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 09 October 2021 to Friday 15 October 2021 - PDF
Saturday 16 October 2021 to Friday 22 October 2021 - PDF
Saturday 23 October 2021 to Friday 29 October 2021 - PDF
Saturday 30 October 2021 to Friday 5 November 2021 - PDF
Saturday 6 November 2021 to Friday 12 November 2021 - PDF
Saturday 13 November 2021 to Friday 19 November 2021 - PDF

2021

October

Bristol Parkway – weekends of 9/10, 16/17, 23/24 October and Sunday 31 October

Trains between London Paddington and Swansea will use an alternative route between Swindon and Newport, not calling at Bristol Parkway – extending journey times by around 40 minutes.

Trains will still run between Taunton and Bristol Temple Meads as well as between Portsmouth Harbour and Bristol Parkway instead of Cardiff Central.

Buses will replace trains between Bristol Parkway and Newport – running non-stop every 30 minutes and stopping at all stations hourly.

For more information, download the customer leaflet.
Basingstoke area – Sunday 10, 24 and 31 October

Buses will replace trains between Reading and Basingstoke – stopping at all stations hourly.
North Downs Line – weekend of 16/17 October

Buses will replace trains between Reading and North Camp – running non-stop and stopping at all stations hourly on Saturday, or every two hours on Sunday.

Trains will still run between Blackwater and Gatwick Airport on Saturday, or between Blackwater and Redhill on Sunday.
Brighton area – Sunday 17 and 24 October

Trains will start or terminate at Portsmouth Harbour instead of Brighton.
Exeter area – weekend of 30/31 October

Buses will replace trains between Exeter St Davids and Exmouth – with limited stops every 30 minutes and stopping at all stations hourly.

Please note, the station car park at Exmouth will be closed from 00:01 Friday 29 October to 12:00 Monday 1 November.
North Downs Line – weekend of 30/31 October

Trains will run between Reading and Redhill – change at Redhill for trains to Gatwick Airport.

November

East Cornwall areas - Sunday 14 November and weekend of 20/21 November
Sunday 14 November:
- buses replace trains between Liskeard and Par calling at all stations
- buses also run between Plymouth and St Austell non-stop every two hours
- trains continue to run between Par and Penzance as well as from Liskeard towards Plymouth
Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 November:
- buses replace trains between Plymouth and Liskeard
- buses also replace trains on the Tamar Valley line between Plymouth and Gunnislake.
- trains continue to run between Liskeard and Penzance as well as from Plymouth towards London or Bristol
Kemble to Stonehouse - weekends of 20/21 and 27/28 November
- no trains will run via Kemble, Stroud or Stonehouse
- buses will replace trains between Swindon and Gloucester
- trains will continue to run between Bristol Parkway and Gloucester or Cheltenham Spa
Dorchester area - Thursday 18 November to Friday 3 December
Buses replace trains every two hours between Yeovil Pen Mill and Weymouth:
- calling at Dorchester West only – taking around one hour
- calling at all stations – taking one hour and 45 minutes
For more information visit our Wessex page.
Buses also replace South Western Railway trains between:
- Weymouth and Wool on Monday 22 November
- Weymouth and Dorchester South from Tuesday 23 to Friday 26 November
For more information, go to southwesternrailway.com

Download the full leaflet for more information here.

December

Southampton area – weekend of 11/12 December and Sunday 19 December

Buses replace trains between Southampton Central and Portsmouth Harbour.
No GWR services for Brighton.
West Cornwall – Monday 13 to Thursday 16 December

Buses replace trains between Truro and Penzance, including the St Ives Bay Line.

An amended, hourly train service will continue to run between Truro and Plymouth.

For more information visit our West Cornwall page.
Bristol Parkway – Monday 27 to Friday 31 December
Buses replace trains at Bristol Parkway, Yate or Cam & Dursley on these dates.

Long-distance trains will use an alternative route and won’t stop at Bristol Parkway.

Buses replace trains between Bristol Parkway and:
- Patchway
- Filton Abbey Wood
- Yate, Cam & Dursley or Gloucester
- Bristol Temple Meads (non-stop)
- Gloucester (non-stop)
For more information, visit our Christmas page.

Looking ahead

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

Didcot Parkway to Swindon - weekends of 8/9, 15/16, 22/23, and 29/30 January
Fareham/Fratton to Portsmouth Harbour - Saturday 15 to Sunday 23 January 2022
Par to Newquay - Sunday 23 to Sunday 30 January 2022
Bristol temple Meads to Severn Beach - Saturday 19 to Sunday 27 February
St Austell/Truro to St Erth - Saturday 5 to Sunday 13 March

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

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