Buses replace trains between Birmingham New Street / Worcester / Cheltenham Spa and Gloucester on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 May 

Route(s) affected

CrossCountry between Aberdeen / Glasgow Central / Edinburgh / Newcastle / York / Leeds / Sheffield / Derby / Birmingham New Street and Bristol Temple Meads / Exeter St Davids / Plymouth / Penzance

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

Description

Engineering work is taking place between Birmingham New Street and Gloucester, closing all lines.

CrossCountry:

Buses will replace trains between Birmingham New Street and Gloucester via Worcestershire Parkway / Cheltenham Spa.

Great Western Railway:

Replacement buses will run between:

• Cheltenham Spa and Gloucester.

• Worcester Shrub Hill / Worcester Foregate Street and Gloucester.

At Worcester Shrub Hill, buses from Gloucester will stop for customers to disembark only, and buses to Gloucester will stop for customers to embark only.

Trains between London Paddington / Swindon and Cheltenham Spa will be amended to run between London Paddington / Swindon and Gloucester.

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.