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Disruption between Bristol Parkway / Gloucester and Cheltenham Spa expected until 17:00 

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Incident reported: Thursday 04 September 2025 at 11:31

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Last updated

Thursday 04 September 2025 at 13:22

Train operators affected

Route(s) affected

CrossCountry between Penzance and Edinburgh, between Plymouth and Edinburgh / Dundee / Glasgow Central, between Paington / Bristol Temple Meads and Manchester Piccadilly, and also between Cardiff Central and Nottingham

Great Western Railway between London Paddington and Cheltenham Spa, and also between Bristol Temple Meads and Worcester Foregate Street

Transport for Wales between Cardiff Central and Cheltenham Spa

Description

A safety inspection of the track between Bristol Parkway / Gloucester and Cheltenham Spa is disrupting services on all lines.

Trains may be cancelled, revised or delayed by up to 30 minutes.

Disruption is expected until 17:00.

CrossCountry customer advice:

Tickets can be used at no extra cost, on the following services:

  • The two CrossCountry services operating before and the two CrossCountry services after this service

  • Transport for Wales services between Cheltenham Spa and Cardiff Central in both directions until further notice

  • Great Western Railway services between Bristol Parkway and Cardiff Central in both directions until further notice

Great Western Railway customer advice:

Trains may be revised to terminate or start at Gloucester.

Additional information:

The line between Gloucester and Cheltenham Spa is closed to allow safety checks to take place.

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner.

Compensation:

You may be entitled to compensation if you experience a delay in completing your journey today. Please keep your train ticket and make a note of your journey, as both will be required to support any claim.