Disruption between Cardiff Central and Bridgend expected until 15:30 

Route(s) affected

Great Western Railway between London Paddington and Swansea / Carmarthen

Transport for Wales between Cardiff Central and Swansea / Pembroke Dock, and also between Ebbw Vale Town and Maesteg

Description

There is a fault with barriers at a level crossing at Pencoed, closing the line running through this station.

As a result, trains running between Cardiff Central and Bridgend may be delayed by up to 45 minutes or revised.

This is expected until 15:30.

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.

You may wish to postpone your journey until service on this route returns to normal.

Transport for Wales customer advice:

You can check services running in the affected area using the Transport for Wales live map.

If you decide not to travel because of this disruption and your ticket is unused, you can obtain a fee free refund from wherever you purchased your ticket.

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.