Track renewal work: Buses replace trains between Plymouth and Gunnislake / Liskeard from Monday 2 to Friday 6 December 

Route(s) affected

CrossCountry between Aberdeen / Edinburgh and Penzance

Great Western Railway between London Paddington / Cardiff Central / Bristol Temple Meads Exeter St Davids / Plymouth and Penzance, between Plymouth and Gunnislake / Liskeard / Par

Description

Engineering work to renew the tracks is taking place between Plymouth and Gunnislake / Liskeard, closing all lines.

No trains will run between Plymouth and Liskeard.

CrossCountry:

Buses will replace trains between Plymouth and Liskeard all week. These replacement buses will be provided by Great Western Railway.

Great Western Railway:

Replacement buses will run between:

• Plymouth and St Austell (fast)

• Plymouth and Liskeard ( all calling at Saltash and St Germans, some buses will additionally call at Devonport, Dockyard, Keyham and St Budeaux Ferry Road )

• Menheniot and Liskeard (minibus service, connecting with Liskeard - Penzance trains and Plymouth - Liskeard buses)

• Plymouth and Bere Ferrers via Bere Alston

• Plymouth and Calstock via Gunnislake

If you are travelling between Gunnislake / Calstock and Bere Ferres / Bere Alston you will have to use replacement buses to travel via Plymouth.

Buses replacing stops at St Budeaux Ferry Road or St Budeaux Victoria Road will call at St Budeaux Square (Wolseley Road).

Liskeard - Looe:

Trains between Liskeard and Looe will be retimed to connect with replacement bus services, with some trains running earlier than usual.

Night Riviera Sleeper services:

Sleeper services that usually run between London Paddington and Penzance will be amended to run between London Paddington and Plymouth instead. To connect with the Plymouth to London Paddington sleeper, if you are travelling from stations between Penzance and Plymouth you will need to travel earlier to maintain your connection with 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 information, please use our travel information pages.

You can find the location of your replacement bus by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.

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