Train Service Updates
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Planned engineering work for Today
Reduced service to / from London Victoria on Friday 19 and Saturday 20 April
Date:
19 April - 20 April 2019 11:59 PM
Routes affected:
Various Southern routes
Engineering work is taking place between London Victoria and East Croydon, closing most lines.
Gatwick Express
Gatwick Express trains will not run.
Customers should use alternative Southern or Thameslink trains between London Bridge and Gatwick Airport / Brighton.
Southern
A reduced service will run to / from London Victoria with most trains being diverted to run to / from London Bridge.
Replacement buses will run between Balham and East Croydon.
Trains between Milton Keynes Central and East Croydon will not run. Customers are advised to use London Northwestern Railway, London Overground and alternative Southern services to complete journeys.
Train services between London Victoria and Reigate will not run. Customers should use alternative trains between London Bridge and Redhill. Valid ticket holders may use Great Western Railway trains between Redhill and Reigate.
Due to the increased number of trains at London Bridge, services between London Bridge and Uckfield will run between Oxted and Uckfield only. Customers should use trains to / from East Grinstead and change at Oxted to complete your journey.
Additional advice
Southeastern and Thameslink trains are not affected by this engineering work.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages
You can plan your journey on London Underground by using the Transport for London Journey Planner
Replacement Bus Travel Advice:
Bicycles are not allowed on rail replacement bus services at any time, unless fully folded. More travel advice for your replacement bus journey is available by selecting the Train Operating Company you are travelling with here.
No trains to and from London Euston from Friday 19 until Monday 22 April
Date:
19 April - 22 April 2019 11:59 PM
Routes affected:
Caledonian Sleeper between London Euston and Edinburgh / Glasgow Central / Aberdeen / Inverness / Fort William
London Northwestern Railway between London Euston and Northampton / Birmingham New Street / Crewe
London Overground between London Euston and Watford Junction
Southern between East Croydon and Milton Keynes CentralVirgin Trains between London Euston and Birmingham New Street / Chester / Holyhead / Manchester Piccadilly / Liverpool Lime Street / Glasgow Central / Edinburgh
Major engineering work is affecting journeys to and from London Euston on the West Coast main line, and London Euston station is closed.
Travel either side of the Easter and Early May bank holiday, plan ahead for easier journeys and check the best days to travel:
- Up to Thursday 18 April
- From Tuesday 23 April up to Friday 3 May
- From Tuesday 7 May
Caledonian Sleeper:
Caledonian Sleeper services will be diverted away from the usual route along the West Coast Mainline onto the East Coast Mainline and will be starting and terminating at London Kings Cross. Trains will not be calling at Watford Junction, Crewe, Preston and Carlisle in both directions.
On Friday. the Glasgow Sleepers will be diverted and will not call at Carstairs and Motherwell, with the sleeper from Glasgow towards London on Sunday doing the same.
London Northwestern Railway:
Friday 19 April
Trains between London Euston and Tring / Milton Keynes Central / Northampton / Birmingham New Street will not run. Trains between London Euston and Crewe will run between Northampton and Crewe only.
A half-hourly train service will operate between Harrow & Wealdstone and Rugby for the majority of the day.
Some late night / early morning services will run between Hemel Hempstead and Milton Keynes Central / Northampton only, with buses running between Stanmore London Underground station and Hemel Hempstead / Watford Junction, to allow customers to connect with London Underground services from / to London.
Customers may use London Underground on reasonable routes between London and Harrow & Wealdstone.
Saturday 20 April
Trains between London Euston and Tring / Milton Keynes Central / Northampton / Birmingham New Street will not run. Trains between London Euston and Crewe will run between Northampton and Crewe only.
A half hourly train service will run between Bletchley and Rugby.
Replacement buses will run between Stanmore London Underground station and Watford Junction / Milton Keynes Central, to allow customers to connect with London Underground services to / from London. These replacement buses will not call at Cheddington between 07:30 and 22:30, when replacement buses will run between Cheddington and Leighton Buzzard.
Sunday 21 April
Trains between London Euston and Tring / Milton Keynes Central / Northampton / Birmingham New Street will not run. Trains between London Euston and Crewe will run between Northampton and Crewe only.
