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As coronavirus carries on sweeping the UK, many train operating companies have chosen to implement a reduced timetable.
With so many train operating companies around the country, we thought it would be useful to have one page with all the cancellations that are taking place.
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- Caledonian Sleeper
- Reduced service in operation
- An eight carriage train from Glasgow Central and an eight carriage train from Inverness will join at Edinburgh Waverley before heading south to London Euston.
- A 16 carriage train will leave London Euston before splitting in Edinburgh to travel to Glasgow and Inverness.
- There will be no service between Fort William and London or Aberdeen and London while this special timetable is in place.
- CrossCountry
- No catering services on train services
- REDUCED TIMETABLE IN OPERATION FROM MONDAY 23RD MARCH 2020 – click links below
- Gatwick Express
- From Friday 20th March 2020: Half-hourly service in off-peak times on weekdays and weekends
- There is no impact on Gatwick Express services that operate between London Victoria and Brighton calling at Gatwick Airport.
- From Friday 20th March 2020: Half-hourly service in off-peak times on weekdays and weekends
- Grand Central
- THE FOLLOWING TRAINS WILL BE CANCELLED FROM 23RD MARCH 2020
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Day North East West Riding Monday – Friday 08:27 London King's Cross to Sunderland 14:48 London King's Cross to Bradford Interchange 12:57 London King's Cross to Sunderland 16:27 London King's Cross to Bradford Interchange 16:48 London King's Cross to Sunderland 07:56 Bradford Interchange to London King's Cross 08:44 Sunderland to London King's Cross 10:22 Bradford Interchange to London King's Cross 12:30 Sunderland to London King's Cross 17:30 Sunderland to London King's Cross Saturday 07:48 London King's Cross to Sunderland 15:48 London King's Cross to Bradford Interchange 13:18 London King's Cross to Sunderland 16:27 London King's Cross to Bradford Interchange 16:48 London King's Cross to Sunderland 08:44 Bradford Interchange to London King's Cross 08:28 Sunderland to London King's Cross 10:22 Bradford Interchange to London King's Cross 12:18 Sunderland to London King's Cross 17:29 Sunderland to London King's Cross Sunday 09:50 London King's Cross to Sunderland 15:50 London King's Cross to Bradford Interchange 13:48 London King's Cross to Sunderland 18:53 London King's Cross to Bradford Interchange 09:23 Sunderland to London King's Cross 12:05 Bradford Interchange to London King's Cross 18:12 Sunderland to London King's Cross 15:08 Bradford Interchange to London King's Cross
- Great Northern
- Monday 23rd – enhanced Sunday timetable to run until further notice
- Great Western Railway
- REDUCED TIMETABLE IN OPERATION FROM MONDAY 23RD MARCH 2020
- Greater Anglia
- REVISED TIMETABLE IN OPERATION FROM 23RD MARCH 2020
- Half-hourly
- Hertford East to Stratford
- Southend to London
- Hourly
- Norwich to London intercity services
- Ipswich to London (in addition to the intercity service)
- Clacton to London – but no services to or via Colchester Town
- Cambridge to London
- Norwich to Cambridge – trains will not run through to Stansted Airport, so
- passengers can change at Ely or Cambridge for onward connections
- Norwich to Sheringham, Norwich to Great Yarmouth and Norwich to Lowestoft
- Ipswich to Lowestoft, Ipswich to Felixstowe and Ipswich to Cambridge
- Thorpe-le-Soken to Walton-on-the-Naze
- Manningtree to Harwich
- Marks Tey to Sudbury
- Witham to Braintree (shuttle all day with no direct trains to London)
- Wickford to Southminster
- Stansted Airport to London
- Two-hourly
- Ipswich to Peterborough
- Half-hourly
- REVISED TIMETABLE IN OPERATION FROM 23RD MARCH 2020
- Hull Trains
- REVISED TIMETABLE FROM 20TH MARCH 2020
- Monday to Friday services:
- 07:53 from Beverley to London Kings Cross
- 11:48 from London Kings Cross to Hull
- 15:08 from Hull to London Kings Cross
- 18:48 from London Kings Cross to Beverley
- Saturday services:
- 08:24 from Hull to London Kings Cross
- 11:48 London Kings Cross to Hull
- Sunday services:
- 14:36 from Hull to London Kings Cross
- 17:48 from London Kings Cross to Beverley*
- *Because of engineering works this service is leaving at 18:18 for two weeks only
