Buses replace morning trains between Penzance / Gunnislake and Plymouth until 11:00 on Sunday 8 December 

Route(s) affected

CrossCountry between Penzance and Edinburgh and also between Plymouth and Penzance

Great Western Railway between Penzance and Plymouth / London Paddington and between Gunnislake and Plymouth

Description

Engineering work is taking place between Gunnislake and Plymouth until 11:00, closing some lines.

CrossCountry:

The 09:14 Plymouth to Penzance will not run.

The 11:30 Penzance to Edinburgh service will start from Plymouth. You can use Great Western Railway replacement road transport between Plymouth and stations to Penzance at no extra cost.

Great Western Railway:

Trains between Penzance and Plymouth:

The 08:10 Penzance to London Paddington service will terminate Liskeard (and restart Plymouth). A replacement bus will operate from Liskeard, calling at St Germans and Saltash and Plymouth for a later rail connection to stations to London Paddington.

The 08:42 Exeter St Davids to Penzance service will terminate at Plymouth (and restart Liskeard). Customers for stations to Penzance travel by later rail services. An earlier replacement bus will depart Plymouth at 09:05 aclling at Saltash and St Germans and Liskeard to connect into the restarted train.

The 08:45 Plymouth to Penzance service will not run. Customers travel by the above bus and train.

The 08:46 (departing 08:47) Penzance to Exeter St Davids will terminate Liskeard (and restart Plymouth). A replacement bus will run from Liskeard to St Germans, then all stations to Plymouth for later rail connections.

The 09:18 Penzance to London Paddington will terminate Liskeard (and restart Plymouth). No connection between the two parts.

The 09:30 Plymouth to Penzance service will start from Liskeard. An earlier replacement bus will depart Plymouth at 08:00, calling all stations to St Germans, then Liskeard to connect into the train.

The 10:32 Plymouth to Penzance service will start from Liskeard. An earlier replacement bus will depart Plymouth at 09:16 Plymouth, calling all stations to St Germans, then Liskeard to connect into the train.

Menheniot station:

A minibus part replacing trains that would normally call at Menheniot will operate at 10:22 from Liskeard to Menheniot and at 10:38 from Menheniot to Liskeard. Rail connections at Liskeard. Road journey time is 15 minutes.

Trains between Gunnislake and Plymouth:

The 09:03 Plymouth to Gunnislake will not run and will be part replaced by a bus:

The 09:03 Plymouth to Gunnislake and Calstock, also the 09:03 Plymouth to Bere Alston and Bere Ferrers.
Devonport, Dockyard, Keyham and St.Budeaux customers travel by road transport via Plymouth (to / from Liskeard above) or by later rail services.

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.