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INTERNATIONAL
Eurostar will introduce a fourth through service between London and Amsterdam from September 8 and, subject to approval, a fifth service will start running from December. The proposed timings will be found in a special version of Table 10 on page 47. ES 453/452 European Sleeper Brussels – Amsterdam – Berlin – Praha is now open for bookings until January 4, 2026 (Table 78).
GREAT BRITAIN
Major engineering work will be carried out on the Transpennine route between Stalybridge and Mirfield from August 30 to September 28 (Table 188). During this period no trains will serve Huddersfield station
with rail services either diverted or suspended. Various rail replacement bus routes will be in operation for journeys to and from Huddersfield.
FRANCE
The railway between Montrejeau-Gourdan-Polignan and the Pyrenean resort of Bagneres-de-Luchon reopened on June 22. The new schedules will be found in Table 325. The 36-kilometre line to Luchon, sometimes referred to as the "Queen of the Pyrenees", was closed in 2014 after the infrastructure was damaged by adverse weather.
Table 369 has been updated with Corsican Railways’ summer schedules valid from June 30 to August 31.
The latest phase of work to electrify the line between Paris and Troyes will affect all services on this route until August 31 with all trains replaced by bus between Nogent and Troyes. A limited number of through trains will continue to run Paris – Chaumont – Belfort – Mulhouse, operating via Chalons en Champagne. A special version of Table 380 will be found on page 588 with amended timings during this
period.
SWITZERLAND
The main line between Bern and Fribourg is temporarily closed from June 28 to August 24 so that essential engineering work can be carried out (Table 500). During this period a frequent non-stop rail replacement bus service operates every ten minutes between Bern and Fribourg (every 15 minutes after 2000). Passengers making long-distance journeys between Bern and Lausanne are advised to travel via
Neuchatel.
ITALY
As is usual with the Italian section, we had not received full details of summer schedules as we closed for press for our Summer edition. This information is now available and so all long-distance and high-speed trains (those shown with train numbers) have been rechecked, as have the majority of regional and local trains. It should be noted that there is a considerable amount of engineering work taking place this summer, especially during August, and that these changes are generally not reflected in our tables. Therefore we strongly advise that readers confirm timings before travelling during the summer period.
In order to reduce the increasing amount of duplication that occurs in the Italian section, we have recast Tables 595, 600, 601, 605, 610, 615, 620, 625 and 640. Some of these have been split in to two or three
smaller tables with local trains now shown alongside the long-distance and high-speed trains rather than in separate panels.
With the start of the summer timetable, the single daily direct Intercity service between Napoli and Bari (IC 715/716) has been withdrawn. At the moment it is unknown if it will return for the autumn, or if it has been permanently withdrawn.
Details of trains serving Palermo Aeroporto station have been added to Table 645.
SPAIN
Through AVE services between Barcelona and both Sevilla and Malaga have increased to four in each direction on Mondays to Fridays (Tables 650 and 660).
Alvia train pair 706 / 705 Madrid – Logrono, which previously ran on Saturdays and Sundays, has been withdrawn (Table 650a).
Engineering work at Sant Vicenc de Calders station has now been completed meaning services can call there once again (Table 652).
Some Pamplona / Iruna - Vitoria / Gasteiz Regional services have been extended to Miranda de Ebro (Table 654).
All Alvia services between Madrid and Salamanca now call at Medina del Campo AV (Table 679).
The 114-kilometre high-speed line between Palencia and Leon is largely single track, but work is underway to add a second track for an additional 41 kilometres of the route. When completed, about threequarters of the route will be double track. However, the work will cause delays until the end of September, particularly between July 6 and 11 when services will operate along the parallel classic line (Table 681).
PORTUGAL
One Alfa Pendular service in each direction on the Lisboa to Porto route will run additionally on Saturdays from July 5 (Table 690). The 0923 from Lisboa Santa Apolonia (train 123) will run Mondays to Saturdays, whilst the 1140 from Porto Campanha (train 122) will become a daily service.
