Summer National Rail 2009 service changes

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Changes to the Summer 2009 National Rail Timetable. This list excludes changes on the First Capital Connect Great Northern Line, which I will cover in a seperate post.

Changes from 17 May 2009

New stations are opening at:

• Imperial Wharf (between Clapham Junction and West Brompton) - expected to open during the next six months, and will be operated and served by London Overground.

• Laurencekirk (between Montrose and Stonehaven) is expected to open on Sunday 17 May, and will be operated and served by ScotRail.

There are timetable changes affecting the following TOCs:

• East Midlands Trains
  A new Summer Saturday service will run from London St Pancras to Scarborough direct, with a return service later in the day (runs from Saturday 23 May to Saturday 5 September inclusive)
• Island Line
  Some services have been retimed to maintain connections with the revised timetable of the FastCat sailings between Portsmouth and Ryde
• National Express East Coast
  Some weekday evening departures from London Kings Cross will be slightly retimed, as will some Sunday morning services towards London Kings Cross
• ScotRail
  An increased level of service will run to and from Ardrossan Harbour to connect with the additional ferry services that operate during the summer months.
• Southern
  On Sundays, services between London Victoria and Brighton will be increased and run faster. Also, a direct service is being introduced between London Bridge and Tonbridge, removing the need to change trains at Redhill.
• South West Trains
  The bus service between Liphook and Bordon will be withdrawn