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Train companies affected

Merseyrail

Routes affected

Liverpool Central, Sandhills, Kirkdale, Rice Lane, Fazakerley & Kirkby; also Liverpool Central, Sandhills, Bank Hall, Hall Road, Formby, Ainsdale, Birkdale & Southport

Description

Buses replace trains between Sandhills and Kirkby / Ormskirk

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ScotRail

Routes affected

London Euston, Watford Junction, Crewe, Preston, Edinburgh, Westerton, Tulloch & Fort William

Description

The 21:16 London Euston to Inverness service will be retimed to arrive later at Aviemore and Inverness

The Fort William service will not run. A bus will run from Kingussie to Fort William

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First Capital Connect

Description

Monday to Thursday

From 23:45 each evening buses replace trains between Hitchin and Cambridge

Monday to Friday

23:11 and 23:37 Brighton to London Bridge trains will arrive later than normal

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Northern Rail

Description

The following changes will apply:

00:44 Crewe to Manchester Piccadilly will not call at Manchester Airport. A bus will run from Crewe to Manchester Airport

03:38 Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Airport will be replaced by a bus between Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport

04:34 Manchester Airport to Liverpool Lime Street will be replaced by a bus between Manchester Airport and Manchester Piccadilly

04:47 Preston to Colne will be replaced by a bus between Preston and Blackburn

04:56 Blackpool North to Colne will run later than normal. A bus will run from Preston to Colne at 05:24

22:00 Blackpool South to Colne will be replaced by a bus between Blackburn and Colne

The following trains will be replaced by buses:

• 22:43 Manchester Oxford Road to Wilmslow
• 22:56 Wilmslow to Manchester Piccadilly
• 23:04 Wakefield to Knottingley
• 23:27 Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool Lime Street
• 23:38 Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Piccadilly

23:05 Knottingley to Leeds will start from Glasshoughton. A bus will run from Knottingley to Leeds

23:13 Blackpool North to Manchester Victoria will not call at stations between Chorley and Bolton. A bus will run from Preston to Manchester Victoria

23:23 Manchester Victoria to Blackpool North will not call at stations between Lostock and Adlington. A bus will run from Bolton to Blackpool North

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East Coast

Description

The 00:50 York to Newcastle train will be replaced by a bus

The 04:20 Newcastle to London Kings Cross will start from York

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Southeastern

Description

Monday to Thursday

Some late night trains between Bromley North and Grove Park will be replaced by buses

Journey times will be extended by up to 30 minutes

Tuesday to Friday

00:05 London Charing Cross to Dartford will be diverted via Bexleyheath and will not call at stations via Sidcup

A bus will run from Lewisham to Dartford via Sidcup

Journey times will be extended by up to 50 minutes

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First TransPennine Express

Description

Monday to Friday

Due to engineering work between Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport, most trains will be retimed or replaced by buses

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East Midlands Trains

Description

Monday to Friday

The following trains will be retimed:

• 04:40 Leicester to London St Pancras
• 21:25 London St Pancras to Nottingham
• 21:30 and 23:15 London St Pancras to Derby

The following trains will not call at Loughborough:

• 22:00 London St Pancras to Nottingham
• 22:25 London St Pancras to Sheffield

Buses will run for Loughborough passengers

Tuesday to Friday

05:20 Nottingham to Liverpool Lime Street will be diverted and retimed to leave Nottingham at 05:00

06:47 Liverpool Lime Street to Norwich will start from Warrington Central

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Arriva Trains Wales

Description

The following trains alterations will apply:

Monday to Thursday

• 21:56 Barry Island to Merthyr Tydfil will be replaced by a bus between Pontypridd and Merthyr Tydfil
• 22:42 Bridgend to Aberdare will be replaced by a bus between Pontypridd and Aberdare

The following trains will be replaced by a bus between Crewe and Chester:

Monday to Thursday

• 19:08 Carmarthen and Chester
• 22:55 Birmingham New Street to Holyhead
• 23:32 Crewe to Chester

Tuesday to Friday

• 04:23 Chester to Birmingham New Street
• 04:55 Chester to Crewe

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First Great Western

Description

Monday to Thursday

23:17 Bristol Temple Meads to Frome will be replaced by a bus

22:15 London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads and 23:30 London Paddington to Cardiff Central will be diverted and will not call at Chippenham and Bath Spa. Buses will run from Swindon to Chippenham and Bath Spa

