A normal service has resumed between Oxford / Didcot Parkway and Reading
Service alteration details
Incident reported: Tuesday 22 September 2026 at 17:59
Incident cleared: Thursday 24 September 2026 at 01:59
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Last updated
Thursday 24 September 2026 at 11:31
Train operators affected
- CrossCountry
- Great Western Railway
Route(s) affected
CrossCountry between Newcastle / York / Manchester Piccadilly and Reading, between Manchester Piccadilly and Southampton Central / Bournemouth, and also between Birmingham New Street and Bournemouth
Great Western Railway between Penzance / Exeter St Davids / Carmarthen / Swansea / Cardiff Central / Hereford / Great Malvern / Worcester Foregate Street / Worcester Shrub Hill / Cheltenham Spa / Weston-super-Mare / Bristol Temple Meads / Banbury / Oxford / Dicot Parkway and London Paddington, and also between Didcot Parkway and Reading
Description
Services are now able to run as scheduled following a gas leak near the railway in the Didcot Parkway area on Tuesday 22 September.
A normal service is planned to run from the start of service today, Thursday 24 September.
Tickets to travel through Didcot dated Wednesday 23 September, can be used to travel Today 24 September instead.
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