Lines reopened: disruption at Gloucester expected until 09:30 

Route(s) affected

CrossCountry between Newcastle and Bristol Temple Meads, between Nottingham / Birmingham New Street and Cardiff Central

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

Transport for Wales between Cheltenham Spa and Cardiff Central

Description

All lines have now reopened following an earlier fault with the signalling system at Gloucester. Trains running to / from and through this station may continue to be cancelled, delayed by up to 30 minutes or revised.

Disruption is expected until 09:30.

Great Western Railway customer advice:

You may use your ticket at no extra cost on CrossCountry services between Cheltenham Spa and Gloucester / Bristol Parkway. Please note CrossCountry services are also affected by this problem.

If your train is cancelled, you may travel on either of the two services before, or two services after your original train, with your original ticket, at no extra cost.

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.t Gloucester