Buses replace train between Gloucester / Worcestershire Parkway and Worcester Foregate Street / Great Malvern on Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 November 

Route(s) affected

Great Western Railway between London Paddington / Bristol Temple Meads and Worcester Foregate Street, between London Paddington / Bristol Temple Meads and Great Malvern, between London Paddington and Hereford, between Bristol Temple Meads and Worcester Shrub Hill / Worcester Foregate Street, between Salisbury and Worcester Shrub Hill / Worcester Foregate Street

West Midlands Railway between Dorridge and Worcester Shrub Hill / Worcester Foregate Street, between Stratford-upon-Avon and Worcester Shrub Hill / Worcester Foregate Street and also between Leamington Spa / Hereford and Worcester Shrub Hill

Description

Engineering work is taking place at Worcester Shrub Hill, closing all lines.

Great Western Railway:

Saturday and Sunday:

Buses will replace trains between:

• Gloucester and Worcester Foregate Street

• Worcestershire Parkway and Great Malvern

At Cheltenham Spa, buses towards Worcester stations will call to pick up only. Buses towards Gloucester will call to drop off only.

West Midlands Railway:

No West Midlands Railway services will run to / from Worcester Shrub Hill.

Rail replacement bus services will run between Worcester Shrub Hill and Worcester Foregate Street.

Saturday:

The following services will be amended:

• 09:55 Worcester Shrub Hill to Birmingham New Street will not run.

• 18:30 Great Malvern to Worcester Foregate Street will be replaced by a bus.

• 20:40 Hereford to Birmingham New Street will terminate at Worcester Foregate Street.

• 20:50 Birmingham New Street to Great Malvern will terminate at Worcester Foregate Street - rail replacement bus will run between Worcester Foregate Street and Great Malvern.

• 21:20 Birmingham New Street to Hereford will terminate at Worcester Foregate Street - rail replacement bus will run between Worcester Foregate Street and Hereford.

• 22:21 Birmingham New Street to Great Malvern will not run - you are advised to travel on the 21:53 Birmingham New Street to Bromsgrove service and use a rail replacement bus between Bromsgrove and Great Malvern.

• 22:50 Hereford to Worcester Shrub Hill will be replaced by a bus.

Sunday:

The following services will be amended:

• 09:00 Worcester Shrub Hill to Hereford service will start at Wocester Foregate Street at 09:07

• 09:53 Worcester Shrub Hill to Dorridge will start at Droitwich Spa at 10:01

• 10:27 Worcester Shrub Hill to Stratford-upon-Avon will start at Droitwich Spa at 10:35

• 15:44 Worcester Shrub Hill to Birmingham Moor Street will start at Droitwich Spa at 15:54

Check before you travel:

If you are travelling with Great Western Railway, you can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

If you are travelling with West Midlands Railway, these changes are not currently shown in the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner, please check back nearer to the time of travel.

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 set-down 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.