Overview
- The new national schedules start today, with LNER adding nearly 10,000 services a year on the East Coast corridor.
- Weekday trains between London King’s Cross and Newcastle increase by 46%, with advertised savings of up to 15 minutes London–Edinburgh and 10 minutes Edinburgh–York.
- Network updates include Northern’s new hourly fast Leeds–Sheffield service, extra Middlesbrough–Newcastle trains, more East Midlands Railway services between Nottingham and Lincoln, and higher TransPennine Express frequencies.
- Avanti West Coast adds London–Liverpool trains, open‑access operators Grand Central, Hull Trains and Lumo expand services, and Transport for Wales doubles Chester–Wrexham to two trains per hour.
- ScotRail adjusts timings for Edinburgh–North Berwick, Dunbar and Tweedbank to fit cross‑border paths, with Class 380 electric trains introduced on the East Kilbride line, and passengers are urged to check journey planners.