Planned Engineering Work and Disruption

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.

Important to note

Normally replacement road transport will be provided to replace trains where these services are unable to operate.

Due to a nationwide shortage of qualified bus or coach drivers, there may be fewer replacement bus services running than planned.

If this should be the case, we will provide alternative travel options for customers to complete their journeys. Details will be provided in the sections below.

Timetable changes

The following planned engineering work may affect your journey:

Summary of upcoming changes to train times
Saturday 17 to Friday 23 September 2022 (PDF)
Saturday 24 to Friday 30 September 2022 (PDF)
Saturday 1 to Friday 7 October 2022 (PDF)
Saturday 8 to Friday 14 October 2022 (PDF)
Saturday 15 to Friday 21 October 2022 (PDF)
Saturday 22 to Friday 28 October 2022 (PDF)
Saturday 29 October to Friday 4 November 2022 (PDF)

2022

September

Oxford area – weekends of 10/11, 24/25 September and 1/2 October

No train services to/from Oxford.

Rail improvement work will affect trains between Didcot Parkway, Oxford and Hanborough.

This work will also affect CrossCountry trains between Banbury, Oxford and Didcot Parkway, plus Chiltern Railways trains between Oxford Parkway and Oxford.

Update: Improvement work due to take place on the 17/18 September has been cancelled. Train services will now run in the Oxford area over this weekend.

Download more information about rail improvement work Oxford area. (PDF)
Pinhoe to Axminster – Monday 19 to Friday 23 September

Rail improvement work will affect trains between Exeter Central and Axminster.

Trains will run between Barnstaple and Exeter Central.
Yeovil to Weymouth – Saturday 24 to Friday 30 September

Rail improvement work will affect trains between Yeovil Pen Mill and Weymouth.

Find out more about upgrades in the Wessex area.

October

Guildford area – weekend of 1/2 October

Rail improvement work will affect trains between Guildford, Redhill and Gatwick Airport.
Castle Cary area – Saturday 1 to Tuesday 11 October

Rail improvement work will affect trains between Castle Cary and Taunton on Saturday 1 October and again from Friday 7 to Tuesday 11 October.

Work will affect long-distance trains between Westbury and Taunton from Sunday 2 to Monday 10 October, as well as trains between Frome and Castle Cary.

Trains between London and the south west will use an alternative route between Reading and Taunton – extending journey times by around 30 minutes.

For more information visit our Wessex webpage.
Reading to Basingstoke – Sunday 9 October

Rail improvement work will affect trains between Reading and Basingstoke.
Exeter Central to Exmouth – Sunday 16 October

Rail improvement work will affect trains between Exeter Central and Exmouth until 18:00.
Bristol area – weekend of 15/16 October, plus Sunday 23 and 30 October

Rail improvement work will affect trains between Bristol Temple Meads and Severn Beach.

For more information visit our Bristol webpage.
Southampton area – Sunday 16, 23 October and weekend of 29/30 October

Trains diverted between Romsey and Fareham via Eastleigh, not stopping at Southampton Central.

For more information visit our Wessex webpage.
Maidenhead to Marlow – Saturday 22 to Sunday 30 October

Rail improvement work will affect trains between Maidenhead and Marlow.
Swansea to Carmarthen – Sunday 30 October

Rail improvement work will affect trains between Swansea and Carmarthen.
Gloucester area – weekend of 29/30 October

Rail improvement work will affect trains between Gloucester and Cheltenham Spa, Stonehouse or Cam & Dursley.

November

Twyford to Henley-on-Thames – weekend of 5/6 November

Rail improvement work will affect trains between Twyford and Henley-on-Thames.
West Cornwall area – weekends of 5/6 and 12/13 November

Rail improvement work will affect Great Western Railway trains between St Austell and Penzance as well as CrossCountry services between Par and Penzance.

As a result, train services between Truro and Falmouth Docks will also be affected.
Paignton area – weekends of 5/6, 12/13 and 19/20 November

Rail improvement work will affect trains between Newton Abbot and Paignton.
Bristol area – Sunday 6 November

Rail improvement work will affect trains between Bristol Temple Meads and Severn Beach.

Find out more about upgrades in the Bristol area.
Southampton area – Sunday 6 November

Trains diverted between Romsey and Fareham via Eastleigh, not stopping at Southampton Central.

For more information visit our Wessex webpage.
Swansea to Carmarthen – Sunday 6 November

Rail improvement work will affect trains between Swansea and Carmarthen.
Reading to Guildford – Sunday 6 and weekend of 26/27 November

Rail improvement work will affect trains between Reading and Guildford.
Westbury area – Sunday 13 November

Rail improvement work will affect all trains to/from Westbury.

For more information visit our Wessex webpage.
East Cornwall area – weekend of 19/20 November

Rail improvement work will affect trains between Plymouth and St Austell, including trains for Looe and Newquay but not Gunnislake.
Basingstoke area – Sunday 20 November

Rail improvement work will affect trains between Reading and Basingstoke.
Liskeard to St Austell – Sunday 27 November

Rail improvement work will affect trains between Liskeard and St Austell as well as between Par and Newquay.

Looking ahead

Further rail improvement work is planned in 2022 affecting the following routes:

Truro to Penzance (including St Ives) – Monday 5 to Thursday 8 December
all trains via Bristol Parkway – Christmas Day to New Year’s Eve
Bath Spa to Bristol Temple Meads – weekend of 14/15, 21/22 and 28/29 January
Reading to Guildford – Sunday 8 January, plus weekend of 21/22 and 28/29 January
Par to Newquay – Friday 27 to Monday 30 January
Reading to Blackwater – Monday 13 to Friday 17 February
Westbury to Newbury/Theale – Saturday 18 February to Thursday 2 March
Exeter St Davids to Barnstaple/Okehampton – Monday 20 to Friday 24 February
Yeovil Pen Mill to Weymouth – Monday 20 to Friday 24 February, then Monday 27 February to Friday 3 March

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Refunds and compensation

You may be able to get your money back if you bought a ticket but did not travel, or were delayed by 15 minutes or more.

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