21:15 and 22:45 London Paddington to Swansea will be replaced by buses between Neath and Swansea

23:34 Reading to Gatwick Airport will terminate at Redhill

Tuesday to Friday

03:58 Swansea to London Paddington will be replaced by a bus between Swansea and Neath

04:41 Bristol Temple Meads to Weston-super-Mare will not run

05:50 Weston-super-Mare to Penzance will start from Bristol Temple Meads

Monday to Friday

21:45 London Paddington to Exeter St Davids will arrive at some stations up to 60 minutes earlier than normal

21:55 Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids will terminate at Taunton

Some late night trains will not call at Burnham and Taplow. Buses will run between Slough and Burnham / Taplow

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National Express East Anglia, Stansted Express

Routes affected

Stratford, Tottenham Hale, Cheshunt, Bishops Stortford & Cambridge / Stansted Airport

Description

Between 11:00 and 16:30 Monday to Fridays only

Trains between Stratford and Stansted Airport will start / terminate at London Liverpool Street and be diverted via Seven Sisters.

A reduced level of service will run between Stratford and Tottenham Hale.

Replacement buses will run between Stratford and Tottenham Hale to connect with trains towards Cheshunt and Stansted Airport.

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London Overground

Routes affected

Richmond, Gunnersbury, Willesden Junction, West Hampstead, Hampstead Heath, Gospel Oak, Kentish Town West, Camden Road, Canonbury, Dalston Kingsland, Hackney Central, Hackney Wick & Stratford

Description

The line between Gospel Oak and Stratford is closed from Saturday 20 February until Monday 31 May.

Monday to Saturday:

A replacement bus service will run between Hampstead Heath and Stratford. An amended train service will run between Richmond and Gospel Oak, and also between Clapham Junction and Gospel Oak. 

Buses will be unable to call at Caledonian Road & Barnsbury. Customers should travel to / from Highbury & Islington.

Sundays, Easter Holiday weekend (Fri 2 - Mon 5 April), and May Bank Holidays (Mon 3 May & Mon 31 May):

A replacement bus service will run between Gunnersbury and Stratford. Customers should use London Underground services between Richmond and Gunnersbury.

Buses will be unable to call at Caledonian Road & Barnsbury. Customers should travel to / from Highbury & Islington.

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London Midland

Routes affected

Wolverhampton, Coseley, Tipton, Dudley Port, Sandwell & Dudley, Smethwick Galton Bridge, Birmingham New Street, Duddeston, Aston, Perry Barr, Tame Bridge Parkway, Bescot Stadium & Walsall

Description

Trains will not call at Tipton.

Buses will run between Coseley and Tipton.

The station will reopen on Sunday 28 March 2010.

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First Capital Connect

Routes affected

Brighton, Gatwick Airport, East Croydon, London Bridge / Sutton / Wimbledon, Elephant & Castle, London Blackfriars, City Thameslink, Farringdon, London St Pancras, St Albans, Luton & Bedford

Description

Until 2012, there are no 'cross-London' services between St Pancras International and London Bridge/Herne Hill at weekends, bank holidays or between 22:30 and 04:30 every week night (See below for a list of dates on which a cross London service WILL operate). This work is a key part of the Thameslink programme

During this time, customers should use London Underground (or London Buses at weekends only) to cross Central London. Outside London Underground operating hours, replacement buses will be provided between London Blackfriars / London Bridge and London St Pancras

Until Autumn 2011, London Blackfriars Underground station will be closed. Customers should travel to Temple / Mansion House / City Thameslink stations which are close to Blackfriars. London Blackfriars mainline station remains open during this time

At weekends, replacement buses will also run between Tulse Hill / Herne Hill and London Blackfriars via Loughborough Junction and Elephant & Castle

A cross-London train service WILL run on the following weekend days:

• Sunday 21 March 2010
• Saturday 10 April 2010
• Sunday 11 April 2010
• Sunday 16 May 2010

Ticket Acceptance

National Rail tickets will be accepted on London Underground services via any reasonable route to complete your cross-London journey

Tickets will also be accepted, at the weekend only on the following London Bus services:

• Route 17: Kings Cross - London Bridge
• Routes 45, 63, N63: Kings Cross - Elephant & Castle
• Route 214: Kings Cross - Kentish Town