- Monday to Friday services:
- REVISED TIMETABLE FROM 20TH MARCH 2020
- London North Eastern Railway
- THE FOLLOWING SERVICES WILL BE CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE FROM 23RD MARCH 2020
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Southbound Northbound 0444 Newcastle to Kings Cross 0555 Kings Cross to Leeds 0505 Leeds to Kings Cross 0703 Kings Cross to Leeds 0540 Sunderland to Kings Cross 0700 Kings Cross to Edinburgh 0540 Edinburgh to Kings Cross 0806 Kings Cross to Lincoln 0630 Bradford to Kings Cross 0900 Kings Cross to Edinburgh 0730 Edinburgh to Kings Cross 0903 Kings Cross to Leeds 0845 Leeds to Kings Cross 1006 Kings Cross to Lincoln 0930 Edinburgh to Kings Cross 1100 Kings Cross to Edinburgh 0945 Leeds to Kings Cross 1103 Kings Cross to Leeds 1118 Lincoln to Kings Cross 1206 Kings Cross to Lincoln 1145 Leeds to Kings Cross 1300 Kings Cross to Edinburgh 1323 Lincoln to Kings Cross 1303 Kings Cross to Leeds 1330 Edinburgh to Kings Cross 1406 Kings Cross to Lincoln 1345 Leeds to Kings Cross 1330 Edinburgh to Kings Cross 1430 Edinburgh to Kings Cross 1500 Kings Cross to Stirling 1526 Lincoln to Kings Cross 1606 Kings Cross to Lincoln 1545 Leeds to Kings Cross 1633 Kings Cross to Leeds 1630 Edinburgh to Kings Cross 1700 Kings Cross to Edinburgh 1714 Lincoln to Kings Cross 1733 Kings Cross to Harrogate 1916 Leeds to Kings Cross 1818 Kings Cross to Newcastle 2025 Lincoln to Kings Cross 1906 Kings Cross to Lincoln 2200 Edinburgh to Newcastle (Friday Only) 2000 Kings Cross to Sunderland 2003 Kings Cross to Leeds
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- THE FOLLOWING SERVICES WILL BE ALTERED FROM MONDAY 23RD MARCH 2020
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Southbound Northbound 0526 Stirling to Kings Cross will start at Edinburgh 0733 Kings Cross to Harrogate will terminate at Leeds 0600 Berwick to Kings Cross will start at Newcastle 0933 Kings Cross to Harrogate will terminate at Leeds 0648 Glasgow to Kings Cross will start at Edinburgh 1133 Kings Cross to Harrogate will terminate at Leeds 0655 Skipton to Kings Cross will start at Leeds 1333 Kings Cross to Harrogate will terminate at Leeds 0734 Harrogate to Kings Cross will start at Leeds 1533 Kings Cross to Harrogate will terminate at Leeds 0936 Harrogate to Kings Cross will start at Leeds 1803 Kings Cross to Skipton will start at Leeds 1136 Harrogate to Kings Cross will start at Leeds 1833 Kings Cross to Bradford will terminate at Leeds 1336 Harrogate to Kings Cross will start at Leeds 1330 Kings Cross to Edinburgh will terminate at Newcastle 1536 Harrogate to Kings Cross will start at Leeds 1530 Kings Cross to Glasgow will terminate at Edinburgh 1745 Leeds to Kings Cross will terminate at Doncaster 1930 Kings Cross to Edinburgh will terminate at Newcastle (Friday Only) 1736 Harrogate to Kings Cross will start at Leeds
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- No catering services on train services
- First Class lounges – CLOSED
- THE FOLLOWING SERVICES WILL BE CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE FROM 23RD MARCH 2020
- Merseyrail
- Reduced service in operation – trains will run every 30 minutes
- Northern
- Monday 23rd March – ALL TRAINS ON FOLLOWING ROUTES CANCELLED UNLESS STATED
- Liverpool – Blackpool
- Blackpool – Manchester Airport
- Liverpool – Manchester Airport
- Liverpool – Wigan now 1 train per hour
- Liverpool – Manchester Oxford Road reduced to 1 train per hour
- Liverpool – Warrington Bank Quay
- Preston – Manchester Victoria
- Morecambe – Lancaster (replacement bus in operation)
- Some cancellations will take place on services from Manchester Piccadilly to the following destinations – Hadfield, Buxton and Rose Hill
- Full Manchester Piccadilly – Stoke (fully cancelled)
- Full Manchester Piccadilly – New Mills Central (Sheffield services will also stop at Belle Vue, Ryder Brow and Strines)
- Leeds to Harrogate FAST services
- Leeds to Nottingham services (replacement buses to operate Dronfield to Nottingham)
- Chester – Leeds via Manchester Victoria and Bradford Interchange is cancelled in full (Manchester Victoria-Leeds via Bradford and Wigan-Leeds via Dewsbury will continue to operate) Customers between Chester and Manchester via Warrington Bank Quay are advised to use Transport for Wales services.
