We may sometimes have to change our timetables so please check your journey details as close as possible to your date of travel.
If we do change things after you have bought a ticket, you can either use any reasonable alternative service, or claim a full refund.
Timetable changes
The following planned engineering work may affect your journey:
2026
February
Bridge replacement works will affect train services between Oxford and Didcot Parkway.
Replacement road transport is planned between:
- Oxford and Didcot Parkway – direct and stopping services
- Didcot Parkway/Oxford and Banbury – direct only
GWR will still operate trains between Oxford and Worcester, Great Malvern or Hereford via Evesham, plus train services between Oxford and Banbury (except on Sundays).
GWR will also operate trains at Didcot Parkway between London Paddington and South Wales, the West of England or the Cotswolds, including some Hereford services.
Chiltern Railways will still operate trains between Oxford and London Marylebone via Oxford Parkway, plus trains between Banbury and London Marylebone via Kings Sutton.
CrossCountry will operate trains between Didcot Parkway and Bournemouth via Reading, plus between Banbury and Manchester Piccadilly via Birmingham New Street.
Important to note
Trains at Oxford station will only be using Platform 1 or 2; all rail replacement services will be operating from the long-stay car park on Becket Street.
Track and structural renewals work will affect train services to/from Salisbury.
Sunday 1 February
Replacement road transport is planned between Salisbury and Southampton Central.
GWR trains will still operate between Cardiff Central and Salisbury, plus between Southampton Central and Portsmouth Harbour.
Weekend of 7/8 February
Replacement road transport is planned between Warminster and Salisbury.
GWR trains will still operate between Cardiff Central and Warminster, plus between Salisbury and Portsmouth Harbour.
Track 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 renewal work will affect train services between Cardiff Central and Swansea.
Replacement road transport is planned between Cardiff Central and Swansea (non-stop) or Cardiff Central and Port Talbot Parkway (stopping at Bridgend).
GWR trains will still operate between London Paddington and Cardiff Central.
Transport for Wales train services will operate between Port Talbot Parkway and Swansea or Carmarthen.
Track renewal work will affect all train services via Exeter Central.
Replacement road transport is planned between Exeter St Davids and Exmouth or Honiton.
GWR trains will still operate between Exeter St Davids and Paignton.
SWR trains will still operate between Honiton and London Waterloo.
Track maintenance and structural renewals will affect train services via Southampton Central.
GWR trains will use an alternative route between Romsey and Fareham, via Eastleigh.
Sunday 15 February
SWR trains will still be operating between Southampton Central and Eastleigh or Portsmouth & Southsea.
Replacement road transport is also planned between Southampton Central and Romsey or Havant.
Weekend of 21/22 February
No train services will be operating at Southampton Central.
Replacement road transport is planned between Southampton Central and Eastleigh, Romsey, Fareham, Bournemouth or Havant.
Structural renewal works will affect all train services between Totnes and Plymouth.
Track upgrades also affect trains via Newton Abbot on the weekend of Saturday 28 February and Sunday 1 March.
Saturday 21 to Friday 27 February, plus Monday 2 to Sunday 8 March
No train services between Totnes, Ivybridge and Plymouth.
Replacement road transport is planned between:
- Tiverton Parkway and Plymouth (non-stop)
- Totnes, Ivybridge and Plymouth
GWR will operate trains between London Paddington or Exeter St Davids and Totnes, plus between Plymouth and Penzance.
Trains between Exmouth and Paignton are unaffected.
Weekend of Saturday 28 February and Sunday 1 March
No train services between Teignmouth, Newton Abbot, Totnes, Ivybridge and Plymouth.
Replacement road transport is planned between:
- Tiverton Parkway and Plymouth (non-stop)
- Totnes, Ivybridge and Plymouth
Additional replacement road transport is also planned between:
- Exeter St Davids and Newton Abbot (non-stop) continuing to Totnes and Plymouth
- Teignmouth and Newton Abbot
GWR will operate trains between London Paddington and Exeter St Davids, plus between Plymouth and Penzance.
GWR trains will also operate between Exmouth and Teignmouth, plus a limited train service between Newton Abbot and Paignton.
