Planned engineering

Structural works will affect all train services between Oxford and Didcot Parkway.

Replacement buses are planned between stations impacted.

GWR trains will still operate between Oxford and Worcester, Great Malvern or Hereford.

Chiltern Railways will still operate trains between Oxford and London Marylebone.

Buses replace CrossCountry train services between Didcot Parkway, Oxford and Banbury.

Signalling upgrade work will affect train services between Carmarthen and Llanelli.

Replacement buses are planned between Swansea and Carmarthen.

GWR trains will still operate between London Paddington and Swansea.

Important to note

On Sunday 16 November, engineering work is only planned to last until around 12:45.

New station construction work and track maintenance will affect some train services to/from London Paddington.

Trains will run to an amended timetable because only two out of four tracks will be available.

Essential trackside maintenance work will mean buses replace trains between St Austell and Truro.

Trains will still operate between St Austell and Exeter St Davids or London Paddington; trains will also be running between Truro and Penzance or Falmouth Docks, plus between St Erth and St Ives.,

CrossCountry train services will not be operating between Plymouth and Penzance.

Track renewal work will affect train services between Truro and Penzance, plus trains between St Erth and St Ives.

Replacement buses are planned between Truro and Penzance.

Valid rail tickets will be accepted for travel between Penzance or St Erth and St Ives via Carbis Bay on the number 17/17A buses instead.

GWR trains will operate between Truro and Exeter St Davids or London Paddington via Plymouth, plus services between Truro and Falmouth Docks.

CrossCountry trains will only operate between Plymouth and the North of England via Birmingham New Street.

Important to note

The number 17/17A buses do not stop immediately outside Lelant Saltings, Lelant, or Carbis Bay railway stations, so please follow signs for directions.

Signalling upgrade work will affect train services between Llanelli and Carmarthen until around 1230.

Replacement buses are planned between Swansea and Carmarthen.

GWR trains will still operate between London Paddington and Swansea.

Structural work will affect train services between Guildford and Redhill.

Replacement buses are planned between Guildford and Gatwick Airport.

GWR trains will still operate between Reading and Guildford.

South Western Railway trains will still operate trains via Guildford.

Buses also replace Southern trains between Reigate and Redhill.

Track maintenance work will affect train services via Fareham.

Replacement buses are planned between Southampton Central and Portsmouth Harbour.

Trains will still operate between Cardiff Central and Southampton Central.

Track maintenance work will affect train services between Plymouth and Liskeard or Gunnislake until around 1100.

Replacement buses are planned between:

• Plymouth and Liskeard – not stopping at Menheniot
• Liskeard and Menheniot
• Plymouth and Calstock via Gunnislake
• Plymouth and Bere Ferrers via Bere Alston

GWR trains will operate between London Paddington and Plymouth, plus between Liskeard and Penzance as well as on Cornish branch lines, except the Tamar Valley Line.

CrossCountry trains will operate between Plymouth and the North of England or Scotland via Birmingham New Street.

Track drainage work will mean buses replace trains between Castle Cary and Taunton.

A limited number of trains will operate between London Paddington and Westbury or Castle Cary on weekdays, but not on Saturday or Sunday.

As a result, replacement buses are also planned at the weekend between Pewsey and Swindon for onward connections.

Trains between London Paddington and Plymouth or Penzance will use an alternative route between Reading and Taunton – extending journey times by at least 15 minutes.

GWR trains will still operate between Bristol Temple Meads and Weymouth via Castle Cary.

South Western Railway trains between Yeovil and Salisbury via Castle Cary are unaffected.

Bus Service 8th to 12th December

Bus Service 13th to 14th December

Track maintenance work will mean buses replace trains between Liskeard and Looe.

Replacement buses will stop in St Keyne village, instead of St Keyne Wishing Well Halt, and in Duloe village, instead of Causeland station.

These services will not stop to pick up or drop off at Coombe Junction Halt – contact GWR staff for assistance.

Important to note

Rail replacement services will not operate on Sunday 14 December.

Track renewal work will affect some train services to/from London Paddington.

Trains will run to an amended timetable because only two out of four tracks will be available.

