The railway in and around Bristol is being transformed over the next few years to pave the way for more rail services so we can move more people, more reliably.
Improvements to the tracks and signalling in the area will ease congestion and enable us to run more trains in the future.
More rail improvement work will be taking place affecting trains via Bristol Parkway as well as train services between Bristol and South Wales.
Track renewal and maintenance work will affect train services via the Severn Tunnel.
As a result, there will be no direct trains between Bristol and South Wales on these dates:
Services between Cardiff Central and Portsmouth Harbour start/terminate at Bristol Parkway
Services between Cardiff Central and Taunton or Exeter St Davids start/terminate at Bristol Temple Meads
Monday 9 to Saturday 14 June, plus Monday 16 to Friday 20 June
Customers travelling between Bristol and South Wales should change at Gloucester or Cheltenham Spa, where trains will still be running to/from South Wales.
Trains between London and South Wales will use an alternative route between Swindon and Newport – stopping at Gloucester instead of Bristol Parkway.
A limited train service will still run between London Paddington and Bristol Parkway.
Replacement buses are also planned between Bristol Parkway and Severn Tunnel Junction/Newport, but these will be limited services only.
Sunday 15 June
Rail replacement services are planned to operate between Bristol Parkway and Newport or Cardiff Central on this date.
Trains will still run between London Paddington and Bristol Parkway, plus between Newport and Swansea or Carmarthen.
Trains between London Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads will also be reduced to hourly services.
Sunday 29 June
Customers travelling between Bristol and South Wales can change at Gloucester or Cheltenham Spa, where trains will still be running to/from South Wales.
Trains between London and South Wales will be diverted via Gloucester, not stopping at Bristol Parkway, until around 1600.
A limited train service will run between London Paddington and Bristol Parkway.
Replacement buses are also planned between Bristol Parkway and Newport until 1530.
Important to note
Valid rail tickets can also be used to travel between Bristol Parkway and Patchway on the m4 bus service on all dates.
Tickets can also be used on the T7 TrawsCymru bus service between Chepstow and Bristol from Monday 9 to Friday 20 June.
Tunnel drainage work will affect train services between Bristol Parkway and Swindon.
Trains between South Wales and London will use an alternative route between Bristol Parkway and Swindon – extending journey times by around 30 minutes.
Most services for South Wales will be reduced from half-hourly to hourly during this period.
These train services will also be affected by engineering work in the Severn Tunnel on Sunday 20 July – see separate entry below.
Track renewal and maintenance work will affect train services via the Severn Tunnel until midday, plus drainage work is also planned between Bristol Parkway and Swindon.
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.
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.
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.
Important to note
Valid rail tickets can be used to travel between Bristol Parkway and Patchway on the m4 bus service.
Looking ahead
Rail improvement work will affect the following train services:
Bristol Temple Meads to Bath Spa – Monday 27 to Thursday 30 October
Useful information
Bristol Temple Meads will be the focus of a great deal of activity in the next few years as the station is transformed to meet growing demand.
As part of the Bristol Rail Regeneration Programme, the station will undergo a major transformation that will enhance the customers’ experience.
