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Train companies affected

Arriva Trains Wales

Description

Monday to Wednesday

20:17 Cardiff Central to Manchester Piccadilly will be replaced by a bus between Crewe and Manchester Piccadilly

22:35 Manchester Piccadilly to Shrewsbury will be diverted via Stoke on Trent. A bus will run from Stockport to Shrewsbury

Monday to Thursday

22:15 Maesteg to Cheltenham Spa will be diverted and will not call at Pencoed and Pontyclun. Buses will call at Pencoed, Pontyclun and Cardiff Central

23:15 Cardiff Central to Carmarthen will be diverted and will not call at Pencoed, Llanharan and Pontyclun. Buses will run to these stations

Tuesday to Friday

04:35 Cardiff Central to Manchester Piccadilly will be retimed and leave at 04:25

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First Great Western

Description

The following train alterations will apply:

Monday only

04:00 Oxford to London Paddington will not call at Pangbourne. A bus will run between Tilehurst and Pangbourne

Monday - Thursday

22:18 Barnstaple to Exmouth will be replaced by a bus between Exeter St Davids and Exmouth

22:36 Exeter St Davids to Exmouth and 23:10 Exmouth to Exeter St Davids will be replaced by buses

Tuesday - Friday

The 00:01 Exmouth to Exeter St Davids service will be replaced by a bus 

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East Coast

Description

The 00:50 York to Newcastle train will be replaced by a bus

The 04:20 Newcastle to London Kings Cross will start from York

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Virgin Trains

Description

The following train alterations will apply:

Monday - Thursday

The 22:45 Wolverhampton to London Euston service will be diverted and will not call at Northampton

Tuesday - Thursday

The 22:00 London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly service will be diverted and will not call at Crewe. Passengers for Crewe are advised to change at Stafford where a replacement bus will be provided

Tuesday - Friday

The 23:30 London Euston to Wolverhampton service will be diverted via Nuneaton and will not call at Coventry or Birmingham International. A bus will run between Rugby and Birmingham International

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London Midland

Description

Monday only

Services between London Euston and Northampton will be retimed to arrive at Northampton up to 36 minutes later

Monday - Thursday

The 22:34 London Euston to Milton Keynes Central will not call at Bushey

Monday - Friday

The 23:34 London Euston to Milton Keynes Central will not call at Bushey

Tuesday - Friday

The 00:34 London Euston to Northampton will not call at Bushey

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Southeastern

Description

Trains will now run as normal.

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First Capital Connect

Description

From 22:30 until 05:15 each night

No trains will stop at Harringay and Hornsey

Tickets will be accepted on local bus routes W3 and 29 between Finsbury Park and Alexandra Palace

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East Midlands Trains

Description

The following train alterations will apply:

Monday - Friday

• 23:15 London St Pancras to Derby will be retimed from Luton to run up to 6 minutes later

Tuesday - Friday

• 04:40 Leicester to London St Pancras will be retimed to leave Leicester at the earlier time of 04:34
• 05:20 Nottingham to Liverpool Lime Street will be diverted and retimed to leave Nottingham at the earlier time of 05:08

Friday only

• 20:39 Sheffield to London St Pancras will be retimed from Luton calling at stations up to 5 minutes later

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Northern Rail

Description

The following train alterations will apply:

Monday - Thursday

• 22:04 Manchester Piccadilly to Crewe will be replaced by a bus between Wilmslow and Crewe 
• 22:47 Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly will not call at Stockport. A bus will run between Chinley and Manchester Piccadilly calling at Stockport
• 22:56 Buxton to Manchester Piccadilly will start from Stockport. A bus will run from Buxton to Manchester Piccadilly at 22:56 calling at Stockport
• 23:04 Manchester Piccadilly to Alderley Edge will be retimed to leave at the earlier time of 23:03 and will be replaced by a bus between Stockport and Alderley Edge
• 23:10 Manchester Piccadilly to Buxton will be replaced by a bus between Stockport and Buxton
• 23:12 Crewe to Manchester Piccadilly will start from Stockport. A bus will run from Crewe to Manchester Piccadilly at 23:13 
• 23:38 Manchester Piccadilly to Crewe will be replaced by a bus between Stockport and Crewe

