Planned Engineering Work and Disruption

We are currently running amended train services across the network.

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.

The following planned engineering work may affect your journey:

Timetable changes

Summary of upcoming changes to train times:

Saturday 1 May 2021 to Friday 7 May 2021 - PDF

Saturday 8 May 2021 to Friday 14 May 2021 - PDF

Saturday 15 May 2021 to Friday 21 May 2021 - PDF

Saturday 22 May 2021 to Friday 28 May 2021 - PDF

2021

May

Salisbury area – Saturday 1 to Monday 3 May, weekends of 8/9 and 15/16 May

Trains between Cardiff Central and Portsmouth Harbour will terminate at Westbury or Warminster, where buses replace trains to Salisbury.

Shuttle train services will run between Salisbury and Portsmouth Harbour.

For more information visit our Wessex page.
Salisbury area – weekend of 22/23 May

Trains between Cardiff Central and Portsmouth Harbour will terminate at Westbury, where buses replace trains to Southampton Central.

Shuttle train services will run between Romsey, Southampton Central and Portsmouth Harbour.

For more information visit our Wessex page.
Worcester area – weekend of 22/23 May

Trains between London Paddington and Great Malvern/Hereford will terminate at Worcester Shrub Hill, on Saturday, and at Worcester Foregate Street, on Sunday.

Trains between Bristol Temple Meads and Great Malvern will terminate at Worcester Foregate Street on both dates.

Buses will replace trains towards Great Malvern or Hereford.
Worcester area – Saturday 29 May to Friday 4 June

Trains between London Paddington and Worcester/Great Malvern/Hereford will terminate at Moreton-in-Marsh, where buses replace trains to Worcester Foregate Street.

Other train services will be operating between Worcester Foregate Street, Great Malvern and Hereford.

A very limited service will operate between London Paddington and Worcester Shrub Hill or Hereford on weekdays only using an alternative route via Swindon.

On the weekend of 29/30 May, trains from Bristol Temple Meads will terminate at Gloucester where buses will replace trains to Great Malvern on Saturday and Worcester Foregate Street on Sunday.

For more information visit our Cotswolds page.

July

Bristol Temple Meads to Filton Abbey Wood – Saturday 10 July to Friday 6 August

Reduced train services via Bristol Temple Meads with buses replacing trains between Bristol Temple Meads, Lawrence Hill, Stapleton Road, Filton Abbey Wood and Bristol Parkway.

Buses also replace trains between Bristol Temple Meads and Severn Beach on Sundays.

For more information visit our Bristol page.

August

Bristol Temple Meads to Filton Abbey Wood/Keynsham – Saturday 7 August
Significantly reduced train services via Bristol Temple Meads with buses replacing trains between Bristol Temple Meads and the following stations:
- Bath Spa
- Bristol Parkway
- Lawrence Hill, Stapleton Road and Filton Abbey Wood
Buses also replace CrossCountry trains between Bristol Parkway, Bristol Temple Meads and Taunton.

For more information visit our Bristol page.
Bristol Temple Meads – Sunday 8 August
Trains will be unable to call at Bristol Temple Meads with buses replacing trains between:
- Bristol Temple Meads and Bath Spa
- Bristol Temple Meads and Bristol Parkway
- Bristol Temple Meads and Severn Beach
- Bristol Parkway and Bath Spa
- Bristol Parkway and Weston-Super-Mare
Buses also replace CrossCountry trains between Bristol Parkway, Bristol Temple Meads and Taunton.

For more information visit our Bristol page.
Bristol Temple Meads to Filton Abbey Wood/Keynsham – Monday 9 to Friday 13 August
Significantly reduced train services via Bristol Temple Meads with buses replacing trains between Bristol Temple Meads and the following stations:
- Bath Spa
- Bristol Parkway
- Lawrence Hill, Stapleton Road and Filton Abbey Wood
Buses also replace CrossCountry trains between Bristol Parkway, Bristol Temple Meads and Taunton.

For more information visit our Bristol page.
Bristol Temple Meads to Keynsham – Saturday 14 to Monday 30 August

Reduced train services via Bristol Temple Meads with buses replacing trains between Bristol Temple Meads, Keynsham, Oldfield Park and Bath Spa.

For more information visit our Bristol page.
Bristol Temple Meads – Tuesday 31 August to Friday 3 September
Trains will be unable to call at Bristol Temple Meads with buses replacing trains between:
- Bristol Temple Meads and Bath Spa
- Bristol Temple Meads and Bristol Parkway
- Bedminster, Bristol Temple Meads, Keynsham, Oldfield Park and Bath Spa
- Bedminster, Bristol Temple Meads, Lawrence Hill, Stapleton Road and Filton Abbey Wood
Buses also replace CrossCountry trains between Bristol Parkway, Bristol Temple Meads and Taunton.

For more information visit our Bristol page.

Looking ahead

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

Bristol Temple Meads to Bath Spa/Bristol Parkway – weekend of 18/19 September
Exeter St Davids to Barnstaple – Monday 25 to Thursday 28 October
Yeovil Pen Mill to Weymouth – Saturday 20 November to Friday 3 December

Due to the ongoing Covid-19 situation, Network Rail is reviewing all its maintenance and upgrade schemes.

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