Temporary Timetable Changes
Normally, the timetable for any particular day is confirmed 12 weeks in advance. For a temporary period Network Rail isn’t able to do this, instead confirming timetables approximately 10 weeks in advance. This means that for some routes, online journey planners, including National Rail, will not be completely accurate until approximately 10 weeks before travel.
What does this mean for customers?
For the overwhelming majority of customers there is no impact, particularly if they travel Mondays to Fridays other than in the late evening.
Timetables
Where engineering work is taking place, details about the train times and schedules for any replacement buses will not be available until approximately 10 weeks before. Be aware that the normal timetable will show in journey planners up until this point. Where we are aware that the timetable is not yet correct, the National Rail journey planner will show a warning triangle against the trains concerned.
Advance tickets
Customers are advised to try to book as normal. Advance tickets for many routes will still go on sale 12 weeks in advance, but where they don’t they will be available from approximately 10 weeks before the date of travel. Many train companies let customers sign up through their website to receive an email when Advance tickets go on sale. National Rail also has information about the latest availability of Advance tickets.
Where it is not possible to book tickets 12 weeks in advance as usual, train operators will still offer the same range of discounted Advance tickets – they will just go on sale later.
If customers buy a ticket on a train that is subsequently cancelled, rescheduled, or where a seat reservation will not be honoured, they can decide not to travel and have a full refund with no administration fee.
Where Advance tickets have not yet gone on sale, customers can still buy Anytime, Off‐Peak and Super Off‐Peak tickets where they are available. If customers buy one of these and later discover a cheaper Advance ticket on sale for the same journey, they should book the Advance ticket and ask for a refund on the original ticket – there will be no admin fee.
Expected Journey Planner availability
Unless listed in Latest information by train company below, these dates are when the information is expected to be showing correctly in the journey planner.
Saturday 5 to Friday 11 October
Should be available from Monday 29 July
Saturday 12 to Friday 18 October
Should be available from Monday 5 August
Latest information by train company
Please find below an overview for each train company of whether the timetable showing in journey planners in the coming weeks is accurate.
Avanti West Coast
Saturdays: up to 12 October
Sundays: up to 13 October
Mondays to Fridays: up to 18 October
Notes and exceptions: More timetable information can be found on the Avanti West Coast website.
From Saturday 21 to Saturday 28 September, engineering work is not showing correctly for services to / from Manchester Piccadilly.
c2c
Saturdays: up to 12 October
Sundays: up to 13 October
Mondays to Fridays: up to 18 October
Notes and exceptions: None.
Caledonian Sleeper
Saturdays: up to 12 October
Sundays: up to 13 October
Mondays to Fridays: up to 18 October
Notes and exceptions: None.
Chiltern Railways
Saturdays: up to 5 October
Sundays: up to 6 October
Mondays to Fridays: up to 18 October
Notes and exceptions: Engineering work is not showing correctly on Saturday 31 August and 1 / 7 / 8 / 28 / 29 September.
CrossCountry
Saturdays: up to 12 October
Sundays: up to 13 October
Mondays to Fridays: up to 18 October
Notes and exceptions: None.
East Midlands Railway
Saturdays: up to 12 October
Sundays: up to 13 October
Mondays to Fridays: up to 18 October
Notes and exceptions: Some overnight midweek engineering work may not show correctly in the journey planner. Where this is the case, a warning message will appear on your journey.
Elizabeth line
Saturdays: up to 12 October
Sundays: up to 6 October
Mondays to Fridays: up to 18 October
Notes and exceptions: None.
Gatwick Express
Saturdays: up to 14 September
Sundays: up to 15 September
Mondays to Fridays: up to 20 September
Notes and exceptions: None.
Grand Central
Saturdays: up to 12 October
Sundays: up to 13 October
Mondays to Fridays: up to 18 October
Notes and exceptions: Engineering work is not showing correctly on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 October.
