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Engineering work is taking place between Grays and Pitsea via Tilbury Town, and between Laindon and Shoeburyness, closing the lines. There is also damage to the overhead wires at Barking which requires immediate repairs.

As a result of all this work:

• Buses will replace trains between Grays and Pitsea via Tilbury Town
• Buses will replace trains between Laindon and Shoeburyness via Southend Central.
• Buses will replace trains between Upminster and Grays via Rainham
• Trains scheduled to run to / from London Liverpool Street will be diverted to / from London Fenchurch Street. Trains will call additionally at West Ham and Limehouse. You can use your ticket to / from Stratford on London Underground services between West Ham and Stratford.

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Although journey planners are showing correctly, your journey may be subject to alteration at short notice due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Please check before your journey.

Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

You can find the location of your bus replacement by typing in your station here 

Bicycles are not allowed on rail replacement bus services at any time, unless fully folded. More travel advice for your replacement bus journey is available by selecting the Train Operating Company you are travelling with here.

Late notice Engineering work is taking place in the Redhill area, closing some lines until 08:00 Sunday morning.

Overnight and early morning Southern and Thameslink services will be diverted via alternative lines, and will not call at Coulsdon South, Merstham, Redhill or Earlswood.

Replacement road transport will operate between East Croydon, Purley and Gatwick, and journey planners will be updated once final details are confirmed.

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These changes are not currently shown in the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner, please check back nearer to the time of travel.

You can find the location of your bus replacement by typing in your station here 

Bicycles are not allowed on rail replacement bus services at any time, unless fully folded. More travel advice for your replacement bus journey is available by selecting the Train Operating Company you are travelling with here.

Engineering work is taking place between Hastings and Ashford International on Sunday morning, closing all lines before 08:00.

The 07:24 Hastings to Ashford International service will be replaced by an earlier bus.

The 08:25 Ashford International to Eastbourne service will start from Rye at 08:48. An ​​​​​​​earlier replacement bus will run from Ashford International to Rye, connecting with the train.

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Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.

You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.

Engineering work is taking place between Redhill and Tonbridge, closing all lines.

Buses replace trains between Redhill and Tonbridge.

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Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.

You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.

Engineering work is taking place between Wembley Central and Hemel Hempstead, closing lines overnight from Saturday evening until Sunday morning.

From 20:10 on Saturday until 12:00 on Sunday, trains that usually run between Clapham Junction and Watford Junction / Milton Keynes Central will be amended to run between Clapham Junction and Shepherds Bush only.

You can use your ticket on alternative Southern services between Clapham Junction and London Victoria, on London Underground services between Victoria and Euston, and on London Northwestern Railway services between London Euston and Milton Keynes Central.

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​​​​​​​You can plan your journey on London Underground by using the Transport for London Journey Planner

Engineering work is taking place in the Kentish Town area, closing some lines before 09:30.

Before 09:30, trains will not call at Kentish Town.

You can use your ticket on London Underground / London Buses / London Overground to travel to / from Kentish Town.

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You can plan your journey on London Buses / Underground by using the Transport for London Journey Planner

Engineering work is taking place on Sunday morning between Stevenage and Hitchin / Royston, closing all lines before 08:30.

Before 08:30, buses will replace trains between:

• Stevenage and Royston.
• Stevenage and St Neots / Hitchin / Peterborough.

A slightly reduced service will run between London Kings Cross and Stevenage.

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Although journey planners are showing correctly, your journey may be subject to alteration at short notice due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Please check before your journey.

Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.

You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.

Engineering work is taking place between Bedford and Luton before 08:00 on Sunday, closing all lines.

Buses will replace trains between Bedford and Luton. An amended timetable will be in operation between Luton and London St Pancras International.

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Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.

You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.

Engineering work is taking place between London Blackfriars and London Bridge, closing some lines all day on Saturday and after 09:00 on Sunday.

All day on Saturday and after 09:00 on Sunday, trains between Peterborough / Bedford / Cambridge and Horsham / Brighton will be diverted, and will not call at London Bridge.

Customers requiring Horsham services should change at London Blackfriars. 

You can use your ticket on London Bus / London Underground services to / from London Bridge.

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Engineering work is taking place at Upper Halliford, closing some of the platforms until December.

Trains towards Shepperton will not be able to call at Upper Halliford station. Replacement buses will run between Sunbury and Shepperton via Upper Halliford.

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Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.

You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.

Major engineering work is taking place on the Barmouth Viaduct, closing all lines from Monday 13 September to Saturday 11 December.

As a result, no trains will run between Machynlleth and Pwllheli.

Replacement buses will run between Machynlleth and Pwllheli.

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Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.

You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.

Engineering work is taking place between Doncaster and Cleethorpes, closing some lines.

Trains will start / terminate at Doncaster.

A replacement bus service will run between Doncaster and Cleethorpes.

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Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.

You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.

Engineering work is taking place between Stalybridge and Manchester Piccadilly, closing all lines.

No trains will run between Stalybridge and Manchester Piccadilly.