CrossCountry will operate trains between Scotland or the North of England and Exeter St Davids with a limited train service between Plymouth and Penzance on dates.
Important to note
As a result of the rail replacement operation, parking will be significantly reduced at both Totnes and Tiverton Parkway stations from Sunday 15 February until Monday 9 March.
Platform renewal work will mean buses replace all trains between Reading and Guildford or Bracknell.
GWR will still operate trains between Guildford and Gatwick Airport.
SWR will still operate trains between Bracknell and London Waterloo.
Track maintenance work will mean buses replace trains between Liskeard and Looe.
Replacement road transport 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 1 March.
Signalling and structural work will mean buses replace trains between Yeovil Pen Mill, Dorchester West and Weymouth.
GWR trains will still operate between Yeovil Pen Mill and Westbury, Bristol Temple Meads or Gloucester via Castle Cary.
SWR trains will still operate between Weymouth and London Waterloo via Southampton Central, plus between Yeovil Pen Mill and Salisbury or London Waterloo.
March
Track maintenance work will impact train services between Avonmouth and Severn Beach until around 1600.
Replacement transport is planned between those stations affected.
Track maintenance, signalling and structural work will impact train services on this route.
Sunday 1 March
Replacement transport is planned between Reading and Guildford.
GWR will still operate trains between Guildford and Gatwick Airport.
SWR will still operate trains between Reading and London Waterloo via Wokingham.
Sunday 8 March
Replacement transport is planned between Guildford and Gatwick Airport.
GWR will still operate trains between Reading and Guildford.
Other train services will still be operating for Gatwick Airport.
Track 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.
Signalling and telecommunications work will impact train services between Newton Abbot and Paignton.
Valid rail tickets can be used to travel on the Stagecoach number 12 bus service between stations affected.
Track maintenance work will impact all train services via Basingstoke.
Replacement transport is planned between Reading and Basingstoke.
Track and structural renewals work will impact train services between Newport and Cardiff Central.
Monday 16 to Friday 20 March and Sunday 29 March
Trains will run to an amended timetable because only two out of four tracks will be available.
Weekend of 21/22 March
Replacement transport is planned between Newport and Cardiff Central.
Train services will still operate between London Paddington and Newport, plus between Cardiff Central and Swansea/Carmarthen.
GWR trains will also operate between Exeter St Davids/Taunton and Newport, plus between Portsmouth Harbour and Bristol Temple Meads.
Important to note
Train services also affected in the Bridgend area on Sunday 29 March.
Track renewals and track maintenance work will impact all train services via Crediton.
Replacement transport is planned between:
- Exeter St Davids and Okehampton or Barnstaple – not stopping at Yeoford
- Crediton and Yeoford
As an alternative, valid rail tickets can also be used to travel on the following local bus services on weekdays only:
Bus Number Operator Route 5 Stagecoach Exeter to Crediton 5A Stagecoach Exeter to Okehampton via Crediton 5B Stagecoach Exeter to Barnstaple via Crediton 5C Stagecoach Exeter to Chumleigh via Crediton 66 Dartline Exeter to Okehampton Sunday 29 March
Train services will also be affected between Exeter St Davids and Tiverton Parkway until midday with replacement transport planned between those stations affected.
Track and structural renewals work will impact all train services for Portsmouth Harbour.
Replacement transport is planned between Portsmouth Harbour and Fareham/Havant.
GWR trains will operate between Fareham and Cardiff Central.
Track renewals work will affect train services between Cardiff Central and Port Talbot Parkway.
Replacement transport is planned between:
- Cardiff Central and Swansea (non-stop)
- Cardiff Central and Port Talbot Parkway (stopping at all stations)
GWR trains will still operate between London Paddington and Cardiff Central, plus between Swansea and Carmarthen.
Transport for Wales train services will operate between Port Talbot Parkway and Swansea or Carmarthen.
April
Track renewals and signalling work will impact train services from 1800 on Good Friday.
Follow-up track work will also affect services in the area on the following two Sundays.
Replacement road transport is planned between:
- Westbury and Frome or Castle Cary
- Taunton and Castle Cary
- Swindon and Pewsey.