FINLAND
Our Finnish tables have been fully updated for the summer period and are valid until August 10. Readers intending to travel on day trains to Rovaniemi should note that certain services are operated by bus on
Mondays to Thursdays between Oulu and Rovaniemi (Table 794).
Certain trains between Jyvaskyla and Pieksamaki are replaced by bus on Mondays to Fridays (Table 795), while on Saturday afternoons and Sunday mornings, trains between Kouvola and Joensuu are also operated by rail replacement buses (Table 797).
CROATIA and SLOVENIA
Croatian Railways and Slovenian Railways have worked together to introduce a new direct train between Zagreb and Pula via Ljubljana which will run once a week in each direction until the end of the current
timetable period. This is the first direct service between Zagreb and Pula for over thirty years. The service runs from Zagreb on Fridays, returning from Pula on Sundays and timings will be found in Tables
1300, 1303 and 1305.
ESTONIA
There have been various updates to services in Estonia and Tables 1870 to 1876 have been updated accordingly.
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WELCOME
Timings in this edition generally cover the period from June 15 to December 13, although there are many exceptions that apply to specific countries or tables. Readers are advised to consult the introductory text at the beginning of each country section for confirmation of the published timetable validity. Differing validity periods may also be indicated for individual tables.
Our fully updated Rail Extra feature will be found on pages 589 to 601. It contains useful transport based information presented on a country-bycountry basis, including schedules for selected tourist railways that we do not normally show.
INTERNATIONAL
Timings of all Eurostar services are confirmed until September 6 (Tables 10 and 18). Engineering work on the high-speed line between Brussels and Lille from August 16 to 31 will result in extended journey times of between 15 and 30 minutes with services diverted via alternative routes. The Eurostar Sun service Amsterdam – Brussels – Marseille has been withdrawn.
One Ouigo service per day between Paris and Brussels now calls at St Quentin (Table 18).
The overnight seated service Stuttgart – Munchen – Wien (IC 461/460) has been withdrawn (Table 32). Train 301 Berlin Night Express Stockholm – Berlin is extended to Dresden on certain Fridays with return train 300 starting from Dresden on certain Sundays (Table 50). On July 31 and September 19 the southbound train is extended further to Chemnitz, returning on August 3 and September 21. Chemnitz is one of two designated European Capitals of Culture for 2025, the other being Nova Gorica in Slovenia.
From July 1 Railjet 257/256 Berlin – Decin – Praha – Graz will be withdrawn between Berlin and Decin (Table 60). Note that compulsory seat reservation will apply from June 15 to August 31 for all international journeys on the Berlin – Dresden – Praha corridor. An additional pair of EuroCity services will run between Berlin and Praha from June 15 to September 15. Departing from Berlin Hbf at 0007, EC259 will call at Flughafen Berlin, Dresden and stations to Praha. Northbound EC258 will depart Praha at 2028, arriving Berlin Hbf at 0057.
Two ICE services in each direction between Dortmund and Wien have been curtailed to only run between Frankfurt and Wien (Table 66). The services affected are 29 / 23 southbound and 22 / 228 northbound. Engineering work will affect international services via Brig on certain dates with journeys partially operated by bus (Table 82).
A new through service between Zurich and Pisa via Genova will operate from June 8 to September 28 (Tables 82 and 610). Southbound service EC155 departs Zurich at 0633, arriving Pisa at 1600. The northbound train, numbered 156, leaves Pisa at 1320 and arrives Zurich 2327.
Trains 1205/1204 Adria Budapest – Split and 1247/1246 Istria Budapest – Rijeka / Koper will run again for the summer season. Train 1205/1204 runs on even dates southbound returning on uneven dates, while train 1247/1246 runs daily for the duration of the season (Table 89).
A new summer service between Poland and the Croatian coast will commence on June 27. EN1277/1276 Warszawa – Wien – Rijeka will run four days a week until August 31. Between Warszawa and Wien it will run as a portion of the Sobieski (Tables 89 and 99).