Tuesday - Friday

• 00:44 Crewe to Manchester Piccadilly will be replaced by a bus

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South West Trains

Description

The following train alterations will apply:

Monday - Thursday

• 05:10 Exeter St Davids to London Waterloo will start from Honiton. A replacement bus will run from Exeter St Davids to Honiton leaving at the earlier time of 04:19 
• 20:20 London Waterloo to Exeter St Davids will be replaced by a bus between Honiton and Exeter St Davids
• 22:35 and 23:05 London Waterloo to Poole services will be replaced by buses between Bournemouth and Poole. Journey times will be extended by up to 20 minutes

Tuesday - Friday

• 01:05 London Waterloo to Southampton Central will be replaced by a bus between Basingstoke and Southampton Central. Journey times will be extended by up to 60 minutes

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First TransPennine Express

Description

The following train alterations will apply:

Monday only

• 21:20 Manchester Airport to Newcastle will not call at Thirsk. A bus will run from Thirsk to Northallerton
  

Monday - Thursday

• 21:47 Newcastle to Manchester Airport will not call at Dewsbury and will be retimed to leave Huddersfield at 00:14. A replacement bus will run between Leeds and Dewsbury
• 23:18 Manchester Airport to York will not call at Dewsbury and will be retimed to leave Leeds at 01:12 and arrive York at 01:50. A replacement bus will run between Huddersfield and Dewsbury  

Tuesday - Friday

• 00:38 Manchester Airport to York will be retimed to leave Manchester Piccadilly at 00:58 and Leeds at 02:08
• 01:38 York to Manchester Airport will be retimed to leave Huddersfield at 02:59
• 02:52 York to Manchester Airport will be retimed to leave Huddersfield at 04:25, Manchester Piccadilly at 05:08 and arrive Manchester Airport at 05:27
• 04:12 Manchester Airport to York will be retimed to leave Huddersfield at the earlier time of 05:13

Wednesday only

• 21:20 Manchester Airport to Newcastle will not call at Thirsk. A replacement bus will run between Thirsk and Northallerton

Passengers for Thirsk should stay on the train to Northallerton then change to a replacement bus to Thirsk  

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Chiltern Railways

Routes affected

London Marylebone, South Ruislip, High Wycombe, Princes Risborough and Aylesbury

Description

From 21:40 each evening, trains between London Marylebone and Princes Risborough / Aylesbury will be replaced by buses.

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ScotRail

Routes affected

Glasgow Queen Street, Helensburgh Upper, Arrochar & Tarbet, Ardlui, Crianlarich & Oban / Fort William / Mallaig and London Euston & Aberdeen / Inverness / Fort William

Description

Buses replace trains between Arrochar & Tarbet and Crianlarich

Sunday - Tuesday Fort William Sleeper services

The Sleeper service between Fort William and London Euston will not run between Fort William and Edinburgh. A bus will run between Fort William and Kingussie for connections with the Inverness Sleeper.

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National Express East Anglia, Stansted Express

Routes affected

Stratford, Tottenham Hale, Cheshunt, Bishops Stortford & Cambridge / Stansted Airport

Description

Between 11:00 and 16:30 Monday to Fridays only

Trains between Stratford and Stansted Airport will start / terminate at London Liverpool Street and be diverted via Seven Sisters.

A reduced level of service will run between Stratford and Tottenham Hale.

Replacement buses will run between Stratford and Tottenham Hale to connect with trains towards Cheshunt and Stansted Airport.

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London Overground

Routes affected

Richmond, Gunnersbury, Willesden Junction, West Hampstead, Hampstead Heath, Gospel Oak, Kentish Town West, Camden Road, Canonbury, Dalston Kingsland, Hackney Central, Hackney Wick & Stratford

Description

The line between Gospel Oak and Stratford is closed from Saturday 20 February until Monday 31 May.

Monday to Saturday:

A replacement bus service will run between Hampstead Heath and Stratford. An amended train service will run between Richmond and Gospel Oak, and also between Clapham Junction and Gospel Oak. 

