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 7 to Friday 13 September
Should be available from Monday 1 July
Saturday 14 to Friday 20 September
Should be available from Monday 8 July
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 14 September
Sundays: up to 15 September
Mondays to Fridays: up to 20 September
Notes and exceptions: Avanti West Coast are running a reduced timetable for weekend services. More information on this can be found on the Avanti West Coast website.
Engineering work is not showing correctly on Saturday 24 to Monday 26 August and Sunday 8 September.
c2c
Saturdays: up to 14 September
Sundays: up to 15 September
Mondays to Fridays: up to 20 September
Notes and exceptions: None.
Caledonian Sleeper
Saturdays: up to 5 October
Sundays: up to 6 October
Mondays to Fridays: up to 11 October
Notes and exceptions: None.
Chiltern Railways
Saturdays: up to 14 September
Sundays: up to 15 September
Mondays to Fridays: up to 20 September
Notes and exceptions: Engineering work is not showing correctly on Saturday 31 August and 1 / 7 / 8 September.
CrossCountry
Saturdays: up to 14 September
Sundays: up to 15 September
Mondays to Fridays: up to 20 September
Notes and exceptions: None.
East Midlands Railway
Saturdays: up to 7 September
Sundays: up to 8 September
Mondays to Fridays: up to 13 September
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 14 September
Sundays: up to 15 September
Mondays to Fridays: up to 20 September
Notes and exceptions: None.
Gatwick Express
Saturdays: up to 17 August
Sundays: up to 18 August
Mondays to Fridays: up to 23 August
Notes and exceptions: None.
Grand Central
Saturdays: up to 14 September
Sundays: up to 15 September
Mondays to Fridays: up to 20 September
Notes and exceptions: None.
Great Northern
Saturdays: up to 17 August
Sundays: up to 18 August
Mondays to Fridays: up to 23 August
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 14 September
Sundays: up to 15 September
Mondays to Fridays: up to 20 September
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.
Engineering work is not showing correctly on 7 / 8 / 11 / 12 September.
Greater Anglia
Saturdays: up to 17 August
Sundays: up to 18 August
Mondays to Fridays: up to 23 August
Notes and exceptions: None.
Heathrow Express
Saturdays: up to 7 September
Sundays: up to 8 September
Mondays to Fridays: up to 13 September
Notes and exceptions: None.
Hull Trains
Saturdays: up to 14 September
Sundays: up to 15 September
Mondays to Fridays: up to 20 September
Notes and exceptions: None.
Island Line
Saturdays: up to 14 September
Sundays: up to 15 September
Mondays to Fridays: up to 20 September
Notes and exceptions: None.
London North Eastern Railway (LNER)
Saturdays: up to 7 September
Sundays: up to 8 September
Mondays to Fridays: up to 20 September
Notes and exceptions: Engineering work is not showing correctly from Monday 9 to Thursday 12 September.
London Northwestern Railway
Saturdays: up to 14 September
Sundays: up to 15 September
Mondays to Fridays: up to 20 September
Notes and exceptions: None.
London Overground
Saturdays: up to 31 August
Sundays: up to 1 September
Mondays to Fridays: up to 6 September
Notes and exceptions: None.
Lumo
Saturdays: up to 31 August
Sundays: up to 1 September
Mondays to Fridays: up to 20 September
Notes and exceptions: Engineering work is not showing correctly from Monday 9 to Friday 13 September.
Merseyrail
Saturdays: up to 7 September
Sundays: up to 1 September
Mondays to Fridays: up to 20 September
Notes and exceptions: None.
Northern
Saturdays: up to 31 August
Sundays: up to 1 September
Mondays to Fridays: up to 5 September
Notes and exceptions: None.
ScotRail
Saturdays: up to 31 August
Sundays: up to 1 September
Mondays to Fridays: up to 6 September
Notes and exceptions: None.
South Western Railway
Saturdays: up to 14 September
Sundays: up to 15 September
Mondays to Fridays: up to 20 September
Notes and exceptions: None.
Southeastern
Saturdays: up to 14 September
Sundays: up to 15 September
Mondays to Fridays: up to 20 September
Notes and exceptions: None.
Southern
Saturdays: up to 17 August
Sundays: up to 18 August
Mondays to Fridays: up to 23 August
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.
Stansted Express
Saturdays: up to 17 August
Sundays: up to 18 August
Mondays to Fridays: up to 23 August
Notes and exceptions: None.
Thameslink
Saturdays: up to 17 August
Sundays: up to 18 August
Mondays to Fridays: up to 23 August
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 14 September
Sundays: up to 15 September
Mondays to Fridays: up to 20 September
Notes and exceptions: Engineering work is not showing correctly on 1 / 8 - 12 September.
Transport for Wales
Saturdays: up to 14 September
Sundays: up to 15 September
Mondays to Fridays: up to 20 September
Notes and exceptions: None.
West Midlands Railway
Saturdays: up to 14 September
Sundays: up to 15 September
Mondays to Fridays: up to 20 September
Notes and exceptions: None.
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