Amended late night / early morning Transport for Wales service via Shrewsbury from Monday 25 to Friday 29 May 

Route(s) affected

Various Transport for Wales routes via Shrewsbury

Description

Engineering work is taking place overnight between Crewe and Shrewsbury, closing some lines.

Monday to Thursday:

The 21:26 Cardiff Central to Chester service will run direct from Shrewsbury to Crewe, with an additional call at Wrexham General. A rail replacement bus will connect out of the service to allow customers to travel onwards to Crewe via Nantwich, with an additional 00:20 Crewe to Chester train service running to maintain last connections from Crewe to Chester.

The 22:21 Cardiff Central to Crewe service will divert via Chester, with a connecting rail replacement bus operating from Shrewsbury to Crewe.

The 22:32 Manchester Piccadilly to Shrewsbury service will terminate at Crewe with onward rail replacement buses being provided towards Shrewsbury.

Tuesday to Friday:

The 04:18 Chester to Birmingham International service will depart later at 04:29 and run direct to Shrewsbury. A new 04:18 Chester to Crewe service will maintain journey options for customers travelling to Crewe, whilst an additional rail replacement bus will run from Crewe (dep 03:57) to Shrewsbury (arriving 05:08) to allow customers from Crewe to connect in to travel onwards towards the West Midlands.

The 05:07 Crewe to Cardiff Central service will depart earlier at 04:33 and divert via Chester with an extended journey time between Crewe and Shrewsbury.

The 05:19 Crewe to Shrewsbury all stations service will depart later at 05:27 and run later to Shrewsbury.

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.