Buses will be unable to call at Caledonian Road & Barnsbury. Customers should travel to / from Highbury & Islington.

Sundays, Easter Holiday weekend (Fri 2 - Mon 5 April), and May Bank Holidays (Mon 3 May & Mon 31 May):

A replacement bus service will run between Gunnersbury and Stratford. Customers should use London Underground services between Richmond and Gunnersbury.

Buses will be unable to call at Caledonian Road & Barnsbury. Customers should travel to / from Highbury & Islington.

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London Midland

Routes affected

Wolverhampton, Coseley, Tipton, Dudley Port, Sandwell & Dudley, Smethwick Galton Bridge, Birmingham New Street, Duddeston, Aston, Perry Barr, Tame Bridge Parkway, Bescot Stadium & Walsall

Description

Trains will not call at Tipton.

Buses will run between Coseley and Tipton.

The station will reopen on Sunday 28 March 2010.

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First Capital Connect

Routes affected

Brighton, Gatwick Airport, East Croydon, London Bridge / Sutton / Wimbledon, Elephant & Castle, London Blackfriars, City Thameslink, Farringdon, London St Pancras, St Albans, Luton & Bedford

Description

Until 2012, there are no 'cross-London' services between St Pancras International and London Bridge/Herne Hill at weekends, bank holidays or between 22:30 and 04:30 every week night (See below for a list of dates on which a cross London service WILL operate). This work is a key part of the Thameslink programme

During this time, customers should use London Underground (or London Buses at weekends only) to cross Central London. Outside London Underground operating hours, replacement buses will be provided between London Blackfriars / London Bridge and London St Pancras

Until Autumn 2011, London Blackfriars Underground station will be closed. Customers should travel to Temple / Mansion House / City Thameslink stations which are close to Blackfriars. London Blackfriars mainline station remains open during this time

At weekends, replacement buses will also run between Tulse Hill / Herne Hill and London Blackfriars via Loughborough Junction and Elephant & Castle

A cross-London train service WILL run on the following weekend days:

• Sunday 21 March 2010
• Saturday 10 April 2010
• Sunday 11 April 2010
• Sunday 16 May 2010

Ticket Acceptance

National Rail tickets will be accepted on London Underground services via any reasonable route to complete your cross-London journey

Tickets will also be accepted, at the weekend only on the following London Bus services:

• Route 17: Kings Cross - London Bridge
• Routes 45, 63, N63: Kings Cross - Elephant & Castle
• Route 214: Kings Cross - Kentish Town

For more details of the programme and the improvements it will bring, please use the following link to visit the Thameslink Programme website www.thameslinkprogramme.co.uk

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Southern

Description

The following train alterations will apply:

Tuesday - Friday

• 00:05 London Victoria to Worthing / Eastbourne will be replaced by a bus between Lewes and Eastbourne
• 01:00/04:00 London Victoria to Brighton will terminate at Three Bridges
• 03:50 Brighton to London Victoria will start from Three Bridges

Connecting buses will run between Three Bridges and Brighton

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First TransPennine Express

Description

The following train alterations will apply:

Monday only

• 21:20 Manchester Airport to Newcastle will not call at Thirsk. A bus will run from Thirsk to Northallerton
  

Monday - Thursday

• 21:47 Newcastle to Manchester Airport will not call at Dewsbury and will be retimed to leave Huddersfield at 00:14. A replacement bus will run between Leeds and Dewsbury
• 23:18 Manchester Airport to York will not call at Dewsbury and will be retimed to leave Leeds at 01:12 and arrive York at 01:50. A replacement bus will run between Huddersfield and Dewsbury  

Tuesday - Friday

• 00:38 Manchester Airport to York will be retimed to leave Manchester Piccadilly at 00:58 and Leeds at 02:08
• 01:38 York to Manchester Airport will be retimed to leave Huddersfield at 02:59
• 02:52 York to Manchester Airport will be retimed to leave Huddersfield at 04:25, Manchester Piccadilly at 05:08 and arrive Manchester Airport at 05:27
• 04:12 Manchester Airport to York will be retimed to leave Huddersfield at the earlier time of 05:13

Wednesday only

• 21:20 Manchester Airport to Newcastle will not call at Thirsk. A replacement bus will run between Thirsk and Northallerton

Passengers for Thirsk should stay on the train to Northallerton then change to a replacement bus to Thirsk  

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Train companies affected

Chiltern Railways

Routes affected

London Marylebone, South Ruislip, High Wycombe, Princes Risborough and Aylesbury

Description

From 21:40 each evening, trains between London Marylebone and Princes Risborough / Aylesbury will be replaced by buses.

