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Lines reopened: disruption at Gloucester expected until 15:00 

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Incident reported: Tuesday 13 October 2026 at 13:36

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Last updated

Tuesday 13 October 2026 at 14:36

Train operators affected

  • CrossCountry
  • Great Western Railway
  • Transport for Wales

Route(s) affected

CrossCountry between Nottingham and Cardiff Central

Great Western Railway between Worcester Foregate Street / Worcester Shrub Hill and Bristol Temple Meads, between Cheltenham Spa and 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 trespass incident at Gloucester. Trains running to / from and through this station may continue to be delayed by up to 30 minutes or revised.

Disruption is expected until 15:00.

Great Western Railway customer advice:

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.

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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