Disruption between Bristol Temple Meads and Weston-super-Mare expected until 10:15 

Route(s) affected

CrossCountry between Edinburgh and Plymouth, and also between Manchester Piccadilly and Paignton

Great Western Railway between London Paddington / Cardiff Central and Taunton, and between London Paddington / Avonmouth and Weston-super-Mare, and also between Cardiff Central / Bristol Temple Meads and Exeter St Davids

Description

A points failure between Bristol Temple Meads and Weston-super-Mare means some lines are blocked. As a result, trains may be cancelled, delayed or revised.

Disruption is expected until 10:15.

Additional Information:

Network Rail are sending staff to investigate the problem.

Great Western Railway customer advice:

If you are travelling to Weston-super-Mare please remain on the train and travel through to Highbridge & Burnham and change for the next northbound service to Weston-super-Mare.

If you are at Weston-super-Mare and travelling south towards Taunton, please travel to Worle and change there for the next Taunton bound service.

You may use your ticket, on the following local First Bus routes. Show your train ticket to the driver:

• Route 75 and 76 between Parson Street (station), Bedminster (East Street towards Bristol City Centre, Dalby Avenue towards Parson Street), Bristol City Centre (The Centre)

• Route X1 between Weston-Super-Mare (Oxford Street), Weston Milton (The Borough Arms), Worle (New Bristol Road), Nailsea & Backwell (Crossroads) and Bristol (Bus Station)

• Route X5 between Weston-Super-Mare (Oxford Street), Weston Milton (The Borough Arms) and Worle (New Bristol Road)

• Route X9 between Bristol (Bus Station) and Nailsea

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.