Disruption to / from Swansea expected until 10:30 

Route(s) affected

Great Western Railway between Bristol Parkway and Carmarthen, and between London Paddington and Swansea / Carmarthen

Transport for Wales between Cardiff Central and Swansea / Pembroke Dock / Fishguard Harbour, and between Manchester Piccadilly / Crewe / Cardiff Central and Milford Haven, and between Llandovery and Swansea, and between Shrewsbury and Swansea / Fishguard Harbour

Description

A fault with the signalling system at Swansea means that all lines are disrupted. As a result trains running to / from Swansea may be delayed by up to 40 minutes, cancelled or revised.

Disruption is expected until 10:30.

Transport for Wales customer advice:

The Swanline local stopping services between Cardiff Central and Swansea are suspended in both directions until further notice.

Transport for Wales services between Carmarthen and Fishguard Harbour as well as Carmarthen and Pembroke Dock will all start and terminate at Carmarthen until further notice.

A reduced service between Swansea and Carmarthen in both directions will be in operation until further notice.

Rail replacement buses have been organised to run as follows:

Between Swansea and Bridgend:

• Departing Bridgend at 09:30 to Swansea calling at all stations provided by Teleu

• Departing Swansea at 09:00 to Bridgend calling at all stations provided by Francis

Between Swansea and Carmarthen:

• Departing Swansea at 08:35 to Carmarthen provided by Cymru Coaches

• Departing Carmarthen at 08:45 to Swansea provided by Davies and A C Jenkins

Road Transport will take longer than rail services. Please allow extra time to complete your journey.

Please note that Great Western Railway services are also affected by this incident

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.