- Amended timetable in place for New Year’s Eve due to RMT strike action, with stations likely to be busy and queuing systems in place
- Last services will run from Waterloo before 11pm, with some extra services running after midnight on inner-suburban routes (early hours of New Year’s Day) to help passengers attending Mayor of London’s fireworks on the Southbank
- No post-midnight services beyond Basingstoke or Guildford on SWR mainline route
- Amended timetable will also be in place 1 – 3 January
- Journey times may change with the introduction of new SWR timetable on some routes from Saturday 4 January
- Passengers advised to check before they travel at southwesternrailway.com/strike and follow @SW_Help for live updates
South Western Railway will continue to run an amended strike timetable on New Year’s Eve (Tuesday 31 December), with many services finishing earlier than normal
Services running after midnight will run on some inner-suburban London routes to help take home passengers attending the Mayor of London’s annual firework celebrations.
However, no post-midnight services will run beyond Basingstoke or Guildford on SWR mainline services. Full details of the timetable will be posted on southwesternrailway.com/strike as soon as it is available.
An amended timetable will also run due to RMT strike action on New Year’s Day.
On Thursday 2 and Friday 3 January, SWR will continue to run an amended timetable and passengers are urged to check before they travel on these days.
Despite these not being RMT strike dates, SWR will run an amended timetable to ensure that all those guards who did not work during 28 days of RMT strike action are properly refreshed in terms of all necessary safety activities.
With engineering work taking place on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 January, the new timetable will kick off in earnest on Monday 6 January.
The new timetable will help provide 80 additional services a week, with improved journey opportunities across the SWR network. This builds on the successful May 2019 timetable changes, that saw more than 300 additional services introduced.
The changes will see later services from the West of England line to London, additional services on some suburban routes (Epsom, Dorking, Chessington, Hampton Court) and more peak and off-peak services on the Reading/Windsor line.
Here are some of the highlights from the new timetable (commencing Saturday 4 January 2020):
West of England line
Earlier service from Exeter to Waterloo and additional mid-afternoon Yeovil to Waterloo service on Sundays
Additional morning service from Exeter to Waterloo, Monday to Saturday
Later services to Exeter from Waterloo, Monday to Saturday
Reading / Windsor line
Additional peak service, Monday to Friday
Additional morning peak service Waterloo to Reading, Monday to Friday
Additional off-peak services from Waterloo to Reading
Suburban line
Additional early evening services to Epsom, Dorking, Chessington, and Hampton Court, Monday to Saturday
Portsmouth line
New Sunday service at Worplesdon
Hounslow Loop
Earlier services on the ‘Hounslow Loop’
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London to Southampton, Bournemouth, Weymouth
Sundays
1618 Poole to Waterloo. Additional service
2235 Waterloo to Poole. Additional service
West of England
Mondays to Fridays
0619 Honiton to Waterloo Starts back from Exeter St David’s at 0530.
2120 Waterloo - Yeovil Junction extends to Exeter St David’s
2220 Waterloo - Gillingham departs Salisbury 15 minutes earlier at 2343 and extends to Yeovil Junction
2300 Exeter St David’s - Salisbury departs earlier at 2225 and runs early through to Salisbury.
2327 Exeter St David’s - Yeovil Junction. Additional service
Saturdays
0619 Honiton - Waterloo Starts back from Exeter St David’s at 0530.
Sundays – From Waterloo
Services from London Waterloo to Exeter cease to call at Overton, Whitchurch, Grateley. Reading to Salisbury services will call additionally at Overton, Whitchurch, Grateley
