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Buses replace late night / early morning trains to / from Pangbourne Monday 9 to Friday 13 February 

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Engineering work details

Starts Monday 09 February 2026 to Friday 13 February 2026

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Train operators affected

Route(s) affected

Between Didcot Parkway and London Paddington, and also between Oxford and Reading

Description

Engineering work is taking place overnight between Tilehurst and Didcot Parkway, closing 2 out of the 4 lines.

The following services are amended:

Monday to Wednesday:

The following trains will use alternative platforms at Tilehurst, Goring & Streatley and Cholsey and will not call at Pangbourne:

  • 22:36 and 23:37 London Paddington to Didcot Parkway

  • 23:26 Didcot Parkway to London Paddington

Customers for Pangbourne, travel to Tilehurst on rail replacement bus to Pangbourne taking 10 minutes. Customers from Pangbourne are to travel by rail replacement bus to Tilehurst to connect into the trains.

Tuesday to Thursday:

  • 03:55 (departing 03:46) Oxford to Reading service will use alternative platforms at Cholsey, Goring & Streatley and Tilehurst and will not call at Pangbourne

For Pangbourne, customers should travel by later services.

Friday:

  • 23:37 London Paddington to Didcot Parkway will use alternative platforms at Tilehurst, Goring & Streatley and Cholsey and will not call at Pangbourne

Customers for Pangbourne, travel to Tilehurst for a rail replacement bus to Pangbourne taking 10 minutes. Customers from Pangbourne are to travel by a rail replacement bus to Tilehurst to connect into the train.

Check before you travel:

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

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.

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