June Timetable Change – What’s Happening?

From Sunday 2 June, timetables for many rail services in Great Britain will be changing. This is usually known as the May timetable change, but as a one-off, we have a June timetable change this year! Let’s go through the key changes that you need to know about.

What’s happening with the June timetable change?

We’ll break down the June timetable change by operator, so you can quickly scroll to the company most relevant to you. Some companies are making major changes, while others are just making minor tweaks.

Avanti West Coast

From June 2nd, Avanti West Coast will no longer run to/from Shrewsbury or Wellington. You’ll need to change at Birmingham International or Birmingham New Street instead.

Some other trains will have their times/calling patterns tweaked.

c2c

There’ll be two extra trains per hour on c2c, Mon-Fri Off-Peak, between Shoeburyness and London Fenchurch Street as of the June timetable change. This means that services will be closer to pre-covid levels. They’ll run via Basildon and stop at all stations except West Horndon and Pitsea.

There will also be some minor changes during the weekday rush hours:

• 07:08 Leigh-on-Sea to London Fenchurch Street (new service)
• 07:45 Shoeburyness to London Fenchurch Street (new service)
• 06:45 Shoeburyness to London Fenchurch Street will now leave at 06:48 and will no longer stop at Pitsea, Basildon, West Ham or Limehouse
• 08:03 Leigh-on-Sea to London Fenchurch Street will now leave at 08:04 and will no longer stop at West Horndon.

Some other Off-Peak services will see minor timetable changes.

Caledonian Sleeper

There will be no change to the timetable.

Chiltern Railways

During the middle of the week, there will be some additional capacity added to the timetable on Chiltern Railways. Here are the main changes:

• There’ll be a new 07:21 Princes Risborough to London Marylebone (Tues-Thurs only)
• There’ll be a new 17:37 London Marylebone to Princes Risborough (Tues-Thurs only).

As a result, on Tuesdays to Thursdays only, some trains will be amended:

• 06:37 Oxford to London Marylebone will run directly from Haddenham & Thame Parkway to High Wycombe (set-down only) then London Marylebone
• 17:37 London Marylebone to Birmingham Moor Street will depart at 17:33
• 17:45 London Marylebone to Oxford stops at Beaconsfield but will no longer call at High Wycombe.

There are some other minor changes to services. We’d recommend checking journey planners or the Railsmartr website when booking your ticket.

CrossCountry

In order to better manage constrained capacity levels, some trains will skip smaller stations during the busiest periods. As a result, these stations will be skipped on selected services:

• Wakefield Westgate (Mon-Sat)
• Chesterfield (Mon-Sat)
• Basingstoke (Saturdays only)
• Winchester (Saturdays only).

We’d recommend checking journey planners or the Railsmartr website when booking your ticket.

In the coming months, it is expected that CrossCountry will receive additional ‘Super Voyager’ trains from Avanti West Coast, once their new fleet of trains enters service. This will create additional capacity for passengers on the busy North East-South West and Manchester-South Coast/Bristol routes.

East Midlands Railway

No major changes planned.

Elizabeth Line

No major changes planned.

Gatwick Express

No major changes planned.

Grand Central

No major changes planned.

Great Northern

From the June timetable change, you’ll find two additional weekday peak trains on Great Northern:

• 06:35 Peterborough to London Kings Cross. This train stops at Huntingdon, St Neots, Biggleswade, Stevenage and London Kings Cross
• 17:42 London Kings Cross to Peterborough. This train stops at Stevenage, Biggleswade, St Neots, Huntingdon and Peterborough.

Great Western Railway

No major changes planned.

Greater Anglia

As of the June timetable change, there will be some additional weekday evening peak trains from London:

• 16:22 and 17:45 to Southend Victoria
• 17:06 and 18:20 to Witham
• 17:14 to Southminster
• 17:47 to Ipswich.

Services to/from Clacton will also stop additionally at Hythe.

London – Norwich ‘Mainline’ services will also see timetable changes. Many services will be sped up and calling patterns will change.

As well as this, many services across the network will see minor changes. We’d recommend checking journey planners or the Railsmartr site when booking.

Heathrow Express

No major changes planned.

Hull Trains

No major changes planned.

Island Line

No major changes planned.

LNER

On Sundays, there will be some improvements to the timetable on LNER from the June timetable change. Two new trains will run:

• 10:33 London Kings Cross to Leeds
• 13:40 Leeds to London Kings Cross.

These trains will run with more carriages:

• 08:40 Leeds to London Kings Cross
• 12:22 London Kings Cross to Newcastle.

London Northwestern Railway

No major changes planned.

London Overground

No major changes planned.

Lumo

No major changes planned.

Merseyrail

No major changes planned.

Northern

There are a number of changes planned during the June timetable change at Northern:

• The Northumberland Line will open during the course of this timetable (date to be announced). At opening, there’ll be a half-hourly service between Newcastle and Ashington, with stops at Newsham and Seaton Delaval. Roughly every other train will also stop at Manors
• Leeds – Skipton – (Cumbria) services will gain some additional stops and capacity
• Calder Valley Line trains will gain some additional stops at Low Moor, Sowerby Bridge and Mytholmroyd
• On the Leeds – Harrogate – York line, newer ‘Class 170’ trains will be used more often, particularly on rush hour services
• Liverpool – Manchester Airport (via St Helens Junction) services will see more four-carriage trains used
• A train service between Clitheroe and Hellifield will be reinstated on Saturdays. This will run from Rochdale to Ribblehead via Bolton at 07:52 and 14:52. There’ll be return trains at 12:18 and 19:18
• More trains will stop at Heaton Chapel and Levenshulme on Sundays.