As a result, no direct train services will run between London Paddington and Cheltenham Spa – customers should change at Swindon or Bristol Parkway instead.

Sunday 4 January

Until around 11am, there will be no train services operating between Hayes & Harlington and Maidenhead.

Most GWR trains for London Paddington will start or terminate at Reading.

South Western Railway will be operating trains between London Waterloo and Reading, plus Chiltern Railways will operate trains between London Marylebone and Oxford.

Some GWR and Elizabeth Line trains will still operate between Reading and Maidenhead.

Elizabeth Line services will also be operating between Hayes & Harlington and London Paddington.

Buses replace trains between Maidenhead, Slough and Hayes & Harlington.

Train services between Slough and Windsor & Eton Central will be unaffected as will Heathrow Express services.

Track renewals and essential maintenance work will affect train services via Swindon.

Trains will still run between London Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads or Swansea by using an alternative route via Westbury.

Journey times will be extended on these diverted train services, which won’t stop at Didcot Parkway, Swindon or Chippenham.

Trains will still run between London Paddington and Didcot Parkway, plus between Swindon and Cheltenham Spa on all dates.

Friday 2 January

Trains will also run between Swindon and Bristol Temple Meads or Westbury.

Replacement buses are planned between:

• Reading and Swindon
• Didcot Parkway and Swindon.

Saturday 3 January, plus weekends of 10/11, 17/18 and 24/25 January

Trains will also run between Chippenham and Bristol Temple Meads or Westbury.

Replacement buses are planned between:

• Reading and Bristol Parkway via Swindon
• Didcot Parkway and Chippenham via Swindon.

Important to note

No trains will be operating between Swindon and Bristol Parkway – customers should travel via Bristol Temple Meads instead.

Track renewal work will affect train services between St Erth and St Ives.

Valid rail tickets will be accepted for travel on the number 17 or 17A buses instead.

Important to note

The 17 or 17A buses do not stop at Lelant Saltings, Lelant, or Carbis Bay railway stations, so please follow signs for directions.

Track maintenance and structural work will affect train services for Gatwick Airport

Weekend of 10/11 January

Replacement buses are planned between Reigate and Gatwick Airport.

Buses also replace other train services for Gatwick Airport.

GWR trains will still operate between Reading and Reigate.

Weekends of 17/18 and 24/25 January

Replacement buses are planned between Guildford and Gatwick Airport.

Buses also replace other train services for Gatwick Airport.

GWR trains will still operate between Reading and Guildford.

Signalling and track maintenance work will mean buses replace trains between Castle Cary and Weymouth.

GWR trains will still operate between Castle Cary and Bristol Temple Meads.

South Western Railway trains will still operate at Weymouth, Upwey and Dorchester South.

Track upgrade work will affect some train services to/from London Paddington.

Trains will run to an amended timetable because only two out of four tracks will be available.

Track maintenance work will affect train services via Exeter St Davids until around 1800.

Replacement buses are planned between Exeter St Davids and Exeter Central.

Fewer trains can operate between Exeter St Davids and Taunton or Newton Abbot.

Track and structural works will affect train services via Swansea.

Monday 26 to Friday 30 January

Replacement buses are planned between Port Talbot Parkway and Swansea or Llanelli.

GWR trains will still operate between London Paddington and Port Talbot Parkway.

Transport for Wales will operate limited train services between Cardiff Central and Carmarthen using an alternative route not stopping at Neath or Swansea.

Trains will also be running between Llanelli and Carmarthen.

Weekend of 31 January and 1 February

Replacement buses are planned between Cardiff Central or Bridgend and Swansea.

GWR trains will still operate between London Paddington and Cardiff Central.

Transport for Wales will still operate train services between Cardiff Central and Bridgend.

Trains will also be running between Swansea and Carmarthen.

Monday 2 to Thursday 5 February

Replacement buses are planned between Port Talbot Parkway and Swansea.

GWR trains will still operate between London Paddington and Port Talbot Parkway.

Transport for Wales will operate limited train services between Cardiff Central and Carmarthen using an alternative route not stopping at Neath or Swansea.

Trains will also be running between Swansea and Carmarthen.

Important to note

Buses also replace trains between Cardiff Central and Swansea on Sunday 8 February