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Timetable changes
The following planned engineering work may affect your journey:
2025
September
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
London area – Sunday 14 and 21 September
New station construction work and track maintenance will affect some train services to/from London Paddington.
Trains will run to an amended timetable because only two out of four tracks will be available.
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
As an alternative to replacement transport, Stagecoach will also accept valid rail tickets for travel on the following routes:
Bus Route Validity 94, 94X Gloucester – Cheltenham All dates D Cheltenham – Cheltenham Spa railway station All dates 10 Gloucester – Cheltenham All dates 62 Gloucester – Stonehouse via Stroud All dates 63, 64 Gloucester – Stroud All dates 65 Gloucester – Stroud via Cam & Dursley All dates 66 Cheltenham – Stroud All dates 882 Gloucester – Kemble railway station All dates 51 Cheltenham – Swindon Weekends only Weekends of 27/28 September and 4/5 October
Monday 29 September to Friday 3 October
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.
October
Track renewal and structures work will affect train services via Wokingham.
Weekend of 4/5 October
Replacement buses are planned between Reading and North Camp on Saturday or Reading and Guildford on Sunday. Trains will run between Blackwater and Redhill/Gatwick Airport on Saturday, or between Guildford and Redhill/Gatwick Airport on Sunday.
Saturday 25 to Monday 27 October
Replacement buses are planned between Reading and Wokingham. Trains will still run between Wokingham and Redhill/Gatwick Airport.
Signalling 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.
New station construction work and track maintenance will affect some train services to/from London Paddington.
Trains will run to an amended timetable because only two out of four tracks will be available.
Maintenance of the electrical power supply will affect all trains using the Severn Tunnel until 15:40.
During this time, trains between London and South Wales will use an alternative route between Swindon and Newport not stopping at Bristol Parkway.
A very limited train service will run between London Paddington and Bristol Parkway.
Trains between Cardiff Central and Portsmouth Harbour will start/terminate at Bristol Parkway instead until around 16:00.
After 16:00, these trains will start/terminate at Newport instead; other train services will be running between Newport and Cardiff Central.
Replacement buses are planned between Bristol Parkway and Newport until around 15:00.
Track renewal work will affect all train services via Bedminster.
Replacement buses are planned between Bristol Temple Meads and Weston-super-Mare.
These rail replacement services will not stop at Bedminster or Parson Street – valid rail tickets will be accepted on local bus services instead.
GWR trains will still run between London Paddington and the south west via Taunton, plus between Weston-super-Mare and Exeter St Davids.
CrossCountry trains will use an alternative route between Bristol Temple Meads and Taunton – extending journey times by up to an hour.
Valid rail tickets will also be accepted for travel on the following First West of England buses:
Bus number Route X1, X1S Weston-super-Mare – Worle – Nailsea & Backwell – Bristol bus station X5 Weston-super-Mare – Weston Milton – Worle X7, X7A, X9 Nailsea & Backwell – Bristol bus station X11 Weston-super-Mare – Weston Milton – Yatton 126 Weston-super-Mare – Weston Milton 24, 74 Bedminster – Bristol city centre 43, 75, 76, M1 Parson Street – Bedminster – Bristol city centre M2 Long Ashton Park & Ride – Bristol city centre 39, X39, 172, 349, 376, 522 Bristol bus station – Bristol Temple Meads 1, 2, 2A, 8, 72, 74 Bristol city centre – Bristol Temple Meads A1 (Airport Flyer) Bristol Temple Meads – Bedminster – Parson Street Track maintenance work will affect train services via Southampton Central.
Trains between Cardiff Central and Portsmouth Harbour will use an alternative route– stopping at Eastleigh instead of Southampton Central.
South Western Railway trains will run between Eastleigh and Southampton Central.
Track renewal work will affect all train services via Worcester Shrub Hill.
GWR 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 Worcester Foregate Street and Hereford.
Track maintenance work will affect train services via Chippenham until 1100.
Trains between London Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads will use an alternative route – not stopping at Chippenham or Bath Spa.
Replacement buses are planned between Chippenham and Swindon, Bath Spa or Westbury.
Track renewal work will affect all train services between Bristol and Bath.
Hourly trains between London Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads will use an alternative route via Bristol Parkway – not stopping at Chippenham or Bath Spa.
Trains will also run every hour between London Paddington and Bath Spa via Chippenham.
Trains will still run between:
- Bristol Temple Meads and Cardiff Central or Gloucester
- Bath Spa and Westbury, Portsmouth Harbour, Frome or Weymouth
Replacement buses are planned between Bristol Temple Meads and Bath Spa.
Valid rail tickets will also be accepted for travel on the following First West of England buses:
Bus number Route 39, X39 Bristol city centre – Bath city centre 349, 522 Bristol city centre – Keynsham 1, U1, U2, 5, U5 Bath city centre – Oldfield Park Important to note
Replacement buses cannot stop near to Keynsham or Oldfield Park railway stations; instead, these buses will pick-up or drop-off at the following locations:
Keynsham
- Towards Bath Spa – bus stop on High Street (outside church)
- Towards Bristol Temple Meads – bus stop on Bristol Road (opposite church)
Oldfield Park
- Towards Bath Spa – bus stop (Bellots Road) on A36 Lower Bristol Road
- Towards Bristol Temple Meads – bus stop on A3604 Windsor Bridge Road
Yellow signage will be in place to direct customers between the station and the bus stops.