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Arriva Trains Wales

Description

Monday to Wednesday

20:17 Cardiff Central to Manchester Piccadilly will be replaced by a bus between Crewe and Manchester Piccadilly

22:35 Manchester Piccadilly to Shrewsbury will be diverted via Stoke on Trent. A bus will run from Stockport to Shrewsbury

Monday to Thursday

22:15 Maesteg to Cheltenham Spa will be diverted and will not call at Pencoed and Pontyclun. Buses will call at Pencoed, Pontyclun and Cardiff Central

23:15 Cardiff Central to Carmarthen will be diverted and will not call at Pencoed, Llanharan and Pontyclun. Buses will run to these stations

Tuesday to Friday

04:35 Cardiff Central to Manchester Piccadilly will be retimed and leave at 04:25

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Train companies affected

First Great Western

Description

The following train alterations will apply:

Monday only

04:00 Oxford to London Paddington will not call at Pangbourne. A bus will run between Tilehurst and Pangbourne

Monday - Thursday

22:18 Barnstaple to Exmouth will be replaced by a bus between Exeter St Davids and Exmouth

22:36 Exeter St Davids to Exmouth and 23:10 Exmouth to Exeter St Davids will be replaced by buses

Tuesday - Friday

The 00:01 Exmouth to Exeter St Davids service will be replaced by a bus 

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Virgin Trains

Description

The following train alterations will apply:

Monday - Thursday

The 22:45 Wolverhampton to London Euston service will be diverted and will not call at Northampton

Tuesday - Thursday

The 22:00 London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly service will be diverted and will not call at Crewe. Passengers for Crewe are advised to change at Stafford where a replacement bus will be provided

Tuesday - Friday

The 23:30 London Euston to Wolverhampton service will be diverted via Nuneaton and will not call at Coventry or Birmingham International. A bus will run between Rugby and Birmingham International

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London Midland

Description

Monday only

Services between London Euston and Northampton will be retimed to arrive at Northampton up to 36 minutes later

Monday - Thursday

The 22:34 London Euston to Milton Keynes Central will not call at Bushey

Monday - Friday

The 23:34 London Euston to Milton Keynes Central will not call at Bushey

Tuesday - Friday

The 00:34 London Euston to Northampton will not call at Bushey

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Southeastern

Description

Trains will now run as normal.

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First Capital Connect

Description

From 22:30 until 05:15 each night

No trains will stop at Harringay and Hornsey

Tickets will be accepted on local bus routes W3 and 29 between Finsbury Park and Alexandra Palace

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Train companies affected

East Midlands Trains

Description

The following train alterations will apply:

Monday - Friday

• 23:15 London St Pancras to Derby will be retimed from Luton to run up to 6 minutes later

Tuesday - Friday

• 04:40 Leicester to London St Pancras will be retimed to leave Leicester at the earlier time of 04:34
• 05:20 Nottingham to Liverpool Lime Street will be diverted and retimed to leave Nottingham at the earlier time of 05:08

Friday only

• 20:39 Sheffield to London St Pancras will be retimed from Luton calling at stations up to 5 minutes later

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Northern Rail

Description

The following train alterations will apply:

Monday - Thursday

• 22:04 Manchester Piccadilly to Crewe will be replaced by a bus between Wilmslow and Crewe 
• 22:47 Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly will not call at Stockport. A bus will run between Chinley and Manchester Piccadilly calling at Stockport
• 22:56 Buxton to Manchester Piccadilly will start from Stockport. A bus will run from Buxton to Manchester Piccadilly at 22:56 calling at Stockport
• 23:04 Manchester Piccadilly to Alderley Edge will be retimed to leave at the earlier time of 23:03 and will be replaced by a bus between Stockport and Alderley Edge
• 23:10 Manchester Piccadilly to Buxton will be replaced by a bus between Stockport and Buxton
• 23:12 Crewe to Manchester Piccadilly will start from Stockport. A bus will run from Crewe to Manchester Piccadilly at 23:13 
• 23:38 Manchester Piccadilly to Crewe will be replaced by a bus between Stockport and Crewe