Great Northern
Saturdays: up to 21 September
Sundays: up to 22 September
Mondays to Fridays: up to 27 September
Notes and exceptions: Alterations because of engineering work on Mondays to Fridays may not be shown until 12:00 on the day before the timetable operates.
Great Western Railway (GWR)
Saturdays: up to 12 October
Sundays: up to 13 October
Mondays to Fridays: up to 18 October
Notes and exceptions: Some midweek overnight engineering work may not show correctly in the journey planner. Where this is the case, a warning message will appear on your journey in the journey planner.
Greater Anglia
Saturdays: up to 28 September
Sundays: up to 29 September
Mondays to Fridays: up to 4 October
Notes and exceptions: None.
Heathrow Express
Saturdays: up to 12 October
Sundays: up to 13 October
Mondays to Fridays: up to 18 October
Notes and exceptions: None.
Hull Trains
Saturdays: up to 12 October
Sundays: up to 13 October
Mondays to Fridays: up to 18 October
Notes and exceptions: None.
Island Line
Saturdays: up to 31 August
Sundays: up to 1 September
Mondays to Fridays: up to 6 September
Notes and exceptions: None.
London North Eastern Railway (LNER)
Saturdays: up to 28 September
Sundays: up to 29 September
Mondays to Fridays: up to 18 October
Notes and exceptions: None.
London Northwestern Railway
Saturdays: up to 5 October
Sundays: up to 6 October
Mondays to Fridays: up to 11 October
Notes and exceptions: None.
London Overground
Saturdays: up to 12 October
Sundays: up to 13 October
Mondays to Fridays: up to 18 October
Notes and exceptions: Engineering work is showing incorrectly on 22 September and 5 / 6 October
Lumo
Saturdays: up to 5 October
Sundays: up to 6 October
Mondays to Fridays: up to 18 October
Notes and exceptions: None.
Merseyrail
Saturdays: up to 26 October
Sundays: up to 27 October
Mondays to Fridays: up to 1 November
Notes and exceptions: None.
Northern
Saturdays: up to 12 October
Sundays: up to 13 October
Mondays to Fridays: up to 18 October
Notes and exceptions: Engineering is not showing correctly from Sunday 6 to Friday 11 October
ScotRail
Saturdays: up to 5 October
Sundays: up to 6 October
Mondays to Fridays: up to 11 October
Notes and exceptions: None.
South Western Railway
Saturdays: up to 12 October
Sundays: up to 13 October
Mondays to Fridays: up to 18 October
Notes and exceptions: Engineering work is not showing correctly on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 October.
Southeastern
Saturdays: up to 12 October
Sundays: up to 13 October
Mondays to Fridays: up to 18 October
Notes and exceptions: None.
Southern
Saturdays: up to 7 September
Sundays: up to 8 September
Mondays to Fridays: up to 13 September
Notes and exceptions: Alterations because of engineering work on Mondays to Fridays may not be shown until 12:00 on the day before the timetable operates.
Engineering work is not showing correctly on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 August.
Stansted Express
Saturdays: up to 28 September
Sundays: up to 29 September
Mondays to Fridays: up to 4 October
Notes and exceptions: None.
Thameslink
Saturdays: up to 21 September
Sundays: up to 22 September
Mondays to Fridays: up to 27 September
Notes and exceptions: Alterations because of engineering work on Mondays to Fridays may not be shown until 12:00 on the day before the timetable operates.
TransPennine Express
Saturdays: up to 5 October
Sundays: up to 22 September
Mondays to Fridays: up to 4 October
Notes and exceptions: Engineering work is not showing correctly on Sunday 29 September.
Transport for Wales
Saturdays: up to 28 September
Sundays: up to 29 September
Mondays to Fridays: up to 4 October
Notes and exceptions: None.
West Midlands Railway
Saturdays: up to 12 October
Sundays: up to 13 October
Mondays to Fridays: up to 18 October
Notes and exceptions: None.
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