Planned engineering

Tunnel drainage work will affect train services between Swindon and Bristol Parkway.

Trains between London and South Wales will use an alternative route between Swindon and Bristol Parkway – extending journey times by around 30 minutes.

Additional peak-time train services are planned between London Paddington and Swindon.

Sunday 20 July

Train services for South Wales will be diverted via Gloucester, not stopping at Bristol Parkway, until around 1600 – extending journey times by around 60 minutes.

Some trains between Bristol Parkway and London Paddington will use an alternative route between Bristol Parkway and Swindon – extending journey times by around 30 minutes.

As an alternative, customers can still travel via Bristol Temple Meads during this period.

Track renewal and maintenance work will affect train services via the Severn Tunnel until midday, plus drainage work is also planned between Swindon and Bristol Parkway.

Trains between London and South Wales will use an alternative route between Swindon and Newport – stopping at Gloucester instead of Bristol Parkway until around 1600.

Trains between Cardiff Central and Portsmouth Harbour or Exeter St Davids will start/terminate at Bristol Parkway instead of Cardiff Central until around 1130.

Replacement buses are planned between Bristol Parkway and Newport.

For the latest information visit our Bristol page.

Track renewal work will affect all train services to/from Gloucester until around 1900.

Trains between London Paddington/Swindon and Cheltenham Spa, plus trains between Bristol Temple Meads and Worcester will not stop at Gloucester.

Replacement buses are planned to operate between Gloucester and Cheltenham Spa.

Important to note

The route between Gloucester and Chepstow via Lydney will also be closed for engineering work from Sunday 27 July to Sunday 17 August.

This work will impact Transport for Wales and CrossCountry services for South Wales – replacement buses are planned to operate instead.

Track renewal work will affect trains between Twyford and Henley-on-Thames.

Replacement buses are planned between Twyford, Wargrave, and Shiplake via Henley-on-Thames.

As an alternative, valid rail tickets will be accepted for travel on the number 850 Carousel bus service operating between Twyford and Henley.

Season tickets for the Henley branch will also be valid for journeys on the line between Marlow and Maidenhead instead during this period.

Track maintenance work will affect train services between Bristol Temple Meads and Avonmouth or Severn Beach.

Replacement buses are planned to/from stations affected after around 20:00 on Saturday until around 17:00 on Sunday.

For the latest information visit our Bristol page.

Track renewal work will affect train services between Moreton-in-Marsh and Worcester.

Trains will still run between London Paddington and Moreton-in-Marsh via Oxford.

Replacement buses are planned between:

• Moreton-in-Marsh and Worcester Shrub Hill or Worcester Foregate Street.

Trains will still be running between Worcester Shrub Hill and Great Malvern or Hereford.

A few direct trains will run between London Paddington and Hereford via Cheltenham Spa.

Customers can also travel on train services between Newport and Hereford instead.

Only CrossCountry trains will be able to stop at Worcestershire Parkway.

Track renewal work will affect train services between Swindon and Gloucester.

Trains will still run between London Paddington and Bristol/South Wales via Swindon.

Trains will also be running between Bristol Parkway and Gloucester/Cheltenham Spa.

Some direct trains will run between Swindon and Cheltenham Spa via Bristol Parkway.

During this time, no trains will be able to stop at the following stations:

• Kemble
• Stroud
• Stonehouse

Replacement buses are planned for those stations affected.

Important to note

Rail replacement services stop by the Town Hall in Stonehouse High Street not the station.

Track renewal work will affect some train services between London Paddington and Reading.

The number of trains running will be reduced and run to an amended timetable because only two out of four tracks will be available between Slough and Hayes & Harlington.

Track maintenance work will affect all train services between Fareham and Portsmouth Harbour.

Replacement buses are planned between stations affected.

Track renewal work will affect some train services between London Paddington and Reading.

The number of services will be reduced and run to an amended timetable because only two out of four tracks will be available via Slough.

Track renewal work will affect all train services via Worcester Shrub Hill until around 1700.

Trains will still run between London Paddington and Worcestershire Parkway, plus between Bristol Temple Meads and Gloucester.

