Our timetables

Monday 20 to Thursday 23 November

There are currently no changes to our service on these dates.

Friday 24 November

In preparation for weekend engineering works, the following alterations will apply to services on Friday:

• The 15.27 from London King’s Cross to Middlesbrough will terminate at York
• The 17.33 from London King’s Cross to Harrogate will terminate at Leeds
• The 23.00 from London King’s Cross to York will terminate at Doncaster

Saturday 25 November

Engineering work will be taking place throughout the day between Doncaster and York. 

• We will be running fewer services on our route between London King’s Cross and Scotland, with an hourly service each way
• These services will use a diversionary route between York and Doncaster and journey times will be extended by approximately one hour
• Other services to and from the North will start and terminate at York
• Some services to and from the South will start and terminate at Doncaster
• We will not be running any services to and from Hull
• There will be a reduced service to and from Harrogate and Bradford Forster Square
• Lincoln services will start and terminate at Newark Northgate.  A rail replacement coach service will operate between Newark and Lincoln on Saturday evening only, see timetable for further details
• There will be fewer journey opportunities by train for customers travelling between Newark and Retford.  Rail replacement coaches will operate between these stations in some hours

LNER Timetable Saturday 25 November

Sunday 26 November

We will be running fewer services on our route between London King’s Cross and Scotland, with an hourly service each way

• These services will use a diversionary route between York and Doncaster and journey times will be extended by approximately one hour
• Other services to and from the North will start and terminate at York
• Some services to and from the South will start and terminate at Doncaster
• We will not be running any services to Harrogate, Hull or Lincoln, however, a rail replacement coach service will operate between Newark and Lincoln on Sunday evening only, see timetable for further details 

LNER Timetable Sunday 26 November 

Monday 27 November to Thursday 30 November

There are currently no changes to our service on these dates.

Friday 1 December

Engineering work will be taking place in the late evening between Perth and Inverness.

• The 12.00 from London King’s Cross to Inverness will terminate at Stirling
• A rail replacement coach service will operate between Stirling and Inverness (and intermediate stations)
• Journey times will be longer than usual

An overtime ban (industrial action) may affect some services, however we intend to run an almost full timetable on this date. 

Please check your entire journey before you travel.  

The timetable below is now confirmed.

LNER Timetable Friday 1 December

Saturday 2 December

We are aware of industrial action at LNER on Saturday 2 December.

If the strike goes ahead there will be a significant impact to our timetable.

Our timetable is now confirmed and in Journey Planners and tickets are back on sale. Services are likely to be busy for this day so please make sure you have a seat reservation for a more comfortable journey. 

LNER Timetable Saturday 2 December

Sunday 3 December

Engineering work is scheduled to take place on the East Coast Mainline on Sunday 3 December, with no direct trains running in or out of London King's Cross.

Due to other industrial action at other operators, LNER will now have to run an amended plan for customers travelling to or from London.

The amended timetables are now visible in Journey Planners but trains will be off sale until Monday 27 November.

LNER Full Timetable Sunday 3 December

LNER Timetable summary Sunday 3 December

Monday 4 December

Engineering work will be taking place in the early morning between Perth and Inverness.

• The 07.55 from Inverness to London King’s Cross will start at Perth.
• A rail replacement coach service will operate between Inverness and Perth (and intermediate stations)
• Journey times will be longer than usual

Tuesday 5 to Friday 8 December

There are currently no changes to our service on these dates.

Saturday 9 December

There are no planned changes to our timetable on this date.

Sunday 10 December

There are no planned changes to our timetable on this date.

Monday 11 to Friday 15 December

There are no planned changes to our timetable on these dates. 

Saturday 16 December

There are no planned changes to our timetable on this date.

Sunday 17 December

Engineering work will be taking place in the late evening between York and Newcastle.

• The 20.05 from London King’s Cross will terminate at York and will no longer call at Wakefield Westgate or Leeds
• The 22.00 from London King’s Cross to Newcastle will terminate at York
• Rail replacement coaches will be in place for journeys between York and Newcastle

Monday 18 December

Engineering work will be taking place in the early morning between York and Newcastle. 