For more details of the programme and the improvements it will bring, please use the following link to visit the Thameslink Programme website www.thameslinkprogramme.co.uk

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National Express East Anglia

Routes affected

Norwich, Brundall Gardens, Brundall, Buckenham, Cantley, Reedham / Berney Arms, Great Yarmouth / Haddiscoe, Somerleyton, Oulton Broad North & Lowestoft

Description

Buses replace trains between Norwich and Lowestoft

Buses will run between Reedham and Great Yarmouth with all Norwich - Great Yarmouth trains diverted via Acle

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East Midlands Trains

Routes affected

Nottingham, Bulwell, Mansfield, Mansfield Woodhouse & Worksop

Description

Saturday

The 23:05 Nottingham to Mansfield Woodhouse service will be retimed to leave at the earlier time of 22:50 and will not call at Bulwell, Hucknall and Newstead. A replacement bus will run between Nottingham and Kirkby in Ashfield leaving at 22:24

Sunday

The following services will be replaced by buses:

• 07:53 Nottingham to Mansfield Woodhouse
• 08:25 Nottingham to Worksop
• 08:37 Mansfield Woodhouse to Nottingham
• 09:25 Nottingham to Worksop
• 09:38 Worksop to Nottingham
• 10:38 Worksop to Nottingham

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London Overground

Routes affected

Richmond, Gunnersbury, South Acton, Willesden Junction High Level & Gospel Oak

Description

Buses provided by London Underground will replace trains between Richmond and South Acton

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First TransPennine Express, Northern Rail, Virgin Trains

Routes affected

Crewe / Manchester Airport, Preston, Blackpool North / Lancaster, Barrow-in-Furness / Oxenholme Lake District, Windermere / Carlisle & Edinburgh / Glasgow Central and Leeds, Skipton, Bentham, Carnforth, Lancaster, Bare Lane & Morecambe also Lancaster, Carnforth, Arnside, Barrow-in-Furness, Whitehaven & Carlisle

Description

First TransPennine Express

Saturday

• From 12:45: Buses replace trains between Windermere and Oxenholme Lake District
• From 13:00: Buses replace trains between Arnside and Lancaster, and between Preston and Carlisle

 

The following alterations to trains will also appy:

• The 00:01 and 04:00 Manchester Airport to Blackpool North trains are retimed to arrive Blackpool North up to 25 minutes later
• 11:25 Barrow-in-Furness to Blackpool North - bus replaces train between Carnforth and Preston 
• 11:29 Manchester Airport to Windermere train terminates at Preston

 

Sunday

• All day: Buses replace trains between Preston and Blackpool North
• Until 15:00: Buses replace trains between Preston and Carlisle, between Preston / Lancaster and Carnforth
• Until 15:00: Buses replace trains between Windermere and Carnforth / Lancaster

 

Northern Rail

Saturday

• Buses replace trains between Morecambe and Arnside, calling at Bare Lane, Lancaster, Carnforth and Silverdale 
• Lancaster to Carlisle services via Barrow-in-Furness will start from Arnside

Sunday

• Buses replace trains between Morecambe and Carnforth via Lancaster
• Lancaster to Carlisle services via Barrow-in-Furness will start from Carnforth

 

Virgin Trains

Buses replace trains between Preston and Carlisle

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Merseyrail

Routes affected

Liverpool Central, Kirkdale, Walton & Ormskirk and Liverpool Central Rice Lane & Kirkby

Description

Passengers travelling between Liverpool Central and Kirkby are advised to travel on trains as far as Walton where a replacement bus service will run to Kirkby calling at Fazakerley 

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First Great Western

Routes affected

London Paddington, Ealing Broadway, Slough, Burnham, Taplow, Maidenhead & Reading

Description

Trains will not call at Burnham and Taplow

Buses will run between Slough and Taplow / Burnham to connect with the trains

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First Great Western

Routes affected

London Paddington, Ealing Broadway, Slough, Burnham, Taplow, Maidenhead & Reading

Description

Trains will not call at Burnham and Taplow. Buses will run between Slough and Burnham / Taplow to connect with the trains

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Arriva Trains Wales, First Great Western