Tuesday - Friday

• 00:44 Crewe to Manchester Piccadilly will be replaced by a bus

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South West Trains

Description

The following train alterations will apply:

Monday - Thursday

• 05:10 Exeter St Davids to London Waterloo will start from Honiton. A replacement bus will run from Exeter St Davids to Honiton leaving at the earlier time of 04:19 
• 20:20 London Waterloo to Exeter St Davids will be replaced by a bus between Honiton and Exeter St Davids
• 22:35 and 23:05 London Waterloo to Poole services will be replaced by buses between Bournemouth and Poole. Journey times will be extended by up to 20 minutes

Tuesday - Friday

• 01:05 London Waterloo to Southampton Central will be replaced by a bus between Basingstoke and Southampton Central. Journey times will be extended by up to 60 minutes

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ScotRail

Routes affected

Glasgow Queen Street, Helensburgh Upper, Arrochar & Tarbet, Ardlui, Crianlarich & Oban / Fort William / Mallaig and London Euston & Aberdeen / Inverness / Fort William

Description

Buses replace trains between Arrochar & Tarbet and Crianlarich

Sunday - Tuesday Fort William Sleeper services

The Sleeper service between Fort William and London Euston will not run between Fort William and Edinburgh. A bus will run between Fort William and Kingussie for connections with the Inverness Sleeper.

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National Express East Anglia, Stansted Express

Routes affected

Stratford, Tottenham Hale, Cheshunt, Bishops Stortford & Cambridge / Stansted Airport

Description

Between 11:00 and 16:30 Monday to Fridays only

Trains between Stratford and Stansted Airport will start / terminate at London Liverpool Street and be diverted via Seven Sisters.

A reduced level of service will run between Stratford and Tottenham Hale.

Replacement buses will run between Stratford and Tottenham Hale to connect with trains towards Cheshunt and Stansted Airport.

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Train companies affected

London Overground

Routes affected

Richmond, Gunnersbury, Willesden Junction, West Hampstead, Hampstead Heath, Gospel Oak, Kentish Town West, Camden Road, Canonbury, Dalston Kingsland, Hackney Central, Hackney Wick & Stratford

Description

The line between Gospel Oak and Stratford is closed from Saturday 20 February until Monday 31 May.

Monday to Saturday:

A replacement bus service will run between Hampstead Heath and Stratford. An amended train service will run between Richmond and Gospel Oak, and also between Clapham Junction and Gospel Oak. 

Buses will be unable to call at Caledonian Road & Barnsbury. Customers should travel to / from Highbury & Islington.

Sundays, Easter Holiday weekend (Fri 2 - Mon 5 April), and May Bank Holidays (Mon 3 May & Mon 31 May):

A replacement bus service will run between Gunnersbury and Stratford. Customers should use London Underground services between Richmond and Gunnersbury.

Buses will be unable to call at Caledonian Road & Barnsbury. Customers should travel to / from Highbury & Islington.

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Train companies affected

London Midland

Routes affected

Wolverhampton, Coseley, Tipton, Dudley Port, Sandwell & Dudley, Smethwick Galton Bridge, Birmingham New Street, Duddeston, Aston, Perry Barr, Tame Bridge Parkway, Bescot Stadium & Walsall

Description

Trains will not call at Tipton.

Buses will run between Coseley and Tipton.

The station will reopen on Sunday 28 March 2010.

