Buses replace trains between Worcester Foregate Street and Worcestershire Parkway / Cheltenham Spa on Sunday 24 September  

Route(s) affected

Great Western Railway between Hereford / Great Malvern / Worcester Foregate Street / Worcester Shrub Hill and Bristol Temple Meads / London Paddington

West Midlands Railway between Birmingham stations and Worcester Foregate Street / Hereford and

between Stratford-upon-Avon and Worcester Shrub Hill

Description

Engineering work is taking place between Worcester Shrub Hill and Worcestershire Parkway / Ashchurch for Tewkesbury, closing all lines. ​​​​​​​

Great Western Railway:

Buses will replace trains between:

• Worcester Foregate Street and Worcestershire Parkway (some buses will extend to run to / from Great Malvern / Malvern Link).

• Worcester Foregate Street and Cheltenham Spa.

Buses from Worcester Foregate Street to Cheltenham Spa will call at Worcester Shrub Hill to pick up customers only. Buses from Cheltenham Spa to Worcester Foregate Street will call at Worcester Shrub Hill for customers to disembark only.

West Midlands Railway:

Train services between Birmingham New Street and Worcester Foregate Street / Great Malvern / Hereford and between Stratford-upon-Avon / Whitlocks End / Birmingham Snow Hill / Birmingham Moor Street and Worcester Foregate Street will not call at Worcester Shrub Hill.

Trains between Hereford and Worcester Shrub Hill and between Stratford-upon-Avon / Birmingham Moor Street / Birmingham New Street and Worcester Shrub Hill will terminate at / start from Worcester Foregate (instead of Worcester Shrub Hill).

You are advised to travel to / from Worcester Foregate Street instead of Worcester Shrub Hill.

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 this page. 

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

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