GREAT BRITAIN
On the Isle of Wight, the section of line between Ryde Esplanade and Ryde Pier Head has reopened following a lengthy closure period to allow essential maintenance work to be carried out (Table 106). It will close again for another short period after the summer season for further track renewal.
Most through services between Cardiff and Penzance have been withdrawn and now operate as separate trains Cardiff – Exeter and Exeter – Penzance. As a result, the Cardiff to Exeter services have been transferred to a modified Table 115.
The summer service on the West of England main line from London to Penzance, shown in Table 110, is valid until September 14. As is usual during the summer, the popular seaside town of Newquay is served by a number of additional long distance through services (Table 110). The local service from Par to Newquay in Table 113 is also completely revised during the summer season. An enhanced hourly service is expected to start running on the Newquay branch later this year following the completion of work to install a passing loop on this singletrack line. The Liskeard to Looe branch line has a completely revised service with a slight reduction in the number of trains on Mondays to Saturdays (Table 111).
Various CrossCountry services now make additional stops at Worcestershire Parkway station (Table 119). Manchester to Bristol services call in the southbound direction, with the extra northbound stops being made by trains heading to Newcastle and Edinburgh.
Transport for Wales has introduced some major alterations for its summer Sunday services from August 3 to September 14. The most significant changes affect Tables 136 and 149 for which we have published separate versions on page 579. Enhanced summer Sunday services will also be found in Tables 145, 146 and 148.
Table 152, which previously covered services from London to both Liverpool and Manchester, is now dedicated to the Liverpool route with services to Manchester transferred to a new Table 153. The reason for this is the introduction of additional services between London and Liverpool which do not run at regular intervals and have a different stopping pattern. Further services are expected to be added from
September 15.
LNER has extended a number of its Leeds services to and from Bradford Forster Square, made possible by the opening of an additional platform at Bradford (Table 180).
CrossCountry now runs through trains to Stansted Airport on an hourly basis, rather than every two hours (Table 208).
Scotrail has retimed the first train of the day from Kyle of Lochalsh to Inverness on Mondays to Saturdays, now departing 26 minutes earlier at 0545 (Table 226). This enables a connection to be made with the 0841 service from Inverness to Glasgow.
The Scottish Citylink bus service now operates hourly between Inverness and Fort William with two services extended through to Oban. These additional through services double the number of journeys available between Fort William and Oban to four each way (Table 228).
FRANCE
As is usual in our Summer edition, our tables covering northern and western France (Tables 250 to 329) are valid for the high-summer period which this year is from July 5 to August 31. The service from September 1 will be broadly similar with some routes seeing additional trains. These tables will be fully updated in time for the September digital edition.
The Paris to Hendaye overnight service does not appear to be running this summer (Table 319).
Media reports suggest that rail services on the branch line from Montrejeau to Luchon will be reinstated from June 22 (Table 325). As we went to press the full timetable was not available but it is believed that trains will depart Montrejeau at 0812, 1044, 1351, 1551, 1851 and 2051, returning from Luchon at 0614, 0939, 1242, 1436, 1736 and 1936. Some services will run to and from Toulouse.
Trenitalia will introduce four daily return Frecciarossa services on the Paris to Marseille route from June 15; timings will be found in Table 350. Most of these trains also serve Lyon St Exupery, Avignon and Aix-en-Provence. Certain trains have quite complex variations, so readers are advised to carefully check their reservation for confirmed timings. From the same date Trenitalia will also introduce an additional service in both directions between Paris and Lyon, meaning there are six daily Frecciarossa journeys each way (Table 340).
The regional TER service between Marseille and Nice will be enhanced from June 29 with trains running hourly throughout the day. Previously shown in Table 361, these trains have now been transferred to a new dedicated table, numbered 362.