Routes affected

Cardiff Central, Newport, Severn Tunnel Junction, Pilning, Patchway, Bristol Temple Meads, & Weston Super Mare, Taunton / Bath Spa, Southampton Central, Portsmouth Harbour and Cardiff Central, Newport, Bristol Parkway, Swindon, Reading & London Paddington also Maesteg, Wildmill, Bridgend, Newport, Severn Tunnel Junction, Caldicot, Chepstow, Lydney, Gloucester & Cheltenham Spa

Description

Arriva Trains Wales

The following train alterations will apply:

Saturday only

• 22:15 Maesteg to Gloucester will be replaced by a bus between Newport and Gloucester
• 23:09 Gloucester to Cardiff Central will not call at Severn Tunnel Junction. A replacement bus will leave Caldicot at 23:55 calling at Severn Tunnel Junction and Newport

 

First Great Western

Saturday

• 20:23 Portsmouth Harbour to Cardiff Central (starting from Southampton Central) will be diverted to Bristol Parkway where this service will terminate. A connecting bus will depart Bristol Parkway at 23:15 to Severn Tunnel Junction calling at Patchway. There will also be a bus at 23:28 to Cardiff Central calling at Newport 
• 22:00 London Paddington to Cardiff Central will be diverted between Swindon and Newport and will not call at Bristol Parkway. Passengers for Bristol Parkway are advised to travel on the 22:35 London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads service  
• 22:35 and 23:30 London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads services will be diverted after Swindon and will not call at Chippenham or Bath Spa. The 22:35 London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads service will call additionally at Bristol Parkway. Replacement road transport will run between Swindon and Bath Spa and from Chippenham to Bath Spa and Bristol Temple Meads

 

Sunday

• 08:04 Exeter St Davids to Cardiff Central will be diverted and terminate at Bristol Parkway. A train connection will run between Bristol Parkway and Cardiff Central 
• 08:05 Cardiff Central to Portsmouth Harbour will start from Bristol Parkway and terminate at Bristol Temple Meads. Passengers from Cardiff Central, Newport and Severn Tunnel Junction are advised to travel on earlier train connections
• 10:08 Cardiff Central to Brighton will start from Bristol Parkway and terminate at Bristol Temple Meads. Passengers from Cardiff Central, Newport and Severn Tunnel Junction are advised to travel on earlier train connections

 

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South West Trains

Routes affected

London Waterloo, Woking, Winchester, Southampton Central, Bournemouth, Poole, Wareham, Wool, Moreton, Dorchester South, Upwey & Weymouth

Description

Saturday

Buses replace trains between Wool and Weymouth

Sunday

Buses replace trains between Wareham and Weymouth

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Heathrow Connect, Heathrow Express

Routes affected

London Paddington, Ealing Broadway, Southall & Heathrow Airport

Description

Some trains to / from Heathrow Airport will be retimed

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ScotRail

Routes affected

Glasgow Queen Street, Helensburgh Upper, Arrochar & Tarbet, Ardlui, Crianlarich & Oban / Fort William / Mallaig and London Euston & Aberdeen / Inverness / Fort William

Description

Buses replace trains between Arrochar & Tarbet and Crianlarich

Sunday - Tuesday Fort William Sleeper services

The Sleeper service between Fort William and London Euston will not run between Fort William and Edinburgh. A bus will run between Fort William and Kingussie for connections with the Inverness Sleeper.

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Northern Rail

Description

The 23:05 Huddersfield to Manchester Victoria service will be replaced by a bus between Stalybridge and Manchester Victoria

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London Underground

Description

Bakerloo Line

Sunday only

No trains will run. Buses will run between Piccadilly Circus and Harrow & Wealdstone. Because of this engineering work there will be no interchange with the London Underground at the following stations:

• London Marylebone
• London Paddington - the Hammersmith & City, Circle and District Lines are not affected
• Queens Park
• Kensal Green
• Willesden Junction
• Harlesden
• Stonebridge Park
• Wembley Central
• North Wembley
• South Kenton
• Kenton
• Harrow & Wealdstone

District Line

No trains between West Kensington and Richmond and between West Kensington and Ealing Broadway. Because of this engineering work there will be no interchange with the London Underground at the following stations:

• Gunnersbury
• Kew Gardens
• Richmond
• Ealing Broadway - the Central Line is not affected

Jubilee Line

Buses replace trains between London Waterloo and Stanmore. Because of this engineering work there will be no interchange with the London Underground at the following stations:

• London Waterloo - the Bakerloo, Waterloo & City and Northern lines are not affected
• West Hampstead

Piccadilly Line

Buses replace trains between Hammersmith and Northfields and between Hammersmith and Ealing Common.

