No trains between Truro and Penzance until approximately 12:00  

Route(s) affected

CrossCountry between Edinburgh / Bristol Temple Meads and Penzance

Great Western Railway between London Paddington / Exeter St Davids / Plymouth and Penzance

Description

A safety inspection of the track between Plymouth and Penzance means all lines are blocked. As a result, trains will be cancelled or revised.

Disruption is expected until 12:00.

Additional information:

Network Rail staff are on site, assessing the situation.

Great Western Railway customer advice:

Rail replacement transport between Penzance and Truro has been scheduled to run from 10:00, calling at all stations.

You can also use your ticket at no extra cost on CrossCountry between Penzance and Bristol Parkway. Please be aware that CrossCountry services may also be affected by this disruption.

During this disruption if you wish to use local buses as an alternative means of transport and the local bus is not accepting Great Western Railway tickets please purchase a ticket on the bus, keep it and send it, together with your train ticket, to Great Western Railway's customer service team to claim for a refund.

You can use your ticket at no extra cost on the following First Bus routes:

• T1: Penzance (Station), St Erth (Station), Hayle, Camborne (Bus Station), Redruth (Station), Truro

• T2: St Ives (Bus Station), Carbis Bay, Lelant, Hayle, Camborne (Bus Station), Redruth (Station), Truro

• U1: Truro (Bus Station), Penryn (Station), Falmouth (The Moor)

• U2: Redruth (Station), Penryn (Station), Falmouth (The Moor)

• 17: Penzance (Station), St Erth (Station), Lelant (Village Hall), Carbis Bay (Boskerris Road), St Ives

• 27: Truro (Bus Station), St Austell (Station)

• 87: Truro (Bus Station), Truro (Station), Newquay (Station)

You can also use your ticket at no extra cost on Go Cornwall bus routes:

• 22: St Austell (Station), Truro (Bus Station),

• 25: Par (Station), St Austell (Station),

• 26: St Austell (Station), Bugle (The Square), Roche (opp Travelodge), Bodmin (Town Centre) and

• 28: Lostwithiel (The Royal Talbot), St Austell (Station)

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.