Football Season 2024/25
The current football season runs from Friday 9 August 2024 to Sunday 25 May 2025
On match days, trains can be very busy. Please check before you travel and avoid the busiest services if you can.
Whether hosting clubs in the Premier League or the Championship, the Women’s Super League or the SPL, many football club grounds in England, Scotland and Wales are easily accessible by train.
If you are planning to travel and wish to avoid services that will be heavily used by football supporters, please check your Journey Planner results. It will indicate which services have alerts and are likely to be very busy, if information has been provided.
Look for a Service updates message, which may include information about football matches. For example:
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If you see this kind of alert when planning a journey, it will enable you to choose a service that is less likely to be popular with football travellers.
To find out when football matches are taking place that might affect your journey, you can also check the following listings:
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