Monday 18th May will see changes in the London Northwest Railway lines, and will now include hourly trains stopping at Stone Station.
Train services are still restricted to necessary journeys only, and will require social distancing measures at all times, including staying 2m apart from other users, and wearing a protective face covering.
Passengers who have a valid reason to travel are urged to check the timetable on londonnorthwesternrailway.co.uk/ before travelling, and wherever possible to buy tickets in advance.
The timetable includes the reinstatement of services through The Potteries which were temporarily halted last month and the reintroducing a rail replacement service along the Marston Vale Line. The trainline are committed to bring back a train service on the Bletchley – Bedford and Watford Junction – St Albans Abbey routes as soon as possible.
Lawrence Bowman, customer experience director for London Northwestern Railway, said: “I would like to thank all the people who have stayed away from the railway during the national emergency. Since the travel restrictions have been in place we’ve been able to help thousands of key workers make essential journeys across the region. The well-being of our customers and staff is our top priority which is why we are asking our passengers to act considerately and think very carefully if they really need to travel by train.”
Below is a summary of the services from 18 May onward and the new timetables are available to view online at www.lnr.uk/coronavirus.
- Birmingham-Liverpool – 1 train per hour
- Birmingham-Northampton – 2 trains per hour
- Northampton-London Euston – 2 trains per hour plus additional morning peak services
- Milton Keynes/Tring-London Euston – 1 train per hour
- Crewe-London Euston via Trent Valley – 1 train per hour
- Bletchley-Bedford (Marston Vale Line) – Hourly rail replacement bus with an all stations and semi fast service
- Watford Junction-St Albans Abbey (Abbey Line) – 40-min frequency rail replacement bus
