Disruption between Newport (South Wales) and Bristol Parkway / Bristol Temple Meads expected until 07:00 

Route(s) affected

CrossCountry between Cardiff Central and Bristol Temple Meads

Great Western Railway between Carmarthen and Bristol Parkway, and between Cardiff Central and Bristol Temple Meads / Exeter St Davids / Frome / Portsmouth Harbour, and between Swansea and London Paddington

Description

All lines are closed between Newport (South Wales) and Bristol Parkway / Bristol Temple Meads whilst the emergency services deal with an incident. To allow them to carry out their work safely, no trains can currently run through the area. Trains may be delayed, cancelled in full or diverted.

Disruption is expected to continue until 07:00.

Great Western Railway customer advice:

Trains running from South Wales to London Paddington may be diverted between Newport (South Wales) and Swindon. Services that are diverted via Lydney will not call at Bristol Parkway.

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.

If you miss a connection as a result of being delayed, you can use your ticket, at no extra cost, on the next available train.

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.