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First Capital Connect

Routes affected

Brighton, Gatwick Airport, East Croydon, London Bridge / Sutton / Wimbledon, Elephant & Castle, London Blackfriars, City Thameslink, Farringdon, London St Pancras, St Albans, Luton & Bedford

Description

Until 2012, there are no 'cross-London' services between St Pancras International and London Bridge/Herne Hill at weekends, bank holidays or between 22:30 and 04:30 every week night (See below for a list of dates on which a cross London service WILL operate). This work is a key part of the Thameslink programme

During this time, customers should use London Underground (or London Buses at weekends only) to cross Central London. Outside London Underground operating hours, replacement buses will be provided between London Blackfriars / London Bridge and London St Pancras

Until Autumn 2011, London Blackfriars Underground station will be closed. Customers should travel to Temple / Mansion House / City Thameslink stations which are close to Blackfriars. London Blackfriars mainline station remains open during this time

At weekends, replacement buses will also run between Tulse Hill / Herne Hill and London Blackfriars via Loughborough Junction and Elephant & Castle

A cross-London train service WILL run on the following weekend days:

• Sunday 21 March 2010
• Saturday 10 April 2010
• Sunday 11 April 2010
• Sunday 16 May 2010

Ticket Acceptance

National Rail tickets will be accepted on London Underground services via any reasonable route to complete your cross-London journey

Tickets will also be accepted, at the weekend only on the following London Bus services:

• Route 17: Kings Cross - London Bridge
• Routes 45, 63, N63: Kings Cross - Elephant & Castle
• Route 214: Kings Cross - Kentish Town

For more details of the programme and the improvements it will bring, please use the following link to visit the Thameslink Programme website www.thameslinkprogramme.co.uk

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Train companies affected

Arriva Trains Wales

Description

Monday to Wednesday

20:17 Cardiff Central to Manchester Piccadilly will be replaced by a bus between Crewe and Manchester Piccadilly

22:35 Manchester Piccadilly to Shrewsbury will be diverted via Stoke on Trent. A bus will run from Stockport to Shrewsbury

Monday to Thursday

22:15 Maesteg to Cheltenham Spa will be diverted and will not call at Pencoed and Pontyclun. Buses will call at Pencoed, Pontyclun and Cardiff Central

23:15 Cardiff Central to Carmarthen will be diverted and will not call at Pencoed, Llanharan and Pontyclun. Buses will run to these stations

Tuesday to Friday

04:35 Cardiff Central to Manchester Piccadilly will be retimed and leave at 04:25

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First Great Western

Description

The following train alterations will apply:

Monday only

04:00 Oxford to London Paddington will not call at Pangbourne. A bus will run between Tilehurst and Pangbourne

Monday - Thursday

22:18 Barnstaple to Exmouth will be replaced by a bus between Exeter St Davids and Exmouth

22:36 Exeter St Davids to Exmouth and 23:10 Exmouth to Exeter St Davids will be replaced by buses

Tuesday - Friday

The 00:01 Exmouth to Exeter St Davids service will be replaced by a bus 

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East Coast

Description

The 00:50 York to Newcastle train will be replaced by a bus

The 04:20 Newcastle to London Kings Cross will start from York

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Virgin Trains

Description

The following train alterations will apply:

Monday - Thursday

The 22:45 Wolverhampton to London Euston service will be diverted and will not call at Northampton

Tuesday - Thursday

The 22:00 London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly service will be diverted and will not call at Crewe. Passengers for Crewe are advised to change at Stafford where a replacement bus will be provided

Tuesday - Friday

The 23:30 London Euston to Wolverhampton service will be diverted via Nuneaton and will not call at Coventry or Birmingham International. A bus will run between Rugby and Birmingham International

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London Midland

Description

Monday only

Services between London Euston and Northampton will be retimed to arrive at Northampton up to 36 minutes later

Monday - Thursday

The 22:34 London Euston to Milton Keynes Central will not call at Bushey

Monday - Friday

The 23:34 London Euston to Milton Keynes Central will not call at Bushey

Tuesday - Friday

The 00:34 London Euston to Northampton will not call at Bushey

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Southeastern

Description

Trains will now run as normal.