Replacement buses are planned between:

• Worcestershire Parkway and Great Malvern
• Gloucester and Worcester Foregate Street

West Midlands Trains will still run between Birmingham New Street and Great Malvern or Hereford via Worcester Foregate Street.

Track and signalling upgrades linked to train service improvements will affect trains between Guildford and Redhill or Gatwick Airport.

On Sunday 14 September, additional track maintenance work will also affect all train services via Guildford.

Sunday 7 September, plus Monday 15 to Saturday 27 September

Trains will run between Reading and Guildford with replacement buses planned between:

• Guildford and Gatwick Airport – non-stop
• Guildford and Redhill – stopping at all stations

Southern train services will still run between Redhill and Reigate or Gatwick Airport.

Thameslink and Gatwick Express services will also operate to/from Gatwick Airport.

Sunday 14 September

Trains will run between Reading and Ash with replacement buses planned between:

• North Camp and Gatwick Airport – stopping at Guildford only
• North Camp and Redhill – stopping at all stations except Shalford and Chilworth
• Guildford and Gomshall – stopping at Shalford and Chilworth

South Western Railway will provide alternative transport between Guildford and Aldershot – stopping at Ash and Wanborough stations.

Important to note

Rail replacement services will pick-up or drop-off at the front of Dorking (Main) railway station instead of Dorking (Deepdene).

Track and signaling upgrades linked to train service improvements will affect trains for Newquay.

Replacement buses are planned between St Austell and Newquay – stopping at all stations, plus some buses will run non-stop at peak periods.

Important to note

Most replacement transport will not stop at Par, for connections change at St Austell instead.

Trains services will still be operating at Par and St Austell towards Plymouth or Penzance.

Track renewal work will affect all train services between Westbury and Castle Cary.

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

Train services will still run between Reading and Bedwyn, Bristol Temple Meads and Westbury, plus Castle Cary and Weymouth.

Replacement buses are planned between:

• Westbury and Frome/Castle Cary
• Taunton and Castle Cary
• Swindon and Pewsey

Track renewal and structural works will affect all train services via Southampton Central.

Trains will use an alternative route between Cardiff Central and Portsmouth Harbour – stopping at Eastleigh instead of Southampton Central.

Replacement buses are planned between Eastleigh and Southampton Central on Sunday 14 September.

South Western Railway trains will run between Eastleigh and Southampton Central on the weekend of 27/28 September.

Track renewal work will affect trains between Basingstoke and Reading West.

Replacement buses are planned between Basingstoke and Reading Green Park or Reading.

CrossCountry will also operate replacement transport between Winchester and Reading.

South Western Railway trains will still run between Basingstoke and London Waterloo.

Signaling rewire work will affect all train services to/from Gloucester, extending to include the wider region at weekends.

Buses replace trains at Gloucester throughout this nine-day period.

Trains between London Paddington/Swindon and Cheltenham Spa or between Bristol Temple Meads and Worcester still run Monday to Friday but won’t stop at Gloucester.

Replacement buses are planned by Great Western Railway between:

• Cheltenham Spa and Gloucester – all dates
• Worcester Foregate Street and Gloucester – weekends
• Bristol Parkway and Gloucester – weekends
• Kemble and Gloucester – Saturdays
• Swindon and Gloucester – Sundays
• Cam & Dursley and Gloucester – Monday to Friday

CrossCountry train services between Nottingham and Cardiff Central will only run to/from Cheltenham Spa on weekends, or Birmingham New Street on weekdays.

Other CrossCountry trains will still be running Monday to Friday between Birmingham New Street and the South West via Worcestershire Parkway and Cheltenham Spa.

However, at weekends, these train services can only operate in the region between Bristol Parkway and Paignton, Plymouth or Penzance.

Replacement buses are planned by CrossCountry between:

• Cheltenham Spa and Bristol Parkway (non-stop) – weekends
• Worcestershire Parkway and Ashchurch for Tewkesbury – Monday to Friday

Transport for Wales train services will only run between Cardiff Central and Lydney instead of Gloucester or Cheltenham Spa on all dates.

Replacement buses are planned by Transport for Wales between:

• Lydney and Gloucester – some extending to Cheltenham Spa

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

Trains will still run between London Paddington and Swansea.

Replacement buses are planned between Swansea and Carmarthen.