Coronavirus: The full list of railways affected – Friday 20th March 2020

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As carries on sweeping the UK, many railways are choosing to cancel or postpone events, some are even choosing to suspend train services altogether.

With so many railways around the country, we thought it would be useful to have one page with all the cancellations and postponements that are taking place, and also include railways that are operating.

Covid-19 is a fast-moving pandemic, with information changing all the time. Please check with the relevant railways to see where you stand if you have pre-booked tickets.

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For Train Operating Companies which are affected,
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Heritage Railways, Groups and Railtours Affected


 

 

Train Operating Companies Affected

  • CrossCountry
    • No catering services on train services
  • 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
    • Cancellations expected Friday 20th March 2020
    • Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd March 2020 – CANCELLATIONS EXPECTED
    • REDUCED TIMETABLE IN OPERATION FROM MONDAY 23RD MARCH 2020
  • 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
    • Friday 20th March 2020 – trains CANCELLED on the following routes
      • Liverpool – Blackpool
      • Blackpool – Manchester Airport
      • Liverpool – Manchester Airport
      • Manchester Victoria – Kirkby
      • Preston – Manchester Victoria
      • Morecambe – Lancaster
      • Some cancellations will take place on services from Manchester Piccadilly to the following destinations:
        • Hadfield
        • Buxton
        • Stoke
        • Rose Hill
      • Leeds to Harrogate FAST services
      • Leeds to Nottingham services
      • Leeds to Manchester Victoria (this route will be fully or partly still served by Leeds to Chester, Leeds to Wigan via Dewsbury/Brighouse, Hull to Halifax and York to Blackpool North services)
      • Sheffield to Gainsborough Central
      • Sheffield to Doncasters services at XX.25 mins past the hour
      • Darlington to Saltburn
      • Newcastle to Carlisle FAST services
      • Hull to Bridlington (to be served by Scarborough services instead)
      • Leeds to Lancaster
      • Leeds to Knaresborough XX.59 services (leaving the XX.29 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 service reduced to two hourly
      • Huddersfield to Bradford Interchange reduced to two hourly
      • Doncaster to Scunthorpe reduced to two hourly
      • Newcastle to Morpeth
      • First and last services of the day withdrawn on the Whitby branch
  • Network Rail
    • 6 TransPennine Upgrade events – CANCELLED
      • Tuesday, 17 March between 12:00 and 19:00 at Yorkshire Children’s Centre, Huddersfield
      • Wednesday, 18 March between 12:00 and 18:30 at Mirfield Community Centre
      • Friday, 20 March between 12:00 and 18:30 at Yorkshire Children’s Centre, Huddersfield
      • Saturday, 21 March between 12:30 and 16:00 at Mirfield Community Centre
      • 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
  • South Eastern Railway
    • REVISED TIMETABLE FROM 23RD MARCH 2020 – CLICK IMAGE BELOW FOR MORE DETAILS 
    • Southeastern network map showing reduced service timetable
  • Southern
    • Cancellations expected Friday 20th March 2020
    • Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd March 2020 – CANCELLATIONS EXPECTED
    • REDUCED TIMETABLE IN OPERATION FROM MONDAY 23RD MARCH 2020
  • South Western Railway
    • Trains subject to short term cancellation – more staff than normal heading home poorly.
  • Thameslink
    • Cancellations expected Friday 20th March 2020
    • Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd March 2020 – CANCELLATIONS EXPECTED
    • REDUCED TIMETABLE IN OPERATION FROM MONDAY 23RD MARCH 2020
  • TransPennine Express
    • Trains subject to delay and cancellation at short notice due to virus spreading.
    • Friday 20 March CANCELLATIONS
      • North Route Services
        • 0634 Scarborough to Liverpool Lime St
        • 0953 Liverpool lime St to Scarborough
        • 1334 Scarborough to Liverpool Lime St
        • 1654 Liverpool Lime St to Scarborough
        • 2034 Scarborough to Manchester Airport
        • 0627 Manchester Pic to Scarborough
        • 0934 Scarborough to Liverpool Lime St
        • 1254 Liverpool Lime St to Scarborough
        • 1634 Scarborough to Liverpool Lime St
        • 1954 Liverpool Lime St to Scarborough
        • 0242 Manchester Pic to York
        • 0528 York to Liverpool Lime St
        • 0754 Liverpool Lime St to Scarborough
        • 1134 Scarborough to Liverpool Lime St
        • 1454 Liverpool Lime St to Scarborough
        • 1834 Scarborough to Manchester Vic
        • 2115 Manchester Vic to Scarborough
        • 0534 Scarborough to Liverpool Lime St
        • 0854 Liverpool Lime St to Scarborough
        • 1234 Scarborough to Liverpool Lime St
        • 1554 Liverpool Lime St to Scarborough
        • 1934 Scarborough to Manchester Airport
        • 0606 Newcastle to Liverpool Lime St
        • 0924 Liverpool Lime St to Edinburgh
        • 1433 Edinburgh to Liverpool Lime St
        • 1925 Liverpool Lime St to Newcastle
        • 0506 Newcastle to Liverpool Lime St
        • 0824 Liverpool Lime St to Edinburgh
        • 1140 Manchester Air to Redcar Central (This service will terminate at York)
        • 1507 Redcar Central to Manchester Air (This service will start at York)
      • Anglo-Scottish Route
        • 1308 Glasgow Central to Manchester Air (This service will terminate at Preston)
        • 1707 Manchester Air to Glasgow Central (This service will start at Preston)
    • MONDAY 23RD MARCH UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
        • Two-hourly service between Liverpool and Scarborough
        • Two-hourly service between Liverpool and Newcastle
        • Two-hourly service between Hull and Manchester Piccadilly
        • Hourly stopping service between Leeds and Manchester Piccadilly
        • Two-hourly service between Cleethorpes and Manchester Piccadilly
        • Two-hourly service between Preston and Edinburgh
        • Additionally, there will be limited TPE services between Newcastle and Edinburgh, Redcar Central and York, Preston and Manchester, along with Glasgow and Carlisle.
  • 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

This is sad news for the railway industry, if you can help via a donation to the relative groups, they would appreciate it.

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  1. So sorry to check out the many postponements and unexpected cancellations,
    I feel quite gutted for the Heritage Railway Industry.

    My heart goes out to each and every other Heritage Railway and Transport Museum, As well as those affected by such A Dastardly Virus.

    I do hope (with my support) that after some few months, even once the virus has long gone, The UK Heritage Railway Industry shall rebuild confidence in getting back on its feet and eventually move on too.

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