2014 festive train services

Published on: Tuesday, 16 December 2014
Last updated: Wednesday, 5 October 2016

AbellioGreater Anglia will run revised timetables over the festive period. Revisedtimetables and service alterations are available from the 'Planned Alterations' section of this site (accessible from the home page).

Customers are advisedthat during the Christmas period, Network Rail will be undertaking trackmaintenance work and are advised to check for service alterations at before youtravel.


Wednesday24th December

A normalweekday service will operate with an amended timetable from 15:00 and an earlyshutdown during the evening on most routes at around 22:00. Details of lasttrains are available from the Abellio Greater Anglia website or at staffedstations.

Thursday 25 December & Friday 26 December

No AbellioGreater Anglia services will operate other than a revised Stansted Expressservice on Boxing Day, 26 December.

Saturday 27 December

OnSaturday 27 December 2014, due to overhead line renewals work, Mainline, Metroand Southend services are subject to retiming from the start of service.Revised timetables and service alterations are available from the AbellioGreater Anglia website at www.abelliogreateranglia.co.uk


Sunday 28 December

A Sundayservice will operate with the exception of those areasaffected by Network Rail’s engineering works.

Inconnection with the Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United fixture (12:00kick-off) additional services have been arranged to call at White Hart Lane andNorthumberland Park both before and after the match. During this periodservices to other West Anglia destinations will be subject to retiming. Pleasesee www.abelliogreateranglia.co.uk fordetails.

Monday 29 December, Tuesday30 & Wednesday 31 December

On Monday29th, Tuesday 30th and Wednesday 31st December, a Saturday service will run onStansted Express and West Anglia services.

On Monday29th, Tuesday 30th and Wednesday 31st December, a revised Saturday-style servicewill be in operation on Mainline, Metro and Southend routes.

The 05.31Bury St Edmunds to Ipswich will not run on these dates.

Thursday 1 Jan

On NewYear’s Day additional early morning trains will run from Liverpool Street toEnfield Town and Cheshunt via Seven Sisters, otherwise a Sunday service willoperate on Stansted Express and West Anglia routes.

On Thursday1 January 2015 (New Year's Day), a revised Sunday-style service will be in operationfrom London Liverpool Street to Colchester, Ipswich, Norwich and branch linesand from London Liverpool Street to Shenfield, Southminster and SouthendVictoria.Trains will run from the start of service instead of the rail replacement busesshown in the standard timetable for Sunday morning.

In connection with theTottenham Hotspur v Chelsea fixture (17.30 kick-off) additional services havebeen arranged to call at White Hart Lane and Northumberland Park both beforeand after the match. Please see the attached timetable for further details. Duringthis period services to other West Anglia destinations will be subject toretiming. Please see www.abelliogreateranglia.co.uk fordetails.