Amended service between Bristol Temple Meads and Weston-super-Mare / Taunton on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 November 

Route(s) affected

CrossCountry between Aberdeen / Dundee / Glasgow Central / Edinburgh / York / Leeds / Derby / Bristol Temple Meads and Plymouth, between Birmingham New Street and Paignton / Penzance, between Manchester Piccadilly and Paignton

Great Western Railway between London Paddington / Severn Beach / Avonmouth / Bristol Parkway / Bristol Temple Meads and Weston-super-Mare, between Cardiff Central / Bristol Temple Meads and Taunton / Exeter St Davids / Paignton / Plymouth

Description

Engineering work is taking place between Bristol Temple Meads and Weston-super-Mare / Taunton, closing various lines.

No trains will run between Bristol Temple Meads and Weston-super-Mare all weekend.

CrossCountry:

Trains between Bristol Temple Meads and Plymouth / Penzance will run a reduced service. These trains divert between Bristol Temple Meads and Taunton via Bath Spa (not calling) with extended journey times of up to 1 hour.

Trains to / from Torquay / Paignton will not run.

Ticket acceptance:

You can use your ticket at no extra cost on Great Western Railway services to / from Torquay / Paignton.

Great Western Railway:

Buses will replace trains between:

• Bristol Temple Meads and Weston-super-Mare (fast, hourly)

• Bristol Temple Meads and Weston-super-Mare (2 per hour, calling at Nailsea & Backwell, Yatton, Worle and Weston Milton)

Buses will call at Weston Milton hourly in the middle of the day.

Trains between Weston-super-Mare and Taunton will continue to run, albeit an amended service.

A few long distance trains will be diverted to run via Westbury.

Ticket acceptance:

You can use your ticket at no extra cost on local buses between Bristol Temple Meads, Nailsea & Backwell, Yatton, Worle, Weston Milton and Weston-super-Mare.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner.

You can plan your journey on buses by using the Traveline website.

Replacement bus travel advice:

For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use our Rail Replacement Services page.

You can find the pick-up and drop-off location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page.

Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.