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First Capital Connect

Description

From 22:30 until 05:15 each night

No trains will stop at Harringay and Hornsey

Tickets will be accepted on local bus routes W3 and 29 between Finsbury Park and Alexandra Palace

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Train companies affected

East Midlands Trains

Description

The following train alterations will apply:

Monday - Friday

• 23:15 London St Pancras to Derby will be retimed from Luton to run up to 6 minutes later

Tuesday - Friday

• 04:40 Leicester to London St Pancras will be retimed to leave Leicester at the earlier time of 04:34
• 05:20 Nottingham to Liverpool Lime Street will be diverted and retimed to leave Nottingham at the earlier time of 05:08

Friday only

• 20:39 Sheffield to London St Pancras will be retimed from Luton calling at stations up to 5 minutes later

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Train companies affected

Northern Rail

Description

The following train alterations will apply:

Monday - Thursday

• 22:04 Manchester Piccadilly to Crewe will be replaced by a bus between Wilmslow and Crewe 
• 22:47 Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly will not call at Stockport. A bus will run between Chinley and Manchester Piccadilly calling at Stockport
• 22:56 Buxton to Manchester Piccadilly will start from Stockport. A bus will run from Buxton to Manchester Piccadilly at 22:56 calling at Stockport
• 23:04 Manchester Piccadilly to Alderley Edge will be retimed to leave at the earlier time of 23:03 and will be replaced by a bus between Stockport and Alderley Edge
• 23:10 Manchester Piccadilly to Buxton will be replaced by a bus between Stockport and Buxton
• 23:12 Crewe to Manchester Piccadilly will start from Stockport. A bus will run from Crewe to Manchester Piccadilly at 23:13 
• 23:38 Manchester Piccadilly to Crewe will be replaced by a bus between Stockport and Crewe

Tuesday - Friday

• 00:44 Crewe to Manchester Piccadilly will be replaced by a bus

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South West Trains

Description

The following train alterations will apply:

Monday - Thursday

• 05:10 Exeter St Davids to London Waterloo will start from Honiton. A replacement bus will run from Exeter St Davids to Honiton leaving at the earlier time of 04:19 
• 20:20 London Waterloo to Exeter St Davids will be replaced by a bus between Honiton and Exeter St Davids
• 22:35 and 23:05 London Waterloo to Poole services will be replaced by buses between Bournemouth and Poole. Journey times will be extended by up to 20 minutes

Tuesday - Friday

• 01:05 London Waterloo to Southampton Central will be replaced by a bus between Basingstoke and Southampton Central. Journey times will be extended by up to 60 minutes

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First TransPennine Express

Description

The following train alterations will apply:

Monday only

• 21:20 Manchester Airport to Newcastle will not call at Thirsk. A bus will run from Thirsk to Northallerton
  

Monday - Thursday

• 21:47 Newcastle to Manchester Airport will not call at Dewsbury and will be retimed to leave Huddersfield at 00:14. A replacement bus will run between Leeds and Dewsbury
• 23:18 Manchester Airport to York will not call at Dewsbury and will be retimed to leave Leeds at 01:12 and arrive York at 01:50. A replacement bus will run between Huddersfield and Dewsbury  

Tuesday - Friday

• 00:38 Manchester Airport to York will be retimed to leave Manchester Piccadilly at 00:58 and Leeds at 02:08
• 01:38 York to Manchester Airport will be retimed to leave Huddersfield at 02:59
• 02:52 York to Manchester Airport will be retimed to leave Huddersfield at 04:25, Manchester Piccadilly at 05:08 and arrive Manchester Airport at 05:27
• 04:12 Manchester Airport to York will be retimed to leave Huddersfield at the earlier time of 05:13

Wednesday only

• 21:20 Manchester Airport to Newcastle will not call at Thirsk. A replacement bus will run between Thirsk and Northallerton

Passengers for Thirsk should stay on the train to Northallerton then change to a replacement bus to Thirsk  

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Train companies affected

Chiltern Railways

Routes affected

London Marylebone, South Ruislip, High Wycombe, Princes Risborough and Aylesbury

Description

From 21:40 each evening, trains between London Marylebone and Princes Risborough / Aylesbury will be replaced by buses.

