Timetable Information

Normally, the timetable for any particular day is confirmed 12 weeks in advance. However there may be exceptions to this, where timetables are not yet available 12 weeks in advance. This could be due to engineering work, special events, Bank Holidays, short notice changes to the timetable and many other reasons.

What does this mean for customers?

Where Journey Planners are not yet confirmed 12 weeks in advance, please be aware that the normal timetable will still show in journey planners. 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.

What does this mean for purchasing Advance tickets?

Customers are advised 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 listed on the Latest Availability of Advance tickets webpage.

Many train companies also let customers sign up through their website to receive an email when Advance tickets go on sale.

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 21 December

• Sundays: up to 22 December

• Mondays to Fridays: up to 27 December

Notes and exceptions: More timetable information can be found on the Avanti West Coast website.

c2c

• Saturdays: up to 21 December

• Sundays: up to 22 December

• Mondays to Fridays: up to 27 December

Notes and exceptions: Engineering work is not showing correctly on Sunday 24 November and Sunday 8 December.

Caledonian Sleeper

• Saturdays: up to 21 December

• Sundays: up to 22 December

• Mondays to Fridays: up to 27 December

Notes and exceptions: None.

Chiltern Railways

• Saturdays: up to 21 December

• Sundays: up to 22 December

• Mondays to Fridays: up to 27 December

Notes and exceptions: None.

CrossCountry 

• Saturdays: up to 21 December

• Sundays: up to 22 December

• Mondays to Fridays: up to 27 December

Notes and exceptions: None.

East Midlands Railway

• Saturdays: up to 21 December

• Sundays: up to 22 December

• Mondays to Fridays: up to 27 December

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 21 December

• Sundays: up to 22 December

• Mondays to Fridays: up to 27 December

Notes and exceptions: None.

Gatwick Express

• Saturdays: up to 21 December

• Sundays: up to 22 December

• Mondays to Fridays: up to 27 December

Notes and exceptions: None.

Grand Central

• Saturdays: up to 21 December

• Sundays: up to 22 December

• Mondays to Fridays: up to 27 December

Notes and exceptions: None.

Great Northern

• Saturdays: up to 21 December

• Sundays: up to 22 December

• Mondays to Fridays: up to 27 December

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 21 December

• Sundays: up to 22 December

• Mondays to Fridays: up to 27 December

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.

Greater Anglia

• Saturdays: up to 14 December

• Sundays: up to 15 December

• Mondays to Fridays: up to 20 December

Notes and exceptions: Engineering work is not showing correctly on Sunday 1 December.

Heathrow Express

• Saturdays: up to 21 December

• Sundays: up to 22 December

• Mondays to Fridays: up to 27 December

Notes and exceptions: None.

Hull Trains

• Saturdays: up to 14 December

• Sundays: up to 15 December

• Mondays to Fridays: up to 20 December

Notes and exceptions: None.

Island Line

• Saturdays: up to 21 December

• Sundays: up to 22 December

• Mondays to Fridays: up to 27 December

Notes and exceptions: None.

London North Eastern Railway (LNER)

• Saturdays: up to 21 December

• Sundays: up to 22 December

• Mondays to Fridays: up to 27 December

Notes and exceptions: None.

London Northwestern Railway

• Saturdays: up to 14 December

• Sundays: up to 15 December

• Mondays to Fridays: up to 20 December

Notes and exceptions: Engineering work is not showing correctly on Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 November.

London Overground

• Saturdays: up to 21 December

• Sundays: up to 22 December

• Mondays to Fridays: up to 27 December

Notes and exceptions: Engineering work is not showing correctly on Sunday 24 November and Sunday 1 , Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 December.

Lumo

• Saturdays: up to 21 December

• Sundays: up to 22 December

• Mondays to Fridays: up to 27 December

Notes and exceptions: None.

Merseyrail

• Saturdays: up to 21 December

• Sundays: up to 22 December

• Mondays to Fridays: up to 27 December

Notes and exceptions: None.

Northern

• Saturdays: up to 21 December

• Sundays: up to 22 December

• Mondays to Fridays: up to 27 December

Notes and exceptions: None.

ScotRail

• Saturdays: up to 26 October

• Sundays: up to 27 October

• Mondays to Fridays: up to 1 November

Notes and exceptions: None.

South Western Railway

• Saturdays: up to 21 December

• Sundays: up to 22 December

• Mondays to Fridays: up to 27 December

Notes and exceptions: None.

Southeastern

• Saturdays: up to 21 December

• Sundays: up to 22 December

• Mondays to Fridays: up to 27 December

Notes and exceptions: None.

Southern

• Saturdays: up to 21 December

• Sundays: up to 22 December

• Mondays to Fridays: up to 27 December

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 14 December

• Sundays: up to 15 December

• Mondays to Fridays: up to 20 December

Notes and exceptions: None.

Thameslink

• Saturdays: up to 21 December

• Sundays: up to 22 December

• Mondays to Fridays: up to 27 December

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.

Engineering work is not showing correctly on Saturday 30 November.

TransPennine Express

• Saturdays: up to 21 December

• Sundays: up to 22 December

• Mondays to Fridays: up to 27 December

Notes and exceptions: None.

Transport for Wales

• Saturdays: up to 21 December

• Sundays: up to 22 December

• Mondays to Fridays: up to 27 December

Notes and exceptions: None.

West Midlands Railway

• Saturdays: up to 21 December

• Sundays: up to 22 December

• Mondays to Fridays: up to 27 December

Notes and exceptions: None.