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Restriction Code 2C

Days of application

Monday to Friday


Mondays to Fridays

Outward Journey

Not valid on trains timed to arrive:

  • London Euston before 11:30 (Restrictions do not apply on Fridays)
  • London Kings Cross after 04:29 and before 11:17;
  • London Liverpool Street before 10:00;
  • London Marylebone before 11:30;
  • London Paddington before 10:10;
  • London St Pancras International before 11:29;
  • London Waterloo before 10:00;
  • Kensington Olympia before 11:00;
  • Bedford before 09:30;
  • Luton or Luton Airport Parkway before 10:04;
  • Milton Keynes Central after 06:38 and before 10:54 (Restrictions do not apply on Fridays)
  • Reading before 09:40;
  • Stevenage after 03:59 and before 10:55;
  • Stratford before 10:15;
  • Watford Junction after 06:43 and before 10:45 (Restrictions do not apply on Fridays)

Return Journey

Not valid on trains timed to depart:

  • London Euston after 04:29 and before 09:26 or after 15:00 and before 18:45 (Restrictions do not apply on Fridays)
  • London Kings Cross after 02:59 and before 09:06 or after 14:59 and before 18:59 (18:15 on Fridays);
  • London Liverpool Street before 09:31 or after 16:28 and before 18:35;
  • London Marylebone after 06:29 and before 09:00 or after 16:00 and before 19:00;
  • London Paddington after 04:29 and before 08:10 and after 16:40 and before 18:31;
  • London St Pancras International before 10:26 or after 15:15 and before 18:59;
  • London Waterloo before 08:15;
  • Kensington Olympia before 09:15 or after 15:14 and before 18:12;
  • Bedford after 04:29 and before 09:01;
  • Luton or Luton Airport Parkway before 09:01 or after 16:29 and before 18:59;
  • Milton Keynes Central after 04:29 and before 09:51;(Restrictions do not apply on Fridays)
  • Reading after 04:29 and before 08:35 and after 17:10 until 19:01;
  • Stevenage after 02:59 and before 09:19 or after 15:06 and before 19:01 (18:35 on Fridays);
  • Stratford after 17:04 and before 18:55;
  • Watford Junction after 04:29 and before 09:38 or after 15:00 and before 18:38.(Restrictions do not apply on Fridays)

Easements & Exceptions

  • Restrictions do not apply on services into/out of London Euston on Fridays
  • 17:03 London Paddington to Penzance service for those travelling to Menheniot and beyond on Fridays only.
  • 17:32 Reading to Penzance service for those travelling to Menheniot and beyond on Fridays only.
  • 17:45 London Paddington to Carmarthen service for those travelling to Gowerton and beyond.
  • 18:03 London Paddington to Penzance service for those travelling to Newton Abbot and beyond or all stations Newton St Cyres to Barnstaple.
  • 18:12 Reading to Carmarthen service for those travelling to Gowerton and beyond.
  • 18:30 Reading to Penzance service for those travelling to Newton Abbot and beyond or all stations Newton St Cyres to Barnstaple.

Seasonal Variations

  • Peak Restrictions will be lifted from Monday 23rd Dec through to Friday 3rd Jan