Waterloo & City Line

No trains will run on Saturday.

For more information please see the Transport for London website

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National Express East Anglia, Stansted Express

Routes affected

Stratford, Tottenham Hale, Cheshunt, Bishops Stortford & Cambridge / Stansted Airport

Description

Between 11:00 and 16:30 Monday to Fridays only

Trains between Stratford and Stansted Airport will start / terminate at London Liverpool Street and be diverted via Seven Sisters.

A reduced level of service will run between Stratford and Tottenham Hale.

Replacement buses will run between Stratford and Tottenham Hale to connect with trains towards Cheshunt and Stansted Airport.

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London Overground

Routes affected

Richmond, Gunnersbury, Willesden Junction, West Hampstead, Hampstead Heath, Gospel Oak, Kentish Town West, Camden Road, Canonbury, Dalston Kingsland, Hackney Central, Hackney Wick & Stratford

Description

The line between Gospel Oak and Stratford is closed from Saturday 20 February until Monday 31 May.

Monday to Saturday:

A replacement bus service will run between Hampstead Heath and Stratford. An amended train service will run between Richmond and Gospel Oak, and also between Clapham Junction and Gospel Oak. 

Buses will be unable to call at Caledonian Road & Barnsbury. Customers should travel to / from Highbury & Islington.

Sundays, Easter Holiday weekend (Fri 2 - Mon 5 April), and May Bank Holidays (Mon 3 May & Mon 31 May):

A replacement bus service will run between Gunnersbury and Stratford. Customers should use London Underground services between Richmond and Gunnersbury.

Buses will be unable to call at Caledonian Road & Barnsbury. Customers should travel to / from Highbury & Islington.

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London Midland

Routes affected

Wolverhampton, Coseley, Tipton, Dudley Port, Sandwell & Dudley, Smethwick Galton Bridge, Birmingham New Street, Duddeston, Aston, Perry Barr, Tame Bridge Parkway, Bescot Stadium & Walsall

Description

Trains will not call at Tipton.

Buses will run between Coseley and Tipton.

The station will reopen on Sunday 28 March 2010.

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First Capital Connect

Routes affected

Brighton, Gatwick Airport, East Croydon, London Bridge / Sutton / Wimbledon, Elephant & Castle, London Blackfriars, City Thameslink, Farringdon, London St Pancras, St Albans, Luton & Bedford

Description

Until 2012, there are no 'cross-London' services between St Pancras International and London Bridge/Herne Hill at weekends, bank holidays or between 22:30 and 04:30 every week night (See below for a list of dates on which a cross London service WILL operate). This work is a key part of the Thameslink programme

During this time, customers should use London Underground (or London Buses at weekends only) to cross Central London. Outside London Underground operating hours, replacement buses will be provided between London Blackfriars / London Bridge and London St Pancras

Until Autumn 2011, London Blackfriars Underground station will be closed. Customers should travel to Temple / Mansion House / City Thameslink stations which are close to Blackfriars. London Blackfriars mainline station remains open during this time

At weekends, replacement buses will also run between Tulse Hill / Herne Hill and London Blackfriars via Loughborough Junction and Elephant & Castle

A cross-London train service WILL run on the following weekend days:

• Sunday 21 March 2010
• Saturday 10 April 2010
• Sunday 11 April 2010
• Sunday 16 May 2010

Ticket Acceptance

National Rail tickets will be accepted on London Underground services via any reasonable route to complete your cross-London journey

Tickets will also be accepted, at the weekend only on the following London Bus services:

• Route 17: Kings Cross - London Bridge
• Routes 45, 63, N63: Kings Cross - Elephant & Castle
• Route 214: Kings Cross - Kentish Town

For more details of the programme and the improvements it will bring, please use the following link to visit the Thameslink Programme website www.thameslinkprogramme.co.uk

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Merseyrail

Routes affected

Liverpool Central, Sandhills, Kirkdale, Rice Lane, Fazakerley & Kirkby; also Liverpool Central, Sandhills, Bank Hall, Hall Road, Formby, Ainsdale, Birkdale & Southport