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Train companies affected

ScotRail

Routes affected

Glasgow Queen Street, Helensburgh Upper, Arrochar & Tarbet, Ardlui, Crianlarich & Oban / Fort William / Mallaig and London Euston & Aberdeen / Inverness / Fort William

Description

Buses replace trains between Arrochar & Tarbet and Crianlarich

Sunday - Tuesday Fort William Sleeper services

The Sleeper service between Fort William and London Euston will not run between Fort William and Edinburgh. A bus will run between Fort William and Kingussie for connections with the Inverness Sleeper.

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Train companies affected

National Express East Anglia, Stansted Express

Routes affected

Stratford, Tottenham Hale, Cheshunt, Bishops Stortford & Cambridge / Stansted Airport

Description

Between 11:00 and 16:30 Monday to Fridays only

Trains between Stratford and Stansted Airport will start / terminate at London Liverpool Street and be diverted via Seven Sisters.

A reduced level of service will run between Stratford and Tottenham Hale.

Replacement buses will run between Stratford and Tottenham Hale to connect with trains towards Cheshunt and Stansted Airport.

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London Overground

Routes affected

Richmond, Gunnersbury, Willesden Junction, West Hampstead, Hampstead Heath, Gospel Oak, Kentish Town West, Camden Road, Canonbury, Dalston Kingsland, Hackney Central, Hackney Wick & Stratford

Description

The line between Gospel Oak and Stratford is closed from Saturday 20 February until Monday 31 May.

Monday to Saturday:

A replacement bus service will run between Hampstead Heath and Stratford. An amended train service will run between Richmond and Gospel Oak, and also between Clapham Junction and Gospel Oak. 

Buses will be unable to call at Caledonian Road & Barnsbury. Customers should travel to / from Highbury & Islington.

Sundays, Easter Holiday weekend (Fri 2 - Mon 5 April), and May Bank Holidays (Mon 3 May & Mon 31 May):

A replacement bus service will run between Gunnersbury and Stratford. Customers should use London Underground services between Richmond and Gunnersbury.

Buses will be unable to call at Caledonian Road & Barnsbury. Customers should travel to / from Highbury & Islington.

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London Midland

Routes affected

Wolverhampton, Coseley, Tipton, Dudley Port, Sandwell & Dudley, Smethwick Galton Bridge, Birmingham New Street, Duddeston, Aston, Perry Barr, Tame Bridge Parkway, Bescot Stadium & Walsall

Description

Trains will not call at Tipton.

Buses will run between Coseley and Tipton.

The station will reopen on Sunday 28 March 2010.

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First Capital Connect

Routes affected

Brighton, Gatwick Airport, East Croydon, London Bridge / Sutton / Wimbledon, Elephant & Castle, London Blackfriars, City Thameslink, Farringdon, London St Pancras, St Albans, Luton & Bedford

Description

Until 2012, there are no 'cross-London' services between St Pancras International and London Bridge/Herne Hill at weekends, bank holidays or between 22:30 and 04:30 every week night (See below for a list of dates on which a cross London service WILL operate). This work is a key part of the Thameslink programme

During this time, customers should use London Underground (or London Buses at weekends only) to cross Central London. Outside London Underground operating hours, replacement buses will be provided between London Blackfriars / London Bridge and London St Pancras

Until Autumn 2011, London Blackfriars Underground station will be closed. Customers should travel to Temple / Mansion House / City Thameslink stations which are close to Blackfriars. London Blackfriars mainline station remains open during this time

At weekends, replacement buses will also run between Tulse Hill / Herne Hill and London Blackfriars via Loughborough Junction and Elephant & Castle

A cross-London train service WILL run on the following weekend days:

• Sunday 21 March 2010
• Saturday 10 April 2010
• Sunday 11 April 2010
• Sunday 16 May 2010

Ticket Acceptance

National Rail tickets will be accepted on London Underground services via any reasonable route to complete your cross-London journey

Tickets will also be accepted, at the weekend only on the following London Bus services:

• Route 17: Kings Cross - London Bridge
• Routes 45, 63, N63: Kings Cross - Elephant & Castle
• Route 214: Kings Cross - Kentish Town

For more details of the programme and the improvements it will bring, please use the following link to visit the Thameslink Programme website www.thameslinkprogramme.co.uk

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