Lines reopened: disruption between Bristol Temple Meads and Severn Beach / Bristol Parkway / Newport (South Wales) expected until 17:00 

Route(s) affected

CrossCountry between Penzance and Edinburgh, between Plymouth and Newcastle / Edinburgh / Aberdeen, and also between Paignton / Bristol Temple Meads and Manchester Piccadilly

Great Western Railway between Portsmouth Harbour / Plymouth / Taunton and Cardiff Central, between Weymouth / Frome and Gloucester, between Weston-Super-Mare / Bristol Temple Meads and Severn Beach, and also between Bristol Temple Meads and Filton Abbey Wood / Worcester Shrub Hill / Worcester Foregate Street

Description

All lines have now reopened following an earlier fault on a train between Bristol Temple Meads and Stapleton Road. Trains running between Bristol Temple Meads and Severn Beach / Bristol Parkway / Newport may continue to be cancelled, delayed or revised.

Disruption is expected until 17:00.

Great Western Railway customer advice:

You can use your ticket at no extra cost on the following local buses:

First Bus:

• 1, 2 and 8 Bristol Temple Meads to Clifton Down

• 3 Bristol to St Andrews Road

• 4 Bristol to Shirehampton

• 6 and 7 Bristol to Lawrence Hill

• 42, 43, 44 and 45 Bristol to Lawrence Hill

• 48 and 49 Bristol to Stapleton Road

• 70, 72 and 75 Bristol to Filton

• 76 Bristol to Montpellier

Stagecoach Buses:

• 9 Bristol Temple Meads to Portway P&R

• 10 and 11 St Andrews Road to Bristol Parkway

• 12 Severn Beach to Bristol Parkway

• 71 Bristol Temple Meads to Bristol Parkway

Replacement transport has been requested. Great Western Railway will continue to monitor the need for this as the situation develops and provide updates here.

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.

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.