Lines reopened at Cheltenham Spa: disruption expected until 22:00 

Route(s) affected

CrossCountry between Edinburgh and Bristol Temple Meads / Plymouth, between Leeds / Birmingham New Street and Plymouth, between Manchester Piccadilly and Bristol Temple Meads, between Nottingham / Birmingham New Street and Cardiff Central, and also between Leicester and Gloucester

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

Transport for Wales between Cheltenham Spa and Cardiff Central

Description

Lines have now reopened following a trespass incident at Cheltenham Spa.

While service recovers, trains running to / from and through this station may still be cancelled, delayed by up to 45 minutes or revised.

This is expected to cause disruption until 22:00.

CrossCountry customer advice:

Your ticket can be used at no extra cost on the following services:

• The two CrossCountry services operating before and after your cancelled servic

• Great Western Railway services where required

If you decide to travel from a different station due to this disruption and need to return to that station later, you will also be able to use your existing ticket to do this at no extra cost

Great Western Railway customer advice:

Your ticket can be used, at no extra cost, with the following operators, in both directions:

• CrossCountry between Worcestershire Parkway and Bristol Temple Meads

If your train is cancelled, you may travel on either of the two services before, or two services after, your original train. If these are peak services or less flexible, you can still travel with your original ticket, at no extra cost.

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.