- Sheffield to Gainsborough Central (Leeds to Lincoln services will make additional stops along the route)
- Sheffield to Doncaster XX25 departure
- Darlington to Saltburn
- Newcastle to Carlisle FAST services
- Hull to Bridlington (to be served by Scarborough services instead)
- Leeds to Lancaster
- Leeds to Knaresborough XX59 services (leaving the XX29 Leeds to York and LNER Harrogate services)
- Leeds to Sheffield FAST services
- Leeds to Lincoln services to run between Sheffield and Lincoln only
- Huddersfield to Castleford
- Huddersfield to Bradford Interchange
- Sheffield – York Cancelled
- Doncaster to Scunthorpe reduced to two hourly
- Newcastle to Morpeth and Chathill (replacement bus to operate)
- First and last services of the day withdrawn on the Whitby branch
- Monday 23rd March – ALL TRAINS ON FOLLOWING ROUTES CANCELLED UNLESS STATED
- Network Rail
- TransPennine Upgrade events – CANCELLED
- Tuesday, 24 March between 12:00 and 19:00 at Hudawi Cultural Centre, Huddersfield
- Wednesday, 25 March between 12:00 and 19:00 at Deighton Sports Arena
- Friday, 27 March between 12:00 and 19:00 at Deighton Sports Arena
- Saturday, 28 March between 10:00 and 16:00 at Dewsbury West Community Centre, Ravensthorpe
- TransPennine Upgrade events – CANCELLED
- ScotRail
- REVISED TIMETABLE FROM 23RD MARCH 2020 – click here for more information.
- South Eastern Railway
- REVISED TIMETABLE FROM 23RD MARCH 2020 – CLICK IMAGE BELOW FOR MORE DETAILS
- Southern
- Monday 23rd – enhanced Sunday timetable to run until further notice
- South Western Railway
- Trains subject to short term cancellation – more staff than normal heading home poorly.
