Disruption between Exeter St Davids and Pinhoe / Exmouth expected until 10:00 

Route(s) affected

Great Western Railway between Paignton / ExeterSt Davids / Bristol Temple Meads and Exmouth

South Western Railway between Exeter St Davids and Axminster / Gillingham (Dorset) / Salisbury / London Waterloo

Description

The emergency services dealing with an incident near the railway at Exeter Central means all lines are closed. As a result, trains running between Exeter St Davids and Pinhoe / Exmouth may be cancelled, delayed by up to 90 minutes or revised.

This is expected until 10:00.

A visual disruption map video is available.

Advice for Great Western Railway customers:

Some trains will be revised, only completing parts of their normal journeys, and there will also be some cancellations. To avoid trains being stopped for a long time outside of a station, some longer distance trains may be held in station platforms some distance away from the affected area.

You can use your tickets at no extra cost on the following services:

• Stagecoach South West:

  • Route B between Marsh Barton (Hennock Road Central), Exeter St Thomas (Riverside Leisure Centre), Exeter City Centre (High Street), St James' Park (Sorry Head towards Polsloe Bridge, Trust House towards City Centre), Polsloe Bridge (Tarbet Avenue)

  • Route C between Marsh Barton (Hennock Road Central), Exeter St Thomas (Haven Banks, Malt House), Exeter City Centre (High Street), Digby & Sowton (Sowton Park & Ride)

  • Routes A, E and P between Exeter St Thomas (St Thomas Precinct, On Cowick Street), Exeter City Centre (High Street)

  • Routes H Exeter ( ST Davids() Exeter Central, Digby & Sowton

  • Route 57 Exeter (Bus Station), Topsham (Station), Exton (Exmouth Road), Lympstone Commando (Marine Camp Entrance), Lympstone Village (Saddlers Arms), Exmouth (Parade)

  • Route 58, 58a, E Exeter (Bus Station), Digby & Sowton (Park & Ride), Exmouth (Strand)

Advice for South Western Railway customers:

Response teams are on site. At this time it is not known when the lines are expected to reopen.

Until further notice the following alterations will be necessary:

Trains running between Exeter St Davids and London Waterloo will now start / finish at Honiton.

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

Rail services:

• Great Western Railway services between the following stations in both directions:

  • Exeter St Davids and London Paddington

  • Westbury and Salisbury

  • Reading and Basingstoke

Bus services:

• Stagecoach route 1, 1A and P between Exeter Central and Pinhoe.

• Stagecoach route 4 between Exeter St Davids, Exeter Central and Cranbrook.

• Stagecoach route 4A and H between Exeter St Davids and Exeter Central.

• Stagecoach route 9 and 44 between Exeter Central and Honiton.

• Stagecoach route 44A between Exeter Central, Honiton and Axminster.

South Western Railway are arranging replacement buses and for you to be able to use your ticket at no extra cost with local bus operators between Exeter St Davids and Honiton. We will let you know when this is in place.

If you need any help with your journey, please speak to a member of staff or use a station help point.

If you would prefer to use local buses to continue your journey please check Traveline. South Western Railway tickets are not valid on local buses unless stated above.

Check before you travel:

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

For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use our Rail Replacement Services page.

You can find the pick-up and set-down location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page.

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

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.