Last Northern train times from Liverpool Lime Street on Christmas Eve 2025 - full Christmas travel details

Northern rail services will change over the festive period, with fewer trains on Christmas Eve and no trains running for two days. Here is everything you need to know about Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

Northern trains Christmas Eve 2025 information

On Christmas Eve (December 24), normal Wednesday timetables will be in operation but last trains will be earlier than usual.

There will be some changes to train services between Manchester and Leeds where Network Rail are carrying out TransPennine Route Upgrade improvement works between Huddersfield/ Brighouse and Dewsbury. Northern advises that passengers check before you travel and warns that services will be busy.

Northern will also provide a replacement bus instead of a train between Warrington Central and Liverpool at 00.20.

Northern last direct train times to/from Liverpool Lime Street on Christmas Eve 2025

• Liverpool Lime Street to Blackpool North - 19.39.
• Liverpool Lime Street to Wigan North Western - 19.45.
• Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Piccadilly - 20.00.
• Liverpool Lime Street to Preston - 20.13.
• Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Oxford Road - 20.22.

• Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool Lime Street - 19.54.
• Blackpool North to Liverpool Lime Street - 20.05.
• Preston to Liverpool Lime Street -20.29.
• Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool Lime Street - 20.46.
• Wigan North Western to Liverpool Lime Street - 20.52.
• Warrington Central to Liverpool Lime Street - 21.18.

Northern Christmas Day and Boxing Day 2025 services

No services will be running on Christmas Day (December 25) or Boxing Day (December 26).

Matt Rice, Chief Operating Officer at Northern, said: “Whilst fewer people are travelling, Network Rail will be carrying out a range of improvement works across the network, so I'd encourage customers to 'check before you travel' over the festive period to see if your journey is affected."