Trains <\/p>\n
Some National Rail services will finish early on Christmas Eve, and no trains will run on Christmas Day. <\/p>\n
Most train operators won’t run any services on Boxing Day either. However, a small number of firms (Chiltern Railways, London Overground, Merseyrail, ScotRail, Southern and Stansted Express) will have a very limited service. <\/p>\n
The UK’s busiest station, London’s Liverpool Street, will be closed for eight days between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day<\/a>, for works on its roof. <\/p>\n No trains will call at London Waterloo on 27 and 28 December, with trains terminating at Clapham Junction, external<\/a> and a reduced timetable between 29 December and 4 January. <\/p>\n Improvement works will also affect services into Cardiff Central station, external<\/a> between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. <\/p>\n You can check for other engineering works and timetable alterations on the National Rail website, external<\/a>. <\/p>\n There are no Eurostar services on Christmas Day, but trains are running every other day. <\/p>\n Buses and coaches<\/p>\n Most local bus services will not run on Christmas Day, but check individual websites for detailed schedule information. <\/p>\n National Express is running extra coaches on a number of UK routes between 20 December and 4 January. <\/p>\n