additional trains will operate:
00:30 London Marylebone - Aylesbury (via High Wycombe)
00:45 London Marylebone - Oxford
00:50 London Marylebone - Banbury
01:10 London Marylebone - Aylesbury (via High Wycombe)
01:45 London Marylebone - Oxford
01:50 London Marylebone - Banbury
02:00 London Marylebone - Aylesbury (via High Wycombe)
East Midlands Railway
No additional services have been announced.
Elizabeth line
Following the celebrations on New Year's Eve, there will be extra trains running in the early hours of New Year's Day (updated for 2025/26):
4 trains per hour will operate between Shenfield and Hayes & Harlington
2 trains per hour will operate between Abbey Wood and Maidenhead
2 trains per hour will operate between Abbey Wood and Reading
Gatwick Express
No additional services have been announced.
Great Northern
Please ensure you plan your journey in advance on New Year's Eve, as there will be very few Great Northern trains running after midnight. Train times are available in the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner.
Great Western Railway (GWR)
No additional services. On most routes, trains will stop running earlier than normal in the evening on New Year’s Eve, 31 December 2025.
Greater Anglia
No additional overnight trains have been announced.
Heathrow Express
No additional overnight trains have been announced.
London North Eastern Railway (LNER)
No additional services. Trains will stop running earlier than normal on New Year’s Eve 2025.
London Northwestern Railway
Services are scheduled to run from London Euston to Milton Keynes Central until the last departure at 01:39 (updated for 2025/26).
London Overground
London Overground will operate trains on the following Mildmay, Weaver and Windrush line routes all night from New Year's Eve into New Year's Day (updated for 2025/26):
Clapham Junction - Shepherds Bush
Willesden Junction - Stratford via Queens Park and Camden Road
Highbury & Islington - West Croydon
Highbury & Islington - Crystal Palace
Enfield Town - London Fields
Chingford - London Fields
Cheshunt - London Fields
South Western Railway
A limited number of additional services will run from London Waterloo in the early hours of New Year’s Day for customers returning from festivities in London. The following additional services will run from London Waterloo after midnight (updated for 2025/26):
01:20, 02:25 and 02:55 to Twickenham via Wimbledon
01:35, 02:10 and 03:10 to Basingstoke (stopping)
01:45, 02:45, 03:45 and 04:45 to Guildford via Woking
03:55 and 04:25 to Twickenham via Kingston
Southeastern
To be advised.
Southern
Please ensure you plan your journey in advance on New Year's Eve, as there will be very few Southern trains running after midnight. Train times are available in the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner.
Stansted Express
No additional overnight trains have been announced.
Thameslink
Please ensure you plan your journey in advance on New Year's Eve, as there will be very few Thameslink trains running after midnight. Train times are available in the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner.
Transport for London (for information)
As well as the National Rail services listed above, TfL services will be running throughout the night on New Year's Eve.
Please note the normal TfL fares will apply.
A summary of TfL services can be found on the TfL website.
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