Our December timetable continues to reflect a reduced service so that we are keeping both our customer’s and colleague’s safety a number one priority:
Some last trains may be earlier than normal and we recommend you check your journey before you travel by using National Rail Enquiries, our Train Tickets app, or viewing our timetables below:
Saturday 23 January - Sunday 24 January - All other routes
Until 14 May 2021 - Birmingham New Street to Leicester, Cambridge and Stansted Airport
Until 14 May 2021 - All other routes
Please note, due to an update to our internal reservation systems, we are currently running a reduced advance booking window. We are working hard on a daily basis to open bookings back up again, the table below provides the latest date you are currently able to book to. We apologise for any inconvenience caused, please check back for updates.
Monday - Friday | Saturday | Sunday | |
Birmingham - Manchester |
26 February 2021 |
27 February 2021 | 28 February 2021 |
Birmingham - Reading |
26 February 2021 |
27 February 2021 | 28 February 2021 |
Reading - Southampton / Bournemouth |
26 February 2021 |
27 February 2021 |
28 February 2021 |
Birmingham - Bristol / South West |
26 February 2021 |
27 February 2021 | 28 February 2021 |
Birmingham - Newcastle / Scotland |
26 February 2021 |
27 February 2021 | 28 February 2021 |
Birmingham - Stansted |
26 February 2021 |
27 February 2021 | 28 February 2021 |
Cardiff - Birmingham |
26 February 2021 |
27 February 2021 | 28 February 2021 |
Birmingham - Nottingham |
26 February 2021 |
27 February 2021 | 28 February 2021 |
(last updated: 14:40 Friday 22 January)
We are operating many longer trains where possible to provide up to twice the normal capacity and increasing the dwell time at key stations to allow for customers to board and alight safely. To achieve this while also maintaining the national railway timetable, a small number of stations have seen our services reduced or withdrawn to allow additional time at the more heavily used stations. Our trains continue to operate throughout the day on most routes at a reduced frequency and in some cases with a revised calling pattern.
A minimum of one train per hour operates on the following routes:
Only a very limited CrossCountry service calls at:
Attenborough | Arbroath |
Bodmin Parkway | Caldicot |
Chepstow | Chesterfield |
Crewe | Dawlish |
Doncaster | Glasgow Central |
Haymarket | Liskeard |
Lydney | Motherwell |
Montrose | Penzance |
Paignton | Severn Tunnel Junction |
Spondon | St Austell |
Stansted Airport | St Erth |
Stonehaven | Teignmouth |
Torquay | Winchester |
No CrossCountry services call at the following stations:
Audley End | Bath Spa |
Brockenhurst | Chester-le-Street |
Camborne | Congleton |
Cupar | Guildford |
Hayle | Inverkeithing |
Kirkcaldy | Ladybank |
Leuchars | Lostwithiel |
Markinch | Par |
Wilmslow | Weston-super-mare |
Other train companies’ trains continue to serve these stations.
Your safety is our number one priority, therefore we ask that you follow our travel guidelines that adhere to both Government and industry rulings. Following the below guidelines should allow for you to travel with confidence if you plan to travel by train:
For more travel guidance and advice please visit our Coronavirus information page.
We are still operating both booked and un-booked Passenger Assistance services for those passengers that require this, although we are encouraging customers to book ahead so we can ensure the correct provision of assistance is provided. For more information please visit here.
If you are making a journey with us we strongly advise that you book in advance and reserve a place on specific train, as availability is limited due to social distancing. If you don’t book a place, you may not be able to travel on your preferred service. For more information on how to reserve a seat please visit here.
If you already have a ticket but do not have a seat reserved for your chosen train, need to amend your booked seat or have any other query, please contact our Customer Relations team on 03447 369 123. Alternatively, you can contact our Social Media team via Twitter, Facebook Messenger or the live chat widget in the bottom corner of your screen, where we are available 24 hours a day.
Please note that weekend upgrades are currently not available to purchase whilst on board. We hope to be able to reinstate this in the near future.