Electrification work being carried out between Paris and Troyes from June 30 to August 31 will mean all trains are replaced by bus between Nogent and Troyes. A limited number of through trains will continue to run Paris – Chaumont – Belfort – Mulhouse, operating via Chalons en Champagne. A special version of Table 380 will be found on page 602 with amended timings during this period. TGV services using the high-speed line heading east from Paris have some significant variations during the high-summer period. As a result we have included two versions of Table 390 with the service from July 5 to August 31 found on pages 603 and 604.
ITALY
Due to late availability of timetable data combined with a large amount of engineering work taking place this summer, the Italian section has proved particularly difficult to update for this edition. Long-distance and high-speed trains (those shown with train numbers) have been checked and updated where possible and are generally valid from June 16 to September 14. All other services should be regarded as subject to confirmation – we hope to have them fully updated in time for the July digital edition. A summary of engineering work affecting principal tables can be found on page 284.
IC 608 Lecce – Bologna is extended to Milano Centrale (Table 615).
Trains IC 558 and 562 Bari – Reggio di Calabria have been extended to and from Villa S. Giovanni (Tables 637 and 640).
Due to engineering work, services between Napoli and Baiano are operated by bus until September 30 (Table 639).
SPAIN
On May 22 Spanish Railways introduced an additional service in each direction between Madrid and Barcelona on Thursdays (Table 650). The new trains depart Madrid at 1357 and Barcelona at 1425.
Two additional daily Ouigo services have been introduced in each direction between Madrid and Malaga, doubling the previous service level (Table 660).
After nearly two years of closure for engineering work, rail services between Huesca and Canfranc resumed from June 9 (Table 670).
Additional platforms are being constructed at Valencia Joaquin Sorolla, temporarily reducing station capacity. Therefore, all Euromed services between Barcelona and Valencia will use Valencia Nord station until June 2026 (Table 672).
A third Alvia service has been introduced in each direction between Madrid and Badajoz. The new Alvia services 194 (from Madrid) and 291/297 (to Madrid) are routed via Plasencia, where the trains reverse direction, but do not call at Monfrague-Plasencia or Merida (Table 677).
Services between Madrid and the Spanish region of Galicia were recast from June 9 (Tables 680, 681 and 682). Two additional AVE services operate between Madrid and A Coruna on Mondays to Fridays with extra services also running on Saturdays and Sundays.
Through Alvia services 4064 and 4175 between Ferrol and Madrid have been withdrawn (Table 681), but alternative connections are available via A Coruna (shown on Table 682).
PORTUGAL
Until October 5 an additional pair of daily InterRegional trains will run between Porto Sao Bento and Pochino (Table 694). Train 865 will start at Porto Campanha rather than Sao Bento and an additional service will run between Regua and Pinhao by extending existing trains.
The Comboio Historico excursion train from Regua to Tua returns this summer but, due to gauge clearance issues following modernisation works, it will be hauled by an historic diesel locomotive until the necessary safety checks have been made to allow a steam locomotive to be used once again.
SWEDEN
Services operated by SJ (Swedish Railways) are valid until August 31, although the large amount of engineering work taking place across the network, along with complex summer variations, means that it has not been possible to show full details. Passengers are advised to recheck timings when reserving or before travel.
Notable areas where bus substitution is in place this summer include the Borlange – Ludvika – Mora line which is closed between July 14 and August 10 (Tables 755, 758 and 766), whilst there is no rail service between Mjolby and Hallsberg from July 7 to August 10 (Table 755).
A new through service between Malmo and Oslo, operated by Vy, will be introduced from July 14 with two journeys each way, although it will only run for a four week period until early August (Table 735). Another innovation aimed at summer holidaymakers is Snalltaget’s twice-weekly Malmo – Stockholm – Storlien train, details for which will be found in Table 767. Note that on certain dates the train will run via Goteborg rather than the Malmo to Stockholm main line.
