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London Northwestern Railway warns passengers not to travel on Saturday due to strike action

London Northwestern Railway (LNR) is advising passengers not to attempt to travel this Saturday due to planned industrial action.
There will be no service on any LNR route on Saturday 26 November due to action by members of train drivers’ union ASLEF. Passengers needing to travel are advised to make alternative arrangements.
There may also be amendments to late services on the evening of Fri

2 December 2022 13:30

London Northwestern Railway: Passengers urged to check journeys ahead of timetable change

London Northwestern Railway is urging passengers to check their journeys ahead of a timetable change coming into effect later this month.
From Sunday 11 December departure times and frequencies on some routes will change as part of a national twice-yearly timetable change.
Jonny Wiseman, LNR customer experience director, said: “These changes have been carefully planned to provide a more reli

22 January 2024 10:00

London Northwestern Railway issues warning to fare evaders after thousands fined

Bosses at London Northwestern Railway (LNR) have issued a warning to fare evaders after new figures released today revealed the company issued thousands of fines for non-payment last year.
The warning comes one year after the national Penalty Fare for ticketless travel increased to a minimum of £100 in a bid to cut fare evasion.
In 2023, LNR and sister company West Midlands Railway issued a

8 December 2022 10:00

Passengers urged to only travel if essential as London Northwestern Railway confirms strike timetable

London Northwestern Railway (LNR) is urging passengers to only travel if essential, with industrial action set to impact timetables next week (w/c Dec 12).
The operator is also asking passengers travelling by rail over the entire Christmas period to check their journeys carefully as industrial action may impact trains, particularly those in the early morning and late evening.
Significant dis

15 December 2022 09:30

Passengers urged to plan ahead as London Northwestern Railway confirms Christmas timetable

London Northwestern Railway (LNR) is warning of significant disruption and urging passengers travelling over the festive period to plan ahead amidst ongoing industrial action.
The train operator has published revised timetables due to ongoing industrial action.
The RMT union has announced its intention to stage action short of strike (a ban on overtime) between Sunday 18 December and Monday

22 December 2022 09:30

London Northwestern Railway issues ‘do not travel’ warning to passengers ahead of post-Christmas strike

Passengers are being warned not to travel on any London Northwestern Railway (LNR) services on two days between Christmas and New Year due to industrial action.
Strike action by the TSSA union means no service will run on any LNR route on either Wednesday 28 December or Thursday 29 December.
Passengers are also being reminded that Christmas Eve services will finish at 4pm due to industrial a

17 January 2023 09:30

Passengers warned of penalty fare increase on London Northwestern Railway services from Monday 23 January

Passengers travelling without a ticket on London Northwestern Railway (LNR) services will face tougher penalties when new rules come into effect next week (w/c Jan 23).
From Monday, the Penalty Fare will increase to a minimum of £100 – reduced to £50 if paid within 21 days – plus the price of a full single fare applicable.
The change represents a significant increase to the existing Penalty

23 February 2023 13:30

London Northwestern Railway: More than 1,100 passengers issued penalty fares in first month since charge increased

Rail passengers are being reminded not to try and dodge their fare after London Northwestern Railway (LNR) revealed a total of 1,198 people have been handed a Penalty Fare in the first month since the penalty charge increased.

Rail users must purchase a ticket before boarding a train and as part of a national drive to deter ticketless travel, the Penalty Fare increased to a minimum of £100

22 May 2024 09:00

London Northwestern Railway: Passengers urged to check journeys ahead of Bank Holiday engineering works

Passengers travelling with London Northwestern Railway (LNR) are being urged to check their journeys ahead of the Bank Holiday weekend due to engineering works.
As a result of track improvement works by Network Rail, journeys between Crewe and Milton Keynes are subject to disruption between Saturday 25 May and Monday 27 May inclusive.
Jonny Wiseman, LNR customer experience director, said:

26 March 2024 10:30

London Northwestern Railway: Passengers reminded of Euston closure to main line services over Easter weekend

Passengers travelling on the West Coast Main Line with London Northwestern Railway (LNR) are being reminded to travel either side of the Easter with London Euston closed to all main line services across the bank holiday weekend.
Due to major track upgrades by Network Rail, there will be no services between London Euston and Milton Keynes Central between Friday 29 March and Monday 1 April inclus

28 March 2023 10:00

London Northwestern Railway: Passengers urged to plan ahead of engineering works taking place at Easter

Passengers travelling with London Northwestern Railway (LNR) are being urged to plan ahead of engineering works impacting services on the Easter weekend (April 7-10).
The works, being carried out by Network Rail, will mean:
Due to engineering work on the West Coast Main Line, no trains will run between Milton Keynes Central and London Euston. Rail replacement in place from Mi

28 May 2024 10:00

London Northwestern Railway: Passengers reminded of upcoming timetable change

Passengers travelling with London Northwestern Railway (LNR) are being reminded that timetable changes come into effect this weekend.
The changes come into effect from Sunday 2 June and passengers are being reminded to check their journeys.
As a result of the changes, LNR services will be subject to small amendments to help manage busy areas of the network that are shared with other train op

4 May 2023 09:30

London Northwestern Railway: Passengers urged to check train times ahead of timetable change

Passengers are being urged to check their train times ahead of a new railway timetable coming into effect later this month.
As part of the twice-yearly national timetable change which comes into effect on Sunday 21 May, London Northwestern Railway will be making a number of changes to its services.
These include:
Following customer feedback, two additional services to London Euston

16 May 2023 11:30

Passengers travelling with London Northwestern Railway reminded of major timetable change this week

Passengers are being urged to check their train times ahead of a new railway timetable coming into effect later this week.
As part of the twice-yearly national timetable change which comes into effect on Sunday 21 May, London Northwestern Railway will be making a number of changes to its services.
These include:
Following customer feedback, two additional services to London Euston

25 May 2023 13:00

London Northwestern Railway: Passengers advised to travel early ahead of play off final this weekend

Coventry City fans travelling with London Northwestern Railway (LNR) to Wembley for the Championship play off final are advised to travel early on Saturday 27 May.
Services between Nuneaton – London Euston and Coventry – London Euston are expected to be very busy, particularly between 12pm and 3pm and from 7pm onwards.
Passengers are advised to allow plenty of time for their journey and queu

5 July 2023 11:00

London Northwestern Railway unveils ticket office modernisation plans

London Northwestern Railway has today (5 July) published proposals to modernise the way train tickets are sold at stations.
The company, alongside other train operators in England, is proposing to bring employees out from behind ticket office windows to be closer to customers, providing an enhanced customer service role and greater visibility of staff on concourses and platforms.
The proposa

26 July 2023 15:00

London Northwestern Railway: Ticket office modernisation plans consultation extended

Passengers are being given more time to respond to proposals published by London Northwestern Railway (LNR) to modernise the way train tickets are sold at stations.
The company, alongside other train operators in England, has today (July 26) announced that the consultation will be extended to Friday 1 September – an extra five and a half weeks.
By extending this period, LNR is giving passeng

22 November 2023 11:00

London Northwestern Railway: passengers reminded of upcoming December timetable change

Passengers travelling with London Northwestern Railway (LNR) are being reminded to check their journeys ahead of changes to the national railway timetable in December.
Planners have been updated ahead of the change, which comes into effect on Sunday 10 December.
Changes on the LNR network include:
An increase to the number of trains running between Birmingham and Liverpool, wit