Train services are now running to our autumn timetable, which is place until Saturday 12 December.

There are minor changes to train times compared to our May 2026 timetable, with services departing stations between 1 and 5 minutes earlier than usual. For example, the 0621 service from Dorking to London Waterloo will depart at 0620, while the 0523 service from Portsmouth Harbour to London Waterloo will depart at 0518.

In addition, from Sunday 4 October 2026, there will be changes to calling patterns at Brookwood, Kempton Park, Longcross, Upper Halliford, West Byfleet, Winchfield and Woking. 

Journey planners are up to date and we recommend planning ahead here.

You can also download our autumn timetables here.

Why are you making these changes?

Every autumn we make small changes to our timetables during leaf fall season.

When leaves fall on our tracks and trains travel over them, they form a slippery surface that is similar to black ice on roads.

We need to allow our trains more time to accelerate and brake in these conditions, which is why services across our network are retimed.

Following challenging conditions last autumn, which led to poor performance across our network, we are also making changes to services calling at Brookwood, Kempton Park, Longcross, Upper Halliford, West Byfleet, Winchfield and Woking.

These changes will help to keep services running reliably at key parts of our network, where even the smallest delays can quickly add up and cause longer and much more impactful delays.

While the autumn timetable began on Sunday 20 September, the additional changes to services for these stations will begin on Sunday 4 October.

What are the changes?

Minor delays in congested areas can quickly affect the whole of our network. We need to build more time into our timetables and our best option is to remove stops at some of our quieter stations.

We have chosen these stations due to their low customer numbers outside of peak hours, the high number of train services at these stations, and how close they are to alternative stations.

For example, Kempton Park sees up to 15 customers for each service on average outside of peak hours, and is within walking distance of Sunbury, which sees two trains an hour in each direction off-peak.

From Sunday 4 October, services will not stop at the times below:

All other services will run as per our autumn timetable.

Does this affect the West of England timetable?

Services between London Waterloo, Yeovil Junction and Exeter St Davids will continue to run to the temporary timetable that has been in place since Monday 10 August. In addition, some services between London Waterloo, Yeovil Junction and Exeter St Davids will not call at Woking, as above.

You can find out more about that timetable here.

More information

You can find out more about leaf fall season and how it affects the railway by visiting Network Rail’s website here.