• The 04.45 from Newcastle to London King’s Cross will start from York at 06.00

Tuesday 19 to Friday 22 December

There are no planned changes to our timetable on these dates.

Saturday 23 December

The stops at York, Darlington and Newcastle on the following services will be for passengers to board only. Passengers travelling to these stations should use alternative services.

• 10.00 from London King’s Cross to Aberdeen
• 12.00 from London King’s Cross to Inverness
• 14.00 from London King’s Cross to Aberdeen

The stops at Haymarket and Edinburgh Waverley on the following services will be for passengers to alight only. Passengers travelling from these stations should use alternative services.

• 07.52 from Aberdeen to London King’s Cross
• 07.55 from Inverness to London King’s Cross
• 09.52 from Aberdeen to London King’s Cross

We will be running an additional service from London King’s Cross at 21.03, calling at Peterborough, Grantham, Newark Northgate and Doncaster.

LNER Timetable Saturday 23 December

Sunday 24 December – Christmas Eve

Engineering work will be taking place throughout the day between London and Peterborough.

• There will be no services to or from London King’s Cross
• There will be an hourly train service each way between Leeds and St Neots and an hourly train service each way between Scotland and St Neots
• Other LNER services will start and terminate at Peterborough
• Customers travelling to or from London should take a rail replacement coach service between St Neots and Bedford where they will connect with other operators’ services to and from London St Pancras
• Impacted journeys will be significantly longer than usual

Engineering work will be taking place in the evening in the York area.

• Some northbound services will terminate at York
• Some southbound services will terminate at Darlington

In addition, as it is Christmas Eve, our last services will be earlier than a normal Sunday and may terminate at different stations.

Our last train services to and from St Neots are listed below. Please see timetable for further details and for information about other journeys.

Last northbound LNER train services from St Neots

• 16.59 to Newcastle and Edinburgh Waverley
• 19.00 to York
• 19.54 to Leeds

Last southbound LNER train services to St Neots

• 14.30 from Edinburgh Waverley
• 15.59 from Newcastle
• 16.59 from York
• 17.16 from Leeds

LNER Timetable Sunday 24 December

Monday 25 and Tuesday 26 December – Christmas Day and Boxing Day

As usual, LNER will not be running any services on Christmas Day or Boxing Day.

Wednesday 27 December

Following the Christmas break, our first services of the day will be later than a normal weekday and some services will start at different stations. See timetable for further details.

Engineering work will be taking place in the morning in the York area.

• Some southbound services will start from York
• Some northbound services will start from Darlington
• A rail replacement coach service will be in operation. Further details will be published once finalised

The stops at York, Darlington and Newcastle on the following services will be for passengers to board only. Passengers travelling to these stations should use alternative services.

• 10.00 from London King’s Cross to Aberdeen
• 12.00 from London King’s Cross to Inverness
• 14.00 from London King’s Cross to Aberdeen

The stops at Haymarket and Edinburgh Waverley on the following services will be for passengers to alight only. Passengers travelling from these stations should use alternative services.

• 07.52 from Aberdeen to London King’s Cross
• 07.55 from Inverness to London King’s Cross
• 09.52 from Aberdeen to London King’s Cross

LNER Timetable Wednesday 27 December

Thursday 28 December and Friday 29 December

The stops at York, Darlington and Newcastle on the following services will be for passengers to board only. Passengers travelling to these stations should use alternative services.

• 10.00 from London King’s Cross to Aberdeen
• 12.00 from London King’s Cross to Inverness
• 14.00 from London King’s Cross to Aberdeen

The stops at Haymarket and Edinburgh Waverley on the following services will be for passengers to alight only. Passengers travelling from these stations should use alternative services.

• 07.52 from Aberdeen to London King’s Cross
• 07.55 from Inverness to London King’s Cross
• 09.52 from Aberdeen to London King’s Cross

LNER Timetable Thursday 28 December and Friday 29 December