Trains between London Paddington and Plymouth or Penzance will use an alternative route between Reading and Taunton – some stopping additionally at Swindon.
Trains will also be operating between Reading and Bedwyn – no trains will stop at Pewsey.
Friday 3 to Sunday 5 April
GWR trains will operate between Weymouth and Castle Cary, plus between Bristol Temple Meads and Westbury after 1800 on Good Friday.
Sunday 12 April (until 1500)GWR trains will operate between Weymouth and Castle Cary until 1000, then between Weymouth and Frome until 1500.
Trains will operate between Bristol Temple Meads and Westbury with through services for Weymouth resuming after 1500.
Sunday 19 April
GWR trains will operate between Weymouth and Frome, plus between Bristol Temple Meads and Westbury all day.
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 renewal work will impact all train services via Southampton Central.
Replacement road transport is planned between Southampton Central and Eastleigh.
GWR trains between Cardiff Central and Portsmouth Harbour will use an alternative route stopping at Eastleigh instead of Southampton Central.
This rail improvement work also affects SWR and Southern train services.
Track renewal work will impact some train services to/from Gloucester.
Replacement road transport is planned between:
- Gloucester and Bristol Parkway
- Gloucester and Stroud (Saturdays)
- Gloucester and Swindon (Sundays)
Trains will operate between London Paddington and Stroud on Saturdays only; trains for London Paddington will still be running from Swindon or Bristol Parkway on all dates.
Trains will still operate between Gloucester and Cheltenham Spa for Worcester and the North of England/Scotland, plus trains to/from South Wales.
CrossCountry will still be operating train services between Gloucester and Bristol Parkway for the South West by using an alternative route via Lydney.
Track renewal work will impact train services via Salisbury.
Replacement road transport is planned between Salisbury and Southampton Central on Saturday, then between Warminster and Southampton Central on Sunday.
GWR trains will run between Cardiff Central/Bristol Temple Meads and Salisbury (Sat) or Warminster (Sun), plus between Southampton Central and Portsmouth Harbour.
This rail improvement work also affects SWR train services.
Track maintenance work will impact train services for Gatwick Airport.
Most GWR trains will only operate between Reading and Redhill – other train services will be operating between Redhill and Gatwick Airport.
Track and structural renewals work will impact train services between Bath Spa and Chippenham or Westbury.
Additional engineering work will also impact trains between Swindon and Westbury on Sunday 26 April until 1130.
Replacement transport is planned between:
- Bath Spa and Chippenham, or Swindon
- Bath Spa, Bradford-on-Avon, Trowbridge and Westbury, or Frome
- Bath Spa, Freshford, Avoncliff and Bradford-on-Avon
- Swindon, Chippenham, Melksham, Trowbridge and Westbury (until 1130 Sunday)
Trains will run hourly between London Paddington and Bath Spa via Bristol Temple Meads, with some trains running between London Paddington and Chippenham on Saturday only.
As a result, train services operating between London and South Wales will also be reduced.
GWR will operate trains between Cardiff Central and Bath Spa instead of Portsmouth Harbour, or between Gloucester and Bristol Temple Meads instead of Frome or Weymouth.
Separate train services will be operating between Westbury and Portsmouth Harbour, Frome or Weymouth.
Trains also run on Saturday between Westbury and Swindon plus on Sunday after 1130, along with some additional train services between Chippenham and Swindon.
Important to note
Rail replacement services will stop to pick-up or drop-off in Freshford village, not at the station, and in Westwood village instead of Avoncliff station.
Signage will be provided between the stations and the bus stops.
In addition, further planned engineering work will affect train services between Bath Spa and Chippenham or Westbury over the bank holiday weekend of Saturday 2 to Monday 4 May.
Track renewal work will impact all train services via Basingstoke.
Replacement transport is planned between Reading and Basingstoke.
Looking ahead
Further rail improvement work is planned in the next few months affecting the following routes:
- Bath Spa to Chippenham/Westbury – Saturday 2 to Monday 4 May
- Bristol to South Wales – Saturday 23 May to Monday 8 June
- Swindon to Bristol Parkway – Monday 6 July to Sunday 2 August