November
Track renewal work will affect all train services via Worcester Shrub Hill.
Replacement buses are planned between:
- Worcestershire Parkway and Great Malvern
- Gloucester and Worcester Foregate Street
GWR trains will still operate between London Paddington and Worcestershire Parkway, plus between Bristol Temple Meads and Gloucester.
West Midlands Trains will still operate between Worcester Foregate Street and Hereford.
Bridge renewal work will affect all train services via Frome.
Replacement buses are planned between Westbury and Frome.
GWR trains between London Paddington and the South West or between Bristol Temple Meads and Weymouth will use an alternative route not stopping at Frome.
Some trains will operate between Bristol Temple Meads and Westbury instead of Frome.
Signalling upgrade work will affect train services between Exmouth and Exeter Central.
Replacement buses are planned between Exmouth and Exeter St Davids.
GWR trains will still operate between Exeter Central and Paignton, Okehampton or Barnstaple.
South Western Railway trains will still operate between Exeter St Davids and Salisbury via Exeter Central.
Track renewal work will affect train services via Salisbury.
Weekends of 1/2 November and 22/23 November
Replacement buses are planned between Salisbury and Southampton Central.
GWR trains will operate between Cardiff Central and Salisbury, plus between Southampton Central and Portsmouth Harbour.
Weekend of 8/9 November
Replacement buses are planned between Warminster and Salisbury on Saturday or Southampton Central on Sunday.
GWR trains will operate between Cardiff Central and Warminster, plus between Salisbury and Portsmouth Harbour (Sat) or Southampton Central and Portsmouth Harbour (Sun).
Weekend 15/16 November
Replacement buses are planned between Salisbury and Southampton Central on Saturday or Warminster and Southampton Central on Sunday.
GWR trains will operate between Cardiff Central and Salisbury (Sat) or Warminster (Sun), plus between Southampton Central and Portsmouth Harbour.
South Western Railway trains will still operate between Romsey and Southampton Central on all dates.
Track renewal work will affect train services between via Wokingham.
Replacement buses are planned between Reading and Guildford.
GWR trains will still operate between Guildford and Redhill or Gatwick Airport.
South Western Railway trains will still operate between Bracknell and London Waterloo on Sunday 2 November, then between Staines and London Waterloo on Sunday 9 November.
SWR trains can operate between Reading and London Waterloo on Saturday 29 November, but only between Bracknell and London Waterloo on Sunday 30 November.
Track renewal work will also affect the number of train services able to operate between Redhill and Gatwick Airport on Sunday 30 November.
Important to note
Engineering work is also planned in the Guildford area on Sunday 16 November.
Track renewal work will affect all train services between Banbury and Oxford.
Replacement buses are planned between stations impacted.
Signalling upgrade work will affect train services via Guildford.
GWR trains will still operate between Reading and Ash via North Camp with replacement buses planned between North Camp and Redhill/Gatwick Airport.
South Western Railway trains will still operate between Guildford and London Waterloo.
Southern trains will still operate between Reigate and Redhill, plus Southern and Thameslink trains will also be operating between Redhill and Gatwick Airport.
Structural works will affect all train services between Oxford and Didcot Parkway.
Replacement buses are planned between stations impacted.
GWR trains will still operate between Oxford and Worcester, Great Malvern or Hereford.
Chiltern Railways will still operate trains between Oxford and London Marylebone.
Buses replace CrossCountry train services between Didcot Parkway, Oxford and Banbury.
Signalling upgrade work will affect train services between Carmarthen and Llanelli.
Replacement buses are planned between Swansea and Carmarthen.
GWR trains will still operate between London Paddington and Swansea.
Important to note
On Sunday 16 November, engineering work is only planned to last until around 12:45.
New station construction work and track maintenance will affect some train services to/from London Paddington.
Trains will run to an amended timetable because only two out of four tracks will be available.
Looking ahead
Further rail improvement work is planned in the next few months affecting the following routes:
- Truro to Penzance (plus St Ives line) – Monday 1 to Friday 5 December
- Castle Cary to Taunton – Monday 8 to Sunday 14 December
- Liskeard to Looe – Monday 8 to Friday 19 December
- Cardiff Central to Bridgend – Saturday 27 to Tuesday 30 December
- St Erth to St Ives – Monday 5 to Sunday 18 January
- Port Talbot Parkway to Swansea – Monday 26 January to Thursday 5 February
- Didcot Parkway to Oxford – Sun 1 to Sun 8 February
- Bristol Temple Meads to Weston-super-Mare – Monday 16 to Thursday 19 February
- Yeovil Pen Mill to Weymouth – Saturday 21 February to Sunday 8 March
- Plymouth to Totnes/Exeter St Davids – Saturday 21 February to Sunday 8 March
Rail improvement work was due to take place affecting trains between Taunton and Exeter St Davids from Tuesday 4 to Thursday 6 November.
However, this planned engineering work has since been postponed by Network Rail until 2026 and a normal train service will operate instead.