They’ve had months to get ready, but it’s such an enormous logistical challenge not everything will be ready on day one. And it’s understandable, with the largest ever timetable change, with trains and crew running new routes. Not everything will be where it needs to be on Monday morning.
So to help you navigate what’s not going to be there we’ve compiled the list of Thameslink trains below that will be missing.
Note ALL trains running to London Bridge will be ‘Thameslink’.
New Timetable day 1 (Mon 21 May)
06:00 & 06:30 From London Bridge.
These also are our early morning Gatwick services at 06:37 and 07:07 from Redhill (also Call at Merstham, Earlswood, Salfords and Horley)
For the former from Merstham you will need to catch 06:11 Reigate (instead of 06:32 – much earlier) and Change at Redhill where a bus will leave at 6:25 and another bus will leave at 06:55 calling all stations to Gatwick.
This is for first day only to get stock in right place from Day 2 these trains will run as normal.
Week 1 (starting 21 May running Mon – Fri)
Some Horsham to Peterborough and back trains will not run.
- 05:51 Horley, 05:59 Redhill, 06:03 Merstham
- 09:21 Horley, 09:29 Redhill, 09:33 Merstham
- Additionally (time departing Redhill)Â 11:59, 15:29, 17:59, 21:29
From London back to our area (times based on a departure from London Bridge) calling at Merstham, Redhill, Horley
- 07:30, 10:00, 13:30, 16:00, 19:30, 22:00
Week 2 (starting 28 May running Mon – Fri)
Some Horsham to Peterborough and back trains will not run.
- 09:21 Horley, 09:29 Redhill, 09:33 Merstham
- Then (Redhill time) 15:29, 21:29
From London back to our area (times based on a departure from London Bridge) calling at Merstham, Redhill, Horley
- 07:30, 13:30, 19:30
The above may change and we hope that they’re able to start running them soon. As always the planners will be up to date with which trains will and won’t be present. You can check this in your favourite app, at the Southern or Thameslink website, or via realtimetrains.co.uk.
Week 2 of the new timetable and the new timetable already cancelled-the 8-29 to City Thameslink has just disappeared from the timetable as have many other London Bridge bound trains-back to 1 at 8-11 and that’s it for an hour if you have work to get to!!