These are the train services that have been reduced or cancelled amid the coronavirus crisis

Rail timetables have been slashed, ticket sales have fallen steeply, and passenger numbers are down by 70% as officials warned the public to avoid “all but essential travel”.

The government has introduced emergency legislation to halt the rail franchise system in a bid to stop train companies collapsing.

Here is what is happening with train timetables in the UK.

Which rail services have been cancelled or reduced?

The suspension of rail franchises comes as operators drastically reduced the number of trains running across the UK.

Some of the country’s largest rail companies have begun outlining their plans to keep trains running for key workers, while freeing up capacity for crucial freight deliveries.

On Sunday, 40 of the smallest stations on the London Underground were closed, as the city’s mayor, Sadiq Khan, faced pressure to shut the whole tube network.

Great Western Railway

GWR will run hourly services from:

- London to South Wales- London to Bristol Temple Meads- London to Plymouth - where passengers can change for trains to Cornwall.

The Night Riviera trains between London and Penzance have stopped, and the Pullman Dining food services will not run on intercity trains.

The company said regional and branch line services would also be revised.

GWR interim managing director Matthew Golton said: ‘Our responsibility is to run a service that can be relied upon at this time. We are taking sensible measures to make sure we are able to do so.’

Avanti West Coast

Avanti West Coast is still running services from:

- London to Glasgow (calling at Liverpool Lime Street, and Manchester Piccadilly) every hour- London to North Wales once a day- London and Chester

The company also said it would not accept cash at stations or on its trains, in an effort to reduce contact between customers and staff.

Greater Anglia

Greater Anglia said it would run a Sunday-style service during the week, with increased trains at rush hour for commuters.

Almost all GA routes will have an hourly service throughout the day, and some, like the services between Hertford East and Stratford, will have ones every half an hour.

Trains in Scotland

There have been significant changes in Scotland, after ScotRail slashed its rail services by more than half, after it said passenger numbers had fallen by 55 per cent.