GERMANY
Line closures and other trackwork continue to have a large impact on the German rail network. The most significant change will be in the north with the complete closure of the Hamburg to Berlin line from August 2, requiring special versions of Table 840 and other associated tables which will be found on pages 606 to 608. Many trains are diverted via Salzwedel, whilst others are cancelled between Hamburg and Berlin, including trains to and from Praha via Dresden. Services on the Hamburg – Rostock – Stralsund route (Table 830) are also affected with only a limited number of through IC trains (which are diverted via Lubeck). Note that Wittenberge will be left without trains during this period, the journey to Stendal being partly by bus (Table 841).
Another significant period of engineering work affects most of the Koln – Hannover – Leipzig – Dresden IC trains, which are split to run in two sections from June 7 to August 8, no longer running between Bielefeld and Hannover (Tables 810 and 866). From July 26 to September 5 it is the turn of certain services in the Stuttgart area to be retimed, with some bus substitution involved, notably affecting S-Bahn services to the airport (Table 936a) and some Stuttgart – Zurich trains (Table 940). These changes are in connection with the major Stuttgart 21 project, which involves the complete rebuilding of Stuttgart’s main station with underground through platforms replacing the existing terminus.
Later in the year, Essen to Dortmund via Bochum will once again be affected, this time between September 6 and October 31, with many trains retimed and others rerouted via Wuppertal. Bochum will only be served by local trains. Where possible, details are shown in our tables.
Those wishing to sample the excellent Harz narrow gauge network (Table 867) should note that there are no trains serving the Harzgerode branch (with no bus substitution) during the current summer timetable, which runs until November 11.
Just under four years since the line between Koln and Trier via Gerolstein was severely damaged by flooding, the middle section between Kall and Gerolstein is the final part of the route to be fully restored allowing the long-awaited return of through trains between Koln and Gerolstein from June 16 (Table 915a). Work to electrify the entire route is continuing which means the section between Gerolstein and Trier will be closed to rail traffic until September 29. The full service between Koln and Trier will resume for a short period until October 12. This will be followed by further service alterations between Euskirchen and Gerolstein as electrification work continues.
Another line with an improved service is Table 849 where the hourly Halle – Naumburg trains are extended to Erfurt which, when combined with the Leipzig – Erfurt – Eisenach trains, gives a half-hourly service between Naumburg and Erfurt.
AUSTRIA
Readers are reminded that major engineering work on the Tauern Tunnel route continues until July 13 after which normal services are expected to resume. A special version of Table 970 will be found on page 609 with details of the amended service until July 13.
Table 956 has been updated with the full service between Jenbach and Achensee until October 25. Table 957 has been expanded and updated for the summer season, showing the full bus service between Krimml and Mayrhofen as well as updated steam train schedules between Zell am See and Mittersill.
Work to electrify the Wien – Marchegg – Bratislava route is taking longer than expected and it is now hoped the full service will resume on October 10 (Table 996).
CZECH REPUBLIC
Due to engineering work, services between Zittau and Liberec are operated by bus until September 30 (Table 1117).
FERRIES
DFDS has introduced a new direct ferry service between Rosslare and Dunkerque which operates five days per week with a sailing time of between 23 and 25 hours (Table 2138). It should be noted that it is only available for passengers with vehicles (including bicycles).
DFDS is also operating a service between Kapellskar (Sweden) and Paldiski (Estonia), timings for which will be found in Table 2412.
Table 2502 has been expanded to include additional sailings between Algeciras and Tanjah (Tangiers) operated by Balearia and Trasmediterranea.
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INTERNATIONAL
Eurostar schedules from and to London have been further updated and are now valid until July 19 (Table 10).
RailJet service 89 from Munchen to Verona has been extended to Bologna. In the opposite direction, train 86 from Verona to Munchen now starts from Bologna (Table 70).
SPAIN
The classic route between Guadalajara and Zaragoza, including the branch line between Siguenza and Soria, is temporarily closed until mid-December so that engineering work can be carried out. All services are operated by bus during this period and Table 651 has been updated with the revised schedules.