Description

Buses replace trains between Sandhills and Kirkby / Ormskirk

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ScotRail

Routes affected

London Euston, Watford Junction, Crewe, Preston, Edinburgh, Westerton, Tulloch & Fort William

Description

The 21:16 London Euston to Inverness service will be retimed to arrive later at Aviemore and Inverness

The Fort William service will not run. A bus will run from Kingussie to Fort William

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First Capital Connect

Description

Monday to Thursday

From 23:45 each evening buses replace trains between Hitchin and Cambridge

Monday to Friday

23:11 and 23:37 Brighton to London Bridge trains will arrive later than normal

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Northern Rail

Description

The following changes will apply:

00:44 Crewe to Manchester Piccadilly will not call at Manchester Airport. A bus will run from Crewe to Manchester Airport

03:38 Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Airport will be replaced by a bus between Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport

04:34 Manchester Airport to Liverpool Lime Street will be replaced by a bus between Manchester Airport and Manchester Piccadilly

04:47 Preston to Colne will be replaced by a bus between Preston and Blackburn

04:56 Blackpool North to Colne will run later than normal. A bus will run from Preston to Colne at 05:24

22:00 Blackpool South to Colne will be replaced by a bus between Blackburn and Colne

The following trains will be replaced by buses:

• 22:43 Manchester Oxford Road to Wilmslow
• 22:56 Wilmslow to Manchester Piccadilly
• 23:04 Wakefield to Knottingley
• 23:27 Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool Lime Street
• 23:38 Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Piccadilly

23:05 Knottingley to Leeds will start from Glasshoughton. A bus will run from Knottingley to Leeds

23:13 Blackpool North to Manchester Victoria will not call at stations between Chorley and Bolton. A bus will run from Preston to Manchester Victoria

23:23 Manchester Victoria to Blackpool North will not call at stations between Lostock and Adlington. A bus will run from Bolton to Blackpool North

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East Coast

Description

The 00:50 York to Newcastle train will be replaced by a bus

The 04:20 Newcastle to London Kings Cross will start from York

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Southeastern

Description

Monday to Thursday

Some late night trains between Bromley North and Grove Park will be replaced by buses

Journey times will be extended by up to 30 minutes

Tuesday to Friday

00:05 London Charing Cross to Dartford will be diverted via Bexleyheath and will not call at stations via Sidcup

A bus will run from Lewisham to Dartford via Sidcup

Journey times will be extended by up to 50 minutes

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First TransPennine Express

Description

Monday to Friday

Due to engineering work between Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport, most trains will be retimed or replaced by buses

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East Midlands Trains

Description

Monday to Friday

The following trains will be retimed:

• 04:40 Leicester to London St Pancras
• 21:25 London St Pancras to Nottingham
• 21:30 and 23:15 London St Pancras to Derby

The following trains will not call at Loughborough:

• 22:00 London St Pancras to Nottingham
• 22:25 London St Pancras to Sheffield

Buses will run for Loughborough passengers

Tuesday to Friday

05:20 Nottingham to Liverpool Lime Street will be diverted and retimed to leave Nottingham at 05:00

06:47 Liverpool Lime Street to Norwich will start from Warrington Central

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Arriva Trains Wales

Description

The following trains alterations will apply:

Monday to Thursday

• 21:56 Barry Island to Merthyr Tydfil will be replaced by a bus between Pontypridd and Merthyr Tydfil
• 22:42 Bridgend to Aberdare will be replaced by a bus between Pontypridd and Aberdare

The following trains will be replaced by a bus between Crewe and Chester:

Monday to Thursday

• 19:08 Carmarthen and Chester
• 22:55 Birmingham New Street to Holyhead
• 23:32 Crewe to Chester

Tuesday to Friday

• 04:23 Chester to Birmingham New Street
• 04:55 Chester to Crewe

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First Great Western

Description

Monday to Thursday

23:17 Bristol Temple Meads to Frome will be replaced by a bus

22:15 London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads and 23:30 London Paddington to Cardiff Central will be diverted and will not call at Chippenham and Bath Spa. Buses will run from Swindon to Chippenham and Bath Spa

21:15 and 22:45 London Paddington to Swansea will be replaced by buses between Neath and Swansea