ScotRail

As of the June timetable change, the line between Kirkcaldy, Cameron Bridge and Leven will reopen, more than half a century after closure. There’ll be a train every hour on this route to/from Edinburgh.

A new timetable will also be introduced on the Inverclyde route, with more frequent trains to/from Wemyss Bay and better connections to and from the ferry at Gourock.

Evening services on the Glasgow to Newton/Neilston routes and on the Cathcart Circle will increase to half-hourly, as well as on the Glasgow to Alloa line.

There will also be a new morning peak service at 08:05 from Prestonpans to Edinburgh.

As well as this, many services across the network will see minor changes. We’d recommend checking journey planners or the Railsmartr site when booking.

South Western Railway

There will be a number of changes to South Western Railway services from the June timetable change:

• Fast services from Portsmouth Harbour to London Waterloo will depart at 15 minutes past the hour
• Stopping services from Portsmouth Harbour to London Waterloo will depart at 33 minutes past the hour
• On Saturdays, fast services from Portsmouth Harbour to London Waterloo will depart at 15 and 45 minutes past the hour. Stopping services from Portsmouth & Southsea will depart at 37 minutes past the hour.

As well as this, many other services across the network will see minor changes to calling patterns and departure times. We’d recommend checking journey planners or the Railsmartr site when booking.

Southeastern

Minor changes will be made across the network as of the June timetable change. We’d recommend checking this dedicated page for more information.

Southern

As of the June timetable change, there will be major changes to the West Coastway timetable on Southern. This is what the timetable will look like on Mondays to Saturdays:

• Half-hourly service between Brighton and Southampton Central
• Hourly service between Brighton and Portsmouth & Southsea
• Half-hourly service between London Victoria and Portsmouth Harbour/Bognor Regis. These trains attach and detach at Horsham
• Half-hourly service between London Victoria and Littlehampton via Hove
• Hourly stopping service (all stations) between Brighton and Chichester via Littlehampton
• Half-hourly shuttle services between Bognor Regis and Barnham.

The Sunday service will remain largely unchanged. If you’re travelling from Southampton to London via Gatwick Airport, you’ll need to change at Barnham.

As well as this, many other services across the network will see minor changes to calling patterns and departure times. We’d recommend checking journey planners or the Railsmartr site when booking.

Stansted Express

No major changes planned.

Thameslink

There’ll be some tweaks to the timetable to allow for better connections in the Woolwich and Greenwich area.

TransPennine Express

Here are the key changes to the timetable on TransPennine Express:

• Trains on the Manchester to Glasgow route will return to a consistent two-hourly service
• As a result, there’ll be a consistent hourly service between Manchester and Lockerbie 
• Additional evening trains will run between Liverpool and Manchester (via Newton-le-Willows)
• Additional weekend trains will run between York and Scarborough until October 20th
• On Mondays to Saturdays, there’ll be a consistent two-hourly service between Manchester and York via Castleford.

Transport for Wales

There will be improvements to the Valley Lines timetable as of the June timetable change. Here are the key changes:

• An increase from six to eight trains per hour between Cardiff and Pontypridd (07:00 to 19:00 Monday to Saturday), with all 8 calling at Trefforest Estate
• Increase from four to six trains per hour between Caerphilly and Cardiff (06:30 to 18:30 Monday to Saturday)
• Two trains per hour will now run between Bargoed and Rhymney (Monday to Saturday)
• More frequent evening services between Cardiff and Treherbert, Aberdare and Merthyr Tydfil
• A Sunday service on the Cardiff City line for the first time
• A new service between Pontypridd and Cardiff Bay (Monday to Saturday) without the need to change at Cardiff Queen Street.

As well as this, many other services across the network will see minor changes to calling patterns and departure times. We’d recommend checking journey planners or the Railsmartr site when booking.

West Midlands Railway

There will be changes to two lines on the West Midlands Railway network as of the June timetable change:

Birmingham to Shrewsbury

• There will be an additional ‘fast’ train per hour on this route, stopping at Smethwick Galton Bridge, Wolverhampton, Shifnal, Telford Central, Wellington and Shrewsbury
• The ‘stopping’ train will be diverted between Wolverhampton and Birmingham New Street. It’ll no longer stop at Smethwick Galton Bridge but will stop additionally at Tame Bridge Parkway. When new stations open at Willenhall and Darlaston, it’ll stop at these stations too
• The 07:10 Shrewsbury to Birmingham New Street (stopping service) will continue to take the direct route to Birmingham (via Smethwick Galton Bridge).

Snow Hill Lines

• Services terminating at Kidderminster will now call at Langley Green, Old Hill and Lye but will no longer call at Hagley and Blakedown
• Services terminating at Worcester will now call at Hagley and Blakedown but will no longer call at Langley Green, Old Hill and Lye
• Stourbridge Town shuttle services will be slightly amended to align with the new timings of services at Stourbridge Junction.

How long will the June timetable change last?

This new timetable will run until 14 December 2024. After this date, a new timetable will be introduced with further changes. Information on this is expected to be made available starting from October/November.

Is there anything else I should know?

We’d recommend checking the dedicated National Rail page if you’re unsure about how your journey will be affected or if you’d like more specific details about your train.

Looking to book a trip? We’d recommend doing it with Railsmartr. We don’t charge any fees on refunds or exchanges, so there’s no penalty for changing your mind.