Disruption between Bristol Temple Meads and Taunton expected until 15:00 

Route(s) affected

CrossCountry between Aberdeen / Glasgow Central / Edinburgh / Newcastle / York and Plymouth, and between Edinburgh and Penzance, and also between Manchester Piccadilly and Paignton

Great Western Railway between London Paddington and Exeter St Davids / Paignton, and also between Cardiff Central and Taunton / Exeter St Davids

Description

The emergency services are dealing with an incident near the railway between Worle and Highbridge & Burnham via Weston-super-Mare. Whilst they do their work, all lines are closed. Trains running between between Bristol Temple Meads and Taunton may be cancelled, delayed by up to 60 minutes or revised.

Disruption is expected until 15:00.

Great Western Railway customer advice:

Replacement transport has been requested to run between Worle and Highbridge & Burnham so that you can connect to the mainline between Bristol Temple Meads and Taunton.

You may use your ticket on the following First Bus routes, at no extra cost:

• Bath & West route 6: between Worle (Thorn Close) and Weston-super-Mare (Interchange)

• Bath & West route 374: between Bristol Temple Meads (station) and Taunton (Town Centre)

• Bath & West route 375: between Bristol Temple Meads (station) and Bridgwater (St John Street)

• Bath & West route A3: between Worle (Station), Weston Milton (Saville Road) and Weston-super-Mare (station)

• Bath & West route U2: between Bristol (bus station) and Weston-Super-Mare (station)

• Bath & West route X9: between Bristol (bus station) and Nailsea (Ash Hayes Road)

• Bath & West route X11: between Nailsea (Queens Road), Yatton (station), Worle (West Wick), Weston Milton (Locking Castle Pennycress) and Weston-Super-Mare (Interchange)

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.