0858 Honiton - Waterloo. Starts back from Exeter St David’s at 0824
1312 Reading - Salisbury extends to Yeovil Pen Mill
1745 Waterloo - Salisbury extends to Yeovil Pen Mill (via Westbury)
2215 Waterloo - Salisbury extended to Yeovil Junction
1621 Gillingham - Waterloo. Starts back from Yeovil Pen Mill at 1543.
2225 Exeter St D – Salisbury. Additional service
London to Guildford & Portsmouth
Mondays to Fridays
2115 Waterloo to Haslemere Additional service
2139 Haslemere - Guildford extends to Waterloo
2215 Waterloo to Haslemere Additional service
2239 Haslemere - Guildford Additional service
Saturdays
0615 Portsmouth Hbr – Waterloo. Additional service
2115 Waterloo to Haslemere. Additional service
2139 Haslemere – Waterloo. Additional service
2239 Haslemere - Woking. Additional service
London to Main Suburban
Mondays to Fridays
2054 Waterloo - Epsom. Extended to Dorking
2109 Waterloo - Dorking. Diverted to Guildford
2124 Waterloo - Epsom. Extended to Dorking
2206 Waterloo – Hampton Court. Additional service
2306 Waterloo – Hampton Court. Additional service
2158 Guildford – Waterloo additional service
2202 Dorking – Waterloo. Additional service
2208 Chessington South – Wimbledon. Additional service
2224 Hampton Court – Surbiton. Extends to Waterloo
2324 Hampton Court – Surbiton. Extends to Wimbledon
Saturdays
1954 Waterloo - Epsom. Extended to Dorking
2009 Waterloo - Dorking. Diverted to Guildford
2024 Waterloo - Epsom. Extended to Dorking
2054 Waterloo - Epsom. Extended to Dorking
2109 Waterloo - Dorking. Diverted to Guildford
2117 Waterloo - Chessington South. Additional service
2124 Waterloo - Epsom. Extended to Dorking
2206 Waterloo – Hampton Court. Additional service
2217 Waterloo - Chessington South. Additional service
2306 Waterloo – Hampton Court. Additional service
2046 Guildford – Waterloo amended to start from Dorking at 2102.
2104 Epsom - Waterloo starts from Guildford at 20:28.
2128 Guildford – Waterloo additional service
2134 Epsom - Waterloo starts from Guildford at 20:58
2146 Guildford – Waterloo amended to start from Dorking at 2202
2158 Guildford – Waterloo additional service
2208 Chessington South – Wimbledon. Additional service
2224 Hampton Court – Surbiton. Extends to Waterloo
2308 Chessington South – Wimbledon. Additional service
2324 Hampton Court – Surbiton. Extends to Wimbledon
Sundays
An hourly service at Worplesdon
London to Windsor Lines
Mondays to Fridays
Two trains per hour will call at Longcross between 0630-2130
0510 Waterloo - Hounslow. Additional service
0614 Staines - Weybridge starts back from Clapham Junction at 05:32 via Hounslow
0631 Hounslow - Weybridge starts back from London Waterloo at 05:52
0707 Waterloo - Reading. Additional service
1505 Waterloo - Reading. Additional service
1535 Waterloo - Reading. Additional service
1650 Reading - Waterloo. Additional service
1724 Waterloo - Windsor & ER. Additional service
2005 Waterloo - Reading. Additional service
0536 Ascot - Waterloo. Additional service
0824 Reading - Waterloo. Additional service
1623 Reading - Waterloo. Additional service
1650 Reading - Waterloo. Additional service
2303 Weybridge - Staines extends to Waterloo via Hounslow
Saturdays
Two trains per hour will call at Longcross between 0630-2130
0616 Staines - Weybridge starts back from Clapham Junction at 0532 via Hounslow
Sundays
One train per hour will call at Longcross until 2130
0815 Staines - Reading starts back from Waterloo at 0739.
Non-London
Mondays – Saturdays
2207 Romsey – Romsey (via Eastleigh, Southampton Ctrl) extended to Salisbury.
2258 Romsey – Romsey (via Southampton Ctrl, Eastleigh) starts back from Salisbury at 2245.
Sundays
An hourly service will be provided at Dean and Mottisfont & Dunbridge
