Buses replace trains between Reading and Didcot Parkway / Swindon / Chippenham / Bristol Parkway on Saturday 3 January 

Route(s) affected

Great Western Railway between London Paddington and Swindon / Bristol Parkway / Bristol Temple Meads / Cardiff Central / Swansea / Carmarthen / Weston-super-Mare / Taunton / Penzance, between Oxford and Bristol Temple Meads, and also between Swindon and Westbury

Description

Engineering work is taking place between Didcot Parkway and Chippenham, closing all lines.

As a result, buses will replace trains between:

• Reading and Swindon (2 buses per hour)

• Swindon and Bristol Parkway (1 bus per hour)

• Swindon and Didcot Parkway (1 bus per hour)

• Swindon and Chippenham (1 bus per hour)

Trains between London Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads / Cardiff Central / Swansea / Carmarthen will be amended to run slightly earlier than usual, and will be diverted to run via Newbury, not calling at Didcot Parkway, Swindon or Chippenham. Journey times on these routes will be extended.

Trains between Swindon and Westbury will run between Chippenham and Westbury only.

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.