Rail warning for festive travellers – as last Christmas Eve journey times revealed
A warning has gone out to rail passengers – Christmas Eve travel will be severely curtailed this year.
RMT strike action planned for 24 December will have a severe impact on rail services with passengers being advised to only travel if absolutely necessary.
On Christmas Eve, trains will stop much earlier.
Paul Rutter, East Coast route director for Network Rail said: “We’re really sorry for the disruption this will cause over the Christmas period when people are travelling to see family and friends.
“This latest round of strike action means that we’re asking passengers to only travel if it’s absolutely necessary on days and to expect some significant disruption.
“With important engineering work also taking place into the New Year, passengers should continue to check their journey throughout the festive period.”
Last train times
LNER – Christmas Eve
- Last train from York to London: 10.32am
- Last train from York to Edinburgh: 11.35am
- Last train from London to York: 11.06am
- Last train from Edinburgh to York: 1.31pm
More on the LNER website.
Grand Central – Christmas Eve
- Last train from York to London: 8.22am
More on the Grand Central website
Other websites to check
- National Rail Enquiries
- TransPennine Express website
- CrossCountry Trains website
- Northern Rail website
- Hull Trains website.
Work to upgrade the tracks through York station will take place as planned between 24 December and 2 January.
There will be changes to services throughout this period, with many services bypassing York altogether.
