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.