23:34 Reading to Gatwick Airport will terminate at Redhill

Tuesday to Friday

03:58 Swansea to London Paddington will be replaced by a bus between Swansea and Neath

04:41 Bristol Temple Meads to Weston-super-Mare will not run

05:50 Weston-super-Mare to Penzance will start from Bristol Temple Meads

Monday to Friday

21:45 London Paddington to Exeter St Davids will arrive at some stations up to 60 minutes earlier than normal

21:55 Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids will terminate at Taunton

Some late night trains will not call at Burnham and Taplow. Buses will run between Slough and Burnham / Taplow

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National Express East Anglia, Stansted Express

Routes affected

Stratford, Tottenham Hale, Cheshunt, Bishops Stortford & Cambridge / Stansted Airport

Description

Between 11:00 and 16:30 Monday to Fridays only

Trains between Stratford and Stansted Airport will start / terminate at London Liverpool Street and be diverted via Seven Sisters.

A reduced level of service will run between Stratford and Tottenham Hale.

Replacement buses will run between Stratford and Tottenham Hale to connect with trains towards Cheshunt and Stansted Airport.

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Train companies affected

London Overground

Routes affected

Richmond, Gunnersbury, Willesden Junction, West Hampstead, Hampstead Heath, Gospel Oak, Kentish Town West, Camden Road, Canonbury, Dalston Kingsland, Hackney Central, Hackney Wick & Stratford

Description

The line between Gospel Oak and Stratford is closed from Saturday 20 February until Monday 31 May.

Monday to Saturday:

A replacement bus service will run between Hampstead Heath and Stratford. An amended train service will run between Richmond and Gospel Oak, and also between Clapham Junction and Gospel Oak. 

Buses will be unable to call at Caledonian Road & Barnsbury. Customers should travel to / from Highbury & Islington.

Sundays, Easter Holiday weekend (Fri 2 - Mon 5 April), and May Bank Holidays (Mon 3 May & Mon 31 May):

A replacement bus service will run between Gunnersbury and Stratford. Customers should use London Underground services between Richmond and Gunnersbury.

Buses will be unable to call at Caledonian Road & Barnsbury. Customers should travel to / from Highbury & Islington.

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Train companies affected

London Midland

Routes affected

Wolverhampton, Coseley, Tipton, Dudley Port, Sandwell & Dudley, Smethwick Galton Bridge, Birmingham New Street, Duddeston, Aston, Perry Barr, Tame Bridge Parkway, Bescot Stadium & Walsall

Description

Trains will not call at Tipton.

Buses will run between Coseley and Tipton.

The station will reopen on Sunday 28 March 2010.

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First Capital Connect

Routes affected

Brighton, Gatwick Airport, East Croydon, London Bridge / Sutton / Wimbledon, Elephant & Castle, London Blackfriars, City Thameslink, Farringdon, London St Pancras, St Albans, Luton & Bedford

Description

Until 2012, there are no 'cross-London' services between St Pancras International and London Bridge/Herne Hill at weekends, bank holidays or between 22:30 and 04:30 every week night (See below for a list of dates on which a cross London service WILL operate). This work is a key part of the Thameslink programme

During this time, customers should use London Underground (or London Buses at weekends only) to cross Central London. Outside London Underground operating hours, replacement buses will be provided between London Blackfriars / London Bridge and London St Pancras

Until Autumn 2011, London Blackfriars Underground station will be closed. Customers should travel to Temple / Mansion House / City Thameslink stations which are close to Blackfriars. London Blackfriars mainline station remains open during this time

At weekends, replacement buses will also run between Tulse Hill / Herne Hill and London Blackfriars via Loughborough Junction and Elephant & Castle

A cross-London train service WILL run on the following weekend days:

• Sunday 21 March 2010
• Saturday 10 April 2010
• Sunday 11 April 2010
• Sunday 16 May 2010

Ticket Acceptance

National Rail tickets will be accepted on London Underground services via any reasonable route to complete your cross-London journey

Tickets will also be accepted, at the weekend only on the following London Bus services:

• Route 17: Kings Cross - London Bridge
• Routes 45, 63, N63: Kings Cross - Elephant & Castle
• Route 214: Kings Cross - Kentish Town

For more details of the programme and the improvements it will bring, please use the following link to visit the Thameslink Programme website www.thameslinkprogramme.co.uk

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