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People travelling into London from Essex over the Christmas period are being encouraged to check trains, as services will be reduced of cancelled between Christmas Day and the beginning of January. Greater Anglia has announced that London Liverpool Street station will be closed between Christmas Day (December 25) and New Year's Day (January 1), including those dates. Reduced services will also be in place over the Christmas period.
London Liverpool Street station will be closed for eight days while Network Rail continues with work to replace the ageing roof panels. Work within the Bishopsgate tunnel will also be taking place for essential maintenance on this key structure on the approach to the London terminal.
Many services travelling to and from London will terminate at or start from Stratford. Passengers can travel into central London via the Elizabeth line and London Underground services from Stratford.
On days when London Liverpool Street station is closed, ticket acceptance has been arranged on the Elizabeth Line and Central Line between Stratford and London Liverpool Street, on the Victoria Line between Tottenham Hale and King's Cross St. Pancras, and on the Circle, Hammersmith & City Line, and Metropolitan Lines between King's Cross St. Pancras and London Liverpool Street.
On Christmas Eve, there will be an early shutdown with most services finishing by 10pm. Reduced services on the Liverpool Street Greater Anglia line will also continue in the New Year, until January 4.
There will be no services on Christmas Day, and only a revised Stansted Express service will run on Boxing Day between Tottenham Hale and Stansted Airport. Normal services will resume on Monday, January 5.
Although most services will be running between December 27 and 31, there will be some service amendments, followed by a bank holiday timetable on New Year's Day. So, with a number of changes across the network planned over the Festive period, customers are advised to check before they travel.
Martin Beable, Managing Director, Greater Anglia, said: "While most of our services will be running over the festive period, so that people can continue to travel across East Anglia and beyond, engineering work is taking place and will affect passengers travelling on both main lines to and from London and in the Cambridge area.
"Since the railway tends to be much quieter over this period, Network Rail uses it to carry out essential upgrade work that will help Greater Anglia to continue operating a very punctual and reliable service for customers in 2026.
"We apologise for the inconvenience caused by the service alterations, and we urge passengers to check before they travel as some journeys may take longer than normal."
Planned timetable changes for passengers: Wednesday 24 December
On Christmas Eve (Tuesday, December 24) an early shutdown of services will apply. Trains will cease operation by 10pm, with reductions in service from 7pm. The exception is the Stansted Express between London Liverpool Street and Stansted Airport.
The last train to Stansted Airport will be the 11.21pm London Liverpool Street to Stansted Airport, arriving at 12.12am.
The last train from Stansted Airport will be the 10.43pm Stansted Airport to London Liverpool Street, arriving at 11.34pm.
Thursday 25 December
No Greater Anglia services will operate on Christmas Day.
Friday 26 December
Only a reduced Stansted Express service will run.
Stansted Express services will start and terminate at Tottenham Hale. Customers are encouraged to use the Victoria line to and from Tottenham Hale.
No other services will operate.
Saturday 27 December
A revised service will operate.
Great Eastern Mainline and West Anglia services will start and terminate at Stratford.
Buses replace trains between Stansted Airport and Cambridge North as well as between Bury St Edmunds and Cambridge.
Trains will continue to operate between London and Stansted Airport, Ipswich and Bury St Edmunds/Peterborough as well as between Cambridge North and Norwich.
Sunday 28 December
A revised service will operate.
Great Eastern Mainline and West Anglia services will start and terminate at Stratford.
Buses replace trains between Stansted Airport and Cambridge North as well as between Bury St Edmunds and Cambridge.
Trains will continue to operate between London and Stansted Airport, Ipswich and Bury St Edmunds and Peterborough as well as between Cambridge North and Norwich.
Monday 29 December
A revised service will operate.
Great Eastern Mainline and West Anglia services will start/terminate at Stratford.
Buses replace trains between Stansted Airport and Cambridge North as well as between Bury St Edmunds and Cambridge.
Trains will continue to operate between London and Stansted Airport, Ipswich and Bury St Edmunds/Peterborough as well as between Cambridge North and Norwich.
Tuesday 30 December
A revised service will operate.
Great Eastern Mainline and West Anglia services will start/terminate at Stratford.
Buses replace trains between Stansted Airport and Cambridge North as well as between Bury St Edmunds and Cambridge.
Trains will continue to operate between London and Stansted Airport, Ipswich and Bury St Edmunds and Peterborough as well as between Cambridge North and Norwich.
Wednesday 31 December
A revised service will operate.
Great Eastern Mainline and West Anglia services will start/terminate at Stratford.
Buses replace trains between Stansted Airport and Cambridge North as well as between Bury St Edmunds and Cambridge.
Trains will continue to operate between London and Stansted Airport, Ipswich and Bury St Edmunds/Peterborough as well as between Cambridge North and Norwich.
Thursday 1 January 2026
A revised service will operate.
Great Eastern Mainline and West Anglia services will start/terminate at Stratford.
Buses replace trains between Stansted Airport and Cambridge North as well as between Bury St Edmunds and Cambridge.
Trains will continue to operate between London and Stansted Airport, Ipswich and Bury St Edmunds and Peterborough as well as between Cambridge North and Norwich.
Friday 2 January 2026
A revised service will operate.
Buses replace trains between Stansted Airport and Cambridge North as well as between Bury St Edmunds and Cambridge.
Trains will continue to operate between London and Stansted Airport, Ipswich and Bury St Edmunds and Peterborough as well as between Cambridge North and Norwich.
Saturday 3 January 2026
A revised service will operate.
Buses replace trains between Stansted Airport and Cambridge North as well as between Bury St Edmunds and Cambridge.
Trains will continue to operate between London and Stansted Airport, Ipswich and Bury St Edmund and Peterborough as well as between Cambridge North and Norwich.
Sunday 4 January 2026
A revised service will operate.
Services that normally operate between Hertford East and Stratford will be diverted to operate between Hertford East and Liverpool Street between 8am and 6pm. Passengers travelling to and from Stratford should use Greater Anglia main line services between Liverpool Street and Stratford.
No services will operate between Meridian Water and Stratford.
Monday 5 January 2026
Normal service resumes.
Passengers should be aware that some services will also be retimed. Details can be found via the journey planner on the Greater Anglia website or app.