Buses replace late night / early morning trains between Reading and Didcot Parkway / Oxford / Chippenham on Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 January 

Route(s) affected

Great Western Railway between London Paddington / Didcot Parkway and Oxford, between London Paddington and Reading / Bristol Parkway / Great Malvern, and between Didcot Parkway and Banbury

Description

Engineering work is taking place between Cholsey / Didcot Parkway and Heyford, closing all lines.

As a result:

Saturday:

• The 22:04 Banbury to Didcot Parkway service will terminate at Oxford. Road transport will run at 22:45 from Oxford to Didcot Parkway, calling at all stations

• The 22:45 Didcot Parkway to Oxford service will not run and will be replaced by road transport from Didcot Parkway to Oxford, calling at all stations

• The 22:50 London Paddington to Oxford service will terminate at Didcot Parkway. A replacement bus will run from Didcot Parkway to Oxford

• The 23:00 Oxford to London Paddington service will start from Didcot Parkway at 23:53. A replacement bus will run at 23:05 from Oxford to Didcot Parkway, connecting with the train

• The 23:08 London Paddington to Didcot Parkway service will terminate at Reading. A replacement bus will run from Reading to Tilehurst, Pangbourne, Goring & Streatley, Cholsey and Didcot Parkway, and will connect with the buses from Didcot Parkway to Oxford

• The 23:20 Didcot Parkway to Oxford service will not run. You should travel by earlier or later services

• The 23:30 London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads service will call at Reading. It will then divert between there and Bath Spa (via Newbury – not calling). It will not call at Didcot Parkway, Swindon or Chippenham

  • For Didcot Parkway, you should travel by the amended 23:33 London Paddington to Reading service and replacement buses

  • For Swindon and Chippenham, you should travel by replacement buses from Reading to Swindon / Chippenham

  • There will be a replacement bus from Didcot Parkway, dropping off only at Swindon, Chippenham and Bath Spa, also from Swindon to Chippenham, dropping off only at Bath Spa and Bristol Temple Meads

• The 23:33 London Paddington to Oxford service will not run

• The 23:45 London Paddington to Reading service will depart earlier at 23:33, and will call additionally at Slough, Maidenhead and Twyford. A replacement bus will run from Reading (fast) to Didcot Parkway and Oxford

Sunday:

• The 07:36 London Paddington to Great Malvern service will start from Oxford

• The 07:38 London Paddington to Didcot Parkway service will terminate at Reading

• The 07:45 Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington will divert between Bristol Temple Meads and Reading (via Bath Spa – calling additionally). It will not call at Swindon and Didcot Parkway. For these stations, you should travel on alternative Great Western Railway services

• The 07:53 Oxford to London Paddington, 08:18 Didcot Parkway to London Paddington and 08:37 Swindon to London Paddington services will all start from Reading. A replacement bus will run at 08:00 from Swindon to Reading non-stop, and at 07:55 from Didcot Parkway to Reading, calling at Cholsey, Goring and Streatley, Pangbourne and Tilehurst. From Oxford, you should travel by later services

• The 07:59 London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads will start earlier at 07:52, and will divert between Reading and Bath Spa (via Newbury – not calling). It will not call at Didcot Parkway, Swindon or Chippenham. For these stations, you should travel on alternative Great Western Railway services

• The 09:02 Oxford to London Paddington service will start at 09:17, and will operate later throughout

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail 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 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.