- Thameslink
- Saturday 21st – CANCELLATIONS EXPECTED
- Sunday 22nd – normal timetable to run
- Monday 23rd – enhanced Sunday timetable to run until further notice
- TransPennine Express
- REDUCED TIMETABLE IN OPERATION FROM MONDAY 23RD MARCH 2020
- South Trans-Pennine route
- Trains between Manchester and Sheffield, Doncaster & Cleethorpes
- Amended timetable for Monday to Saturday services is available to view here
- Amended timetable for Sunday services to follow soon
- Trains between Manchester and Sheffield, Doncaster & Cleethorpes
- North Trans-Pennine route
- Trains between Liverpool, Manchester and Leeds, York and the North East
- Amended Monday to Saturday timetable for EASTBOUND services (Manchester towards Leeds) is available to view here
- Amended Monday to Saturday timetable for WESTBOUND services (Leeds towards Manchester) is available to view here
- Amended timetable for Sunday services to follow soon
- Trains between Liverpool, Manchester and Leeds, York and the North East
- Manchester to Scotland Route
- Trains between Liverpool / Manchester, Preston, Lancaster and Glasgow / Edinburgh
- Amended timetable for Monday to Friday services is available to view here
- Amended timetable for Saturday services is available to view here
- Amended timetable for Sunday services to follow soon
- Trains between Liverpool / Manchester, Preston, Lancaster and Glasgow / Edinburgh
- South Trans-Pennine route
- REDUCED TIMETABLE IN OPERATION FROM MONDAY 23RD MARCH 2020
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- Transport for London
- All Night London Underground services – CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
- All Night London Overground services – CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
- Reduced service on London Underground
- London Trams – reduced service
- TfL Rail – reduced service
- Docklands Light Railway – reduced service
- London Overground – reduced service
- London Underground stations
- Lambeth North – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
- Regents Park – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
- Warwick Avenue – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
- Kilburn Park – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
- Charing Cross – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
- Holland Park – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
- Queensway – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
- Lancaster Gate – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
- Chancery Lane – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
- Redbridge – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
- Bayswater – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
- Great Portland Street – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
- Barbican – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
- Bow Road – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
- Stepney Green – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
- Mansion House – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
- Temple – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
- St James's Park – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
- Gloucester Road – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
- Swiss Cottage – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
- St John's Wood – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
- Bermondsey – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
- Southwark – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
- Tuffnell Park – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
- Chalk Farm – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
- Mornington Crescent – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
- Goodge Street – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
- Borough – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
- Clapham South – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
- Tooting Bec – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
- South Wimbledon – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
- Hampstead – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
- Caledonian Road – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
- Arsenal – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
- Covent Garden – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
- Hyde Park Corner – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
- Bounds Green – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
- Manor House – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
- Pimlico – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
- Blackhorse Road – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
- Transport for Wales
- SUNDAY SERVICE WILL OPERATE 7 DAYS A WEEK FROM 23RD MARCH 2020
- Additional train services will also operate as follows:
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Cardiff Valleys and local area
- Coryton to Radyr shuttle (90-minute frequency)
- Treherbert dept 07.16, arrive Cardiff Central 08.20.
- Aberdare dept 07.22, arrive Cardiff Central 08.23.
- Merthyr Tydfil dept 07.38, arrive Cardiff Central 08.39.
- Rhymney dept 07.43, arrive Cardiff Central 08.44
- Barry Island dept 07.56, arrive Cardiff Central 08.25
- Penarth dept 08.33, arrive Cardiff Central 08.44
- Ebbw Vale Town dept 07.37, arrive Cardiff Central 08.33
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Mainline (South)
- Carmarthen dept 06.50, arrive Swansea 07.48
- Swansea dept 07.49, arrive Cardiff Central 08.45
- Maesteg dept 08.04, arrive Cardiff Central 0853
- Bridgend dept 07.42, arrive Cardiff Central 08.40
- Cardiff Central dept 07.50, arrive Swansea 08.51
- Carmarthen dept 08.01, arrive Swansea 08.49
- Cardiff Central dept 06.45, via Hereford dept 07.46, continues to Shrewsbury arriving 08.44 (calling at Pontypool & New Inn)
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Mainline (North)
- Chester dept 07.38, arrive Manchester Piccadilly 08.54
- Shrewsbury dept 07.25, arrive Chester 08.18
- Chester dept 07.16, arrive Shrewsbury 08.04
- Holyhead dept 06.28 via Llandudno Junction dept 07.25, continues to Chester arriving 08.14
- Machynlleth dept 07.04, arrive Shrewsbury 08:16
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- Additional train services will also operate as follows:
- SUNDAY SERVICE WILL OPERATE 7 DAYS A WEEK FROM 23RD MARCH 2020
- Tyne and Wear Metro (Nexus)
- Peak trains between Pelaw and Monkseaton or South Gosforth – CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
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BUT MOST PEOPLE OR COMMUTERS WILL NOT LISTEN!! That is the problem. Why are people ignoring the advice that Coronavirus is becoming more and more deadlier than it was first discovered last December. What is wrong with people these days.
Ignorance, that’s what is wrong with people, plus thinking ‘they won’t catch it! ‘