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Disruption to Great Western Railway services at Exeter St Davids expected until 09:30 

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Service alteration details

Incident reported: Sunday 11 October 2026 at 07:35

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Last updated

Sunday 11 October 2026 at 08:51

Train operators affected

  • Great Western Railway

Route(s) affected

Between Penzance / Plymouth and London Paddington, between Penzance / Plymouth / Exeter St Davids and Bristol Temple Meads, between Exmouth / Exeter Central and Barnstaple, between Exeter Central and Okehampton, and also between Exmouth and Paignton

Description

Overrunning engineering works at Exeter St Davids means some lines are blocked. Trains running through or to and from the station may be delayed by up to 25 minutes or revised.

Disruption is expected until 09:30.

Customer advice:

Customers are advised to please consider postponing your journey until later this morning if possible.

Ticket flexibility:

If your train is cancelled, you will be able to travel on an alternative service operated by any other participating train company, either two hours before or two hours after the original departure time of the cancelled service, in order to reach your destination.

If you decide not to travel or cannot complete your journey due to cancellations, you are entitled to a full refund from your original point of sale.

For further information and guidance please contact your train company or speak to a member of railway staff.

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey using the National Rail 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.

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