Sant Andreu Arenal station has been renamed Fabra i Puig to avoid confusion with Sant Andreu Comtal, which has itself been renamed Sant Andreu (Table 656).
Avant service 8664 from Malaga to Sevilla has been retimed to depart 25 minutes earlier (Table 663a).
Engineering work between Benidorm and Denia has been completed and so the normal service has now been restored (Table 667).
Most Media Distancia and Regional Expres services on the Valencia / Alacant – Albacete – Alcazar de San Juan corridor have been retimed. This includes the two Media Distancia services in each direction between Alacant and Ciudad Real (Tables 668 and 678).
Engineering work taking place between Sagunt and Zaragoza has closed the line until November 17. Rail replacement bus services are operating during this period (Table 670).
Media Distancia services between Algeciras and Antequera - Santa Ana have been extended to and from Antequera AV, as shown in Table 673, thereby improving some connections to and from Granada (Table 678a).
Serveis Ferroviaris de Mallorca has introduced additional services from Palma to both Manacor and Sa Pobla. Table 674 has been updated with the revised timings although, due to the lack of space on page 330, we have had to temporarily move this table to page 326.
NORWAY
From April 4 the normal service was restored between Oslo and Trondheim following completion of repairs to the bridge south of Otta station, which was damaged by severe weather in January (Table 785).
Due to the ongoing electrification work on the line between Trondheim and Steinkjer, rail replacement bus services will be operating along sections of the route from May 3 to June 15 (Table 787). The work will generally take place between 1000 and 2000 each day meaning most daytime train departures will be affected. The work will be carried out in three phases: from May 3 to 24 affecting services between Trondheim and Stjørdal; from May 25 to June 1 affecting services along the entire route; from June 2 to 15 affecting services between Stjørdal and Steinkjer. Journey times will be extended by up to 30 minutes and readers are advised to confirm timings with the operator before travelling.
GERMANY
Timings shown in the German section are valid until June 6, a period when a section of the important Mannheim to Stuttgart high-speed line is closed for essential maintenance. This has resulted in major alterations to many long-distance services with some trains diverted via alternative routes (resulting in considerably extended journey times) while others are either curtailed or suspended. Note that long-distance services between Koln and Koblenz are also being diverted during this period and do not call at Bonn Hbf; journey times are extended and certain services that normally run as through trains via Koln Hbf, instead start from or terminate at Koln Hbf with no connection between them.
FERRIES
Our tables covering Adriatic Sea ferry services (2715 - 2795) have been updated to show, where possible, schedules until the end of October.
Finnlines will now accept foot passengers on its Naantali to Kapellskar route (Table 2407).
Trasmediterranea has withdrawn its route between Malaga and Melilla (Table 2595) with its sailings to Melilla now operating from Motril (located just over 100 kilometres east of Malaga). A new Table 2596 has been created to show the revised schedules.
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Through Eurostar services between London and Amsterdam are temporarily suspended in both directions from March 29 to April 22. This is due to the temporary closure of the Eurostar departure terminal at Amsterdam Centraal so that further renovation work can take place. During this period, passengers travelling between London and Amsterdam will have to change trains at Brussels (Table 10). When the work is complete, Amsterdam will have an increased capacity of 600 passengers per train.
Due to engineering work in Germany, nightjet 425/424 Brussels – Berlin was withdrawn from March 26 with no date specified for its return.
Due to engineering work in Austria, France and Germany, the following nightjet services are suspended on various dates in April and May: 469/468 Paris – Wien (Table 32), 40469/40424 Paris – Berlin (Table 30), 403/402 Amsterdam – Zurich (Table 73), 40459/40458 Zurich – Praha (Table 54).
Through TGV and Frecciarossa services between Paris and Milano recommenced from March 31 following the reopening of the key international route via Modane (Table 44).
