Disruption between Bristol Temple Meads and Swindon / Westbury via Bath Spa expected until 17:30 

Route(s) affected

Between Bristol Temple Meads and Westbury / Frome / Warminster / Salisbury, between London Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads / Weston-super-Mare, between Cardiff Central and Portsmouth Harbour, and also between Gloucester and Frome / Westbury / Weymouth

Description

A safety inspection of the track at Oldfield Park means that some lines are blocked. As a result of this, trains running between Bristol Temple Meads and Swindon / Westbury via Bath Spa may be delayed by up to 25 minutes, cancelled or diverted.

Disruption is expected until 17:30.

Customer advice:

Great Western Railway have limited rail replacement transport shuttling between Swindon, Chippenham and Bath Spa.

Bristol Temple Meads and Swindon:

Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington services will divert and run non stop to Swindon. Bath Spa and Chippenham will not be served.

Trains in the opposite direction are not affected.

Customers at Bath Spa travelling towards Swindon are advised to travel to Bristol Temple Meads and change there. Customers at Bristol Temple Meads travelling to Bath Spa / Chippenham can travel to Swindon and change there.

Bristol Temple Meads and Westbury:

Great Western Railway have reduced their Bristol Temple Meads to Westbury via Bath Spa service to one per hour.

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.