Coronavirus: How are train operating companies affected? – Tuesday 24th March 2020

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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
    • Monday 23 March to Friday 27 March 2020
    • Saturday 28 March 2020 
    • Sunday 29 March 2020
• 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.
• Grand Central
  • THE FOLLOWING TRAINS WILL BE CANCELLED FROM 23RD MARCH 2020 

  • 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
• 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
• London North Eastern Railway
  • THE FOLLOWING SERVICES WILL BE CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE FROM 23RD MARCH 2020

    • 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

  • THE FOLLOWING SERVICES WILL BE ALTERED FROM MONDAY 23RD MARCH 2020

    • 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

  • No catering services on train services
  • First Class lounges – CLOSED
• Merseyrail
  • Reduced service in operation – trains will run every 30 minutes
• Northern
  • KEY WORKER TIMETABLE IN OPERATION FROM 24TH MARCH 2020
    • N1 Alnmouth and Morpeth to Newcastle and Metrocentre: Key Workers Timetable (Monday to Saturday) .
    • N2 Nunthorpe and Middlesbrough to Newcastle and Metrocentre: Key Workers Timetable (Monday to Saturday) .
    • N3 Bishop Auckland and Darlington to Middlesbrough and Saltburn: Key Workers Timetable (Monday to Saturday) .
    • N5 Middlesbrough to Whitby (The Esk Valley Railway): Key Workers Timetable (Monday to Saturday) .
    • N6 Carlisle to Preston and Manchester via Cumbrian Coast and Windermere to Manchester Airport: Key Workers Timetable (Monday to Saturday) .
    • N7 Lancaster to Morecambe Key Workers Timetable (Monday to Saturday) .
    • N9 York, Leeds and Colne to Preston and Blackpool: Key Workers Timetable (Monday to Saturday) .
    • N10 Liverpool – Earlestown – Manchester Airport, and Liverpool – Wigan North Western Key Workers Timetable (Monday to Saturday) .
    • N10 Preston – Ormskirk Key Workers Timetable (Monday to Saturday) .
    • N12 Manchester to Blackburn and Clitheroe: Key Workers Timetable (Monday to Saturday).
    • N14 Manchester and Manchester Airport to Southport and Kirkby: Key Workers Timetable (Monday to Saturday) .
    • N16 Liverpool to Manchester Piccadilly via Warrington Central: Key Workers Timetable (Monday to Saturday) .
    • N17 Manchester to Chester via Altrincham: Key Workers Timetable (Monday to Saturday) .
    • N18 Manchester to Crewe via Stockport and via Manchester Airport: Key Workers Timetable (Monday to Saturday) .
    • N19 Manchester to Stoke-on-Trent via Macclesfield: Key Workers Timetable (Monday to Saturday) .
    • N20 Manchester to Hazel Grove and Buxton: Key Workers Timetable (Monday to Saturday) .
    • N22 Manchester to New Mills Central and Rose Hill: Key Workers Timetable (Monday to Saturday) .
    • N23 Manchester to Sheffield (The Hope Valley Line): Key Workers Timetable (Monday to Saturday) .
    • N24 Manchester to Hadfield and Glossop: Key Workers Timetable (Monday to Saturday) .
    • N26 Sheffield to Adwick and Scunthorpe: Key Workers Timetable (Monday to Saturday).
    • N27 Blackpool North to Manchester Victoria. Preston to Hazel Grove: Key Workers Timetable (Monday to Saturday).
    • N28 Hull to Bridlington and Scarborough: Key Workers Timetable (Monday to Saturday).
    • N29 York to Harrogate to Leeds (Harrogate Line): Key Workers Timetable (Monday to Saturday).
    • N32 Sheffield to Gainsborough to Lincoln/Cleethorpes: Key Workers Timetable (Monday to Saturday).
    • N33 Leeds to Nottingham via Castleford: Key Workers Timetable (Monday to Saturday).
    • N34 York to Selby and Hull and York to Sheffield via Pontefract Baghill: Key Workers Timetable (Monday to Saturday).
    • N35 York and Selby to Leeds local stopping services: Key Workers Timetable (Monday to Saturday).
    • N36 Leeds – Goole Flooding.   
    • N36 Leeds – Manchester Victoria / Preston: Key Workers Timetable (Monday to Saturday).
    • N36 Manchester – Blackburn via Todmorden: Key Workers Timetable (Monday to Saturday).
    • N39 Ilkley to Leeds and Bradford Forster Square (Wharfedale Line): Key Workers Timetable (Monday to Saturday).
    • N40 Skipton to Leeds and Bradford Forster Square (Airedale Line): Key Workers Timetable.
    • N41 Leeds and Wakefield to Knottingley and Goole (Pontefract Line): Key Workers Timetable.
    • N42 Leeds to Sheffield and Doncaster (Wakefield Line): Key Workers Timetable (Monday to Saturday).
    • N43 Huddersfield to Sheffield (Penistone Line): Key Workers Timetable (Monday to Saturday).
    • N46 Bradford Forster Square to Leeds: Key Workers Timetable (Monday to Saturday).
• 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
• 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 
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• 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
    • 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
    • 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

• 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:

      • 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

      • 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)

      • 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
• Tyne and Wear Metro (Nexus)
  • Peak trains between Pelaw and Monkseaton or South Gosforth – CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

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