The overnight Baltic Express service between Praha and Gdynia will convey a sleeping car during the summer. The southbound service from Gdynia (IC 461) will convey the sleeping car from April 14 to August 30 with the equivalent northbound train from Praha (IC 460) including the sleeping accommodation from April 15 to August 31. Table 63 has been updated accordingly. If successful, the addition of the sleeping car may be extended.
The currently suspended nightjet service between Munchen and Roma (due to engineering work taking place in Austria) will recommence from July 14 and will continue to run on its normal route until September 28. From September 29 it will be diverted in Italy to run to and from Milano; the nightjet service between Wien and Roma will also be diverted to and from Milano from the same date. The Wien – Milano – La Spezia through coaches will be curtailed to only run between Wien and Milano from June 1 to September 28 (with the associated through coaches from / to Munchen operating from July 14 to September 28). Full details of these changes will be found in Table 71.
GREAT BRITAIN
The following tables have been updated to show their respective summer services: Table 211 – North Yorkshire Moors Railway, Table 227 – Bus / ferry services between Inverness and Stornoway, Table 229 – Isle of Man Railways.
FRANCE
In conjunction with the reopening of the international route via Modane on March 31, the useful bus link providing connections to and from Brianc¸on has been rerouted to once again connect with trains at Oulx. The panel below Table 358 has been updated with the new timings. There are three daily journeys in each direction with a fourth running at weekends. Note that tickets must be purchased on-line at least 48 hours before departure.
SPAIN
From April 8, Spanish Railways will introduce a third AVE service in each direction between Barcelona and Malaga via Madrid (Tables 650 and 660).
The early afternoon Ouigo trains 6540 and 6541 between Barcelona and Madrid have been temporarily withdrawn on Tuesdays and Wednesdays until June 29 (Table 650).
Engineering work on the approaches to Madrid Puerta de Atocha station is affecting services on the high-speed line to and from Barcelona (Table 650). Journey times have been extended by seven minutes through a combination of earlier departures and later arrivals. These changes are expected to remain in place until at least the end of the year.
A new Intercity service will run six days a week from April 11 between Madrid and Logrono, unusually via Valladolid (Tables 654 and 689). The existing Alvia services between the two cities run via Calatayud.
From April 23, AVE 2062 Sevilla – Madrid and AVE 3093 Madrid – Figueres will combine to form a new through service numbered 2561.
The four times a week avlo service 4775/4664 Madrid – A Coruna has been withdrawn, while the three times a week avlo 4975/4864 Madrid – Vigo service now operates daily (Table 680). Also withdrawn is the Madrid – Vigo train pair avlo 4484/4165.
PORTUGAL
The short branch line from Coimbra B to Coimbra was permanently closed in January and so all relevant Portuguese tables have been updated. Frequent bus services operate between Coimbra B station and central Coimbra. The main-line station will continue to be referred to as Coimbra B for the time being (the ‘B’ stands for Bifurcacao – junction in English) but the ‘B’ suffix may be dropped in the future.
GERMANY
Timings shown in the German section are valid from April 17 to June 6, a period when a section of the important Mannheim to Stuttgart highspeed line is closed for essential maintenance. This has resulted in major alterations to many long-distance services with some trains diverted via alternative routes (resulting in considerably extended journey times) while others are either curtailed or suspended. Note that long-distance services between Koln and Koblenz are also being diverted during this period and do not call at Bonn Hbf; journey times are extended and certain services that normally run as through trains via Koln Hbf, instead start from or terminate at Koln Hbf with no connection between them. Readers planning journeys in Germany until April 16 are advised to consult previous editions.
The summer schedules of the Harzer Schmalspurbahnen, valid from April 25, have now been confirmed and timings will be found in a separate version of Table 867 on page 578.
UKRAINE
From March 31 to July 31 station reconstruction and track repair work will affect services between Uzhhorod, Chop and Lviv. Some services will be diverted from Uzhhorod via the secondary line to Lviv via Sambir, while others will start and terminate at Mukachevo. Revised timings will be found in Table 1715.
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