Disruption between Pinhoe / Exmouth and Exeter Central expected until 18:00 

Route(s) affected

Great Western Railway between Exmouth and Paignton

South Western Railway between London Waterloo and Exeter St Davids

Description

A fault with the signalling system between Pinhoe / Exmouth and Exeter Central means that all lines are blocked. As a result, trains running between these stations may be cancelled, delayed or revised.

Disruption is expected until 18:00.

Great Western Railway customer advice:

Your ticket can be used at no extra cost on Stagecoach South West bus routes as follows:

• 57 between Exeter bus station, Newcourt (Seabrook Avenue), Topsham station, Exton (Exton Village) and Lympstone Commando (Marine Camp Entrance)

• B between Exeter (High Street) and Polsloe Bridge (Tarbet Avenue)

• C between Exeter (High Street) and Digby & Sowton (Arch)

• H between Exeter (High Street) and Digby & Sowton (Park & Ride)

• I / J between Exeter (High Street), Polsloe Bridge (Tarbet Avenue), Digby & Sowton (Rydon Park) and Newcourt (River Plate Road)

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 are at a station please check the live departure boards or speak to a member of station staff. You can also use the customer help points, where available.

You may wish to consider postponing your journey until service returns to normal.

South Western Railway customer advice:

If you need any help with your journey, please speak to a member of staff or use a station help point.

If you would prefer to use local buses to continue your journey please check Traveline. South Western Railway tickets are not valid on local buses unless stated above.

Additional information:

Engineers are on their way to site.

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries 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.