Rail replacement buses will run between Rugby and Birmingham International. A train service will also run approximately every half hour between Bletchley and Northampton / Rugby.
Replacement buses will run between Stanmore London Underground station and Watford Junction / Milton Keynes Central, to allow customers to connect with London Underground services to / from London. These replacement buses will not call at Cheddington between 08:00 and 22:00, when replacement buses will run between Cheddington and Leighton Buzzard.
Monday 22 April
Trains between London Euston and Tring / Milton Keynes Central / Northampton will not run. Trains between London Euston and Birmingham New Street / Crewe will run between Northampton and Birmingham New Street / Crewe only.
A half hourly train service will run between Harrow & Wealdstone and Northampton.
Customers may use London Underground on reasonable routes between London and Harrow & Wealdstone.
London Overground:
On Friday and Monday, trains will run to amended timings with three trains per hour between Kilburn High Road and Watford Junction.
On Saturday and Sunday, trains will run to a normal timetable between Kilburn High Road and Watford Junction.
On all days, customers should use London Underground Bakerloo Line services to / from Queens Park and central London.
Southern
As a result of this engineering work, Southern trains will not run between Clapham Junction and Milton Keynes Central.
Customers may use tickets on London Overground trains between Willesden Junction and Watford Junction and on London Northwestern Railway trains and replacement buses between Watford Junction and Milton Keynes Central.
Virgin Trains:
Friday 19 April and Monday 22 April
Virgin Trains services will start / terminate at Harrow & Wealdstone. Your ticket will include free travel on London Underground Bakerloo Line services between Harrow & Wealdstone and London Paddington. If you require onward travel beyond London Paddington on London Underground, please purchase your London Underground travel ticket before you travel, or at London Paddington.
Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 April
Trains will start / terminate at Milton Keynes Central, and will not run between London Euston and Milton Keynes Central. Customers travelling into, and out from central London can use the Journey Planner to obtain alternative routes.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages
Replacement Bus Travel Advice:
Bicycles are not allowed on rail replacement bus services at any time, unless fully folded. More travel advice for your replacement bus journey is available by selecting the Train Operating Company you are travelling with here.
Southern Easter services from Friday 19 to Monday 22 April
Date:
19 April - 22 April 2019 11:59 PM
Routes affected:
All Southern routes
Over the Easter weekend Southern will be operating the following level of service:
Good Friday - Trains will run to a revised timetable with a reduced service to / from London Victoria.
Easter Saturday - Trains will run to a revised timetable with a reduced service to / from London Victoria.
Easter Sunday - Trains will run to a revised timetable.
Easter Monday - Trains will run to a revised timetable.
For further information please see Easter Travel Summary 2019
To check for future disruptions visit the planned engineering works page.
Other disruptions
1 Train formation updates
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19:56 Bognor Regis to London Bridge due 21:44
Facilities on the 19:56 Bognor Regis to London Bridge due 21:44.
Will be formed of 8 coaches instead of 4 to Horsham.
0 Changes to train facilities
4 Station updates
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Haywards Heath: Ticket Office Closure
The ticket office will be closed from 20:30 on 18/04/2019 until 08:00 on 24/04/2019 at Haywards Heath station.
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Littlehaven Facilities: Various changes
At Littlehaven station, the following issues have been reported:
The ticket office is closed.
The ticket vending machines are out of order.
Additional Information:
This affects xxxx services towards xxx and xxx. Please speak to station staff for further assistance. -
Sutton Surrey: Lifts out of order
The lifts will be out of order between platform 2 & 3 and the footbridge from 04:53 on 16/04/2019 until further notice at Sutton Surrey station.
Additional Information:
This affects Thameslink services towards St Albans and Southern services towards Epsom. Please speak to station staff for further assistance. -
Watford Junction: Lifts out of order
The lifts will be out of order between platform 9 & 10 and the subay from now until further notice at Watford Junction station.
Additional Information:
This affects Northwestern Railway services towards Euston and Southern services towards East Croydon. Please speak to station staff for further assistance.