On the vast majority of the rail network, Boxing Day trains do not operate. This allows for essential engineering work to take place.

Do any Boxing Day trains operate?

The following trains are expected to run on Boxing Day 2024:

• Chiltern Railways services from London Marylebone to Oxford Parkway
• Greater Anglia (Stansted Express) services from Stansted Airport to Tottenham Hale (trains do not continue to Liverpool Street)
• Heathrow Express services will link the Heathrow Terminals
• London Overground services from Stratford to Clapham Junction and Highbury & Islington to West Croydon
• Merseyrail services will be running but will not serve all stations. Hunts Cross will not be served and trains towards Chester/Ellesmere Port will only run between Liverpool and Hooton. Extra trains will also run to/from Aintree
• ScotRail will be running a largely full timetable throughout Glasgow and Strathclyde and a more limited one in the wider Central Belt
• Southern services to Gatwick Airport/Brighton, East Croydon (via Selhurst) and Sutton.

We’d recommend checking the National Rail festive travel page for more information. We’ve also written a dedicated Christmas travel page.