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 27 November to Friday 3 December 2021 [PDF, 122 KB]
Timetable changes Saturday 4 December to Friday 10 December 2021 [PDF, 45 KB]
Timetable changes Saturday 11 December to Friday 17 December 2021 [PDF, 43 KB]
Timetable changes Saturday 18 December to Friday 24 December 2021 [PDF, 41 KB]

2021

November

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.

December

Southampton area – Sunday 12 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.

2022

January

Southampton area – weekends of 1/2 and 8/9 January

Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 January:

Trains for Portsmouth Harbour will use an alternative route between Romsey and Fareham – not stopping at Southampton Central.

Buses replace trains between Eastleigh and Southampton Central.

Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 January:

Trains for Portsmouth Harbour will terminate at Salisbury and then restart from Southampton Central.

Buses replace trains between Salisbury and Southampton Central.
Didcot Parkway to Bristol Parkway – weekends of 8/9, 15/16, 22/23 and 29/30 January

No trains will be able to run between Didcot Parkway and Swindon, or between Swindon and Bristol Parkway.

Buses replace trains whilst some long-distance services will be diverted.

Click here to find out more.
Paignton area – weekends of 8/9 and 15/16 January

Buses replace trains between Newton Abbot and Paignton.
Portsmouth area – Saturday 15 to Sunday 23 January

Saturday 15 to Saturday 22 January:

Trains for Portsmouth Harbour will terminate at Fratton/Portsmouth & Southsea.

Buses replace trains between Fratton/Portsmouth & Southsea and Portsmouth Harbour.

Sunday 23 January:

Trains for Portsmouth Harbour will terminate at Fareham.

Buses replace trains between Fareham and Portsmouth Harbour.
Par to Newquay – Friday 21 to Thursday 27 January

Buses replace trains between St Austell and Newquay.

Looking ahead

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

Exeter St Davids to Plymouth – all weekends in February
Bristol Temple Meads to Severn Beach – Saturday 19 to Sunday 27 February
Crediton to Barnstaple/Okehampton – Saturday 19 to Sunday 27 February
St Austell/Truro to Penzance - Saturday 5 to Sunday 13 March
Moreton-in-Marsh to Worcester Shrub Hill – Friday 15 to Monday 18 April

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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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