Trains that usually run between Stalybridge and Manchester Piccadilly will be amended to run to / from Manchester Victoria instead.

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Major engineering work is taking place between Brighton and Hove, closing some lines.

Network Rail is undertaking work to stabilise the cutting at Hove, to help reduce delays. More information on this work can be found here.

Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 September:

Buses will replace trains between Brighton and Littlehampton.

Owing to limited availability of buses for rail replacement services, it may be necessary to make late notice changes to the bus arrangements on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 September.

Please check southernrailway.com for the latest information before you travel.

Monday 20 September to Friday 1 October:

No direct trains will run between Brighton and Hove. A change of trains will be required at Preston Park to travel between Brighton and stations towards Littlehampton / Portsmouth Harbour / Southampton Central.

Please see here for further details: http://www.networkrail.co.uk/Hove

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Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.

You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.

Engineering work is taking place between New Cross Gate and Crystal Palace, and also in the Dalston Junction area, closing some lines.

London Overground:

No trains will run between New Cross Gate and Crystal Palace / West Croydon. You can use Southern train / bus services to complete your journey.

After 22:30 on Sunday, no trains will run between Highbury & Islington and Dalston Junction. You can use London Buses to complete your journey.

Southern:

On Saturday and Sunday, trains will not call at stations via Sydenham. Replacement buses will run between New Cross Gate and West Croydon, and tickets will be accepted on London Overground / London Underground services between London Bridge and New Cross Gate.

On Saturday, trains between London and Uckfield will run between East Croydon and Uckfield only. Change at East Croydon for alternative trains to / from London. Trains that usually run between East Croydon and Watford Junction / Milton Keynes Central will be amended to run to / from Clapham Junction instead of East Croydon.

Thameslink:

A reduced timetable will operate between London Blackfriars and Gatwick Airport.

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You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

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Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.

You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.

Engineering work is taking place at various points between Richmond and Stratford, closing various lines over the course of the day.

All day:

No trains will run between Richmond and South Acton. 

Replacement buses (provided by London Underground) will run between Richmond and Turnham Green Underground station.

A replacement bus service will also operate between Turnham Green Underground station and Acton South / Central for onward connections.

After 22:30:

Buses will replace trains between Camden Road and Stratford.

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Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.

You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.

Engineering work is taking place between London Paddington and Ealing Broadway, closing lines overnight from Saturday evening until Sunday afternoon.

Saturday:

After 20:40, trains will run to an amended and reduced timetable until 23:10, when the service will end.

Sunday:

Before 12:12, no train services will run between London Paddington and Heathrow Terminal 5. After 12:12, a normal service will run.

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Engineering work is taking place between Radyr and Pontypridd, closing all lines.

Buses will replace trains between Radyr and Pontypridd.

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Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.

You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.

Engineering work is taking place between Shrewsbury and Newport / Llandrindod, closing all lines.

Buses will replace trains between:

• Shrewsbury and Newport.
• Shrewsbury and Llandrindod.

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Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.

You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.

Engineering work is taking place between Hazel Grove and Buxton, closing all lines.

Buses will replace trains between Hazel Grove and Buxton.

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For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.

You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.

Engineering work is taking place between Guide Bridge and Hadfield, resulting in the closure of some lines.

Services between Manchester Piccadilly and Hadfield / Glossop will be replaced by buses throughout.

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You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.

Engineering work is taking place between Chesterfield and Nottingham, closing all lines.

East Midlands Railway:

Buses will replace trains between Chesterfield and Nottingham.

Northern:

Buses will replace trains between Sheffield and Nottingham.

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If you are travelling with East Midlands Railway, these changes are not currently shown in the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner, please check back nearer to the time of travel.

Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.

You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.

Engineering work is taking place between Leeds and Horsforth, closing all lines before 11:45.

To / from Harrogate:

Buses will replace trains between Leeds and Horsforth.

To / from Bradford Forster Square / Ilkley:

Buses will replace trains between Leeds and Kirkstall Forge.

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Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.

You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.

Engineering work is taking place between Dartford and Rochester and between Strood and Maidstone West, closing various lines.

Southeastern:

Sidcup Line: Trains will run between London Cannon Street and Dartford via Sidcup.  These trains will run from London Cannon Street instead of London Charing Cross because of further engineering work.

Medway Valley Line: Trains between Tonbridge and Strood will only run between Paddock Wood and Maidstone West.  This is because of further engineering work at Tonbridge.

High Speed via Gravesend: Services between London St Pancras International and Ramsgate via Faversham will only run between London St Pancras International and Ebbsfleet International.

Replacement buses will run between:

• Dartford and Gillingham calling at all stations (except Higham)
• Ebbsfleet International and Strood calling at Gravesend only
• Dartford and Gravesend calling at all stations
• Gravesend and Maidstone West calling at all stations

Thameslink:

Trains to / from Rainham will not run. You can use your ticket on Southeastern train and bus services between London and Rainham, and on London Buses / Docklands Light Railway.

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Y​​​​​​​ou can plan your journey on London Underground by using the Transport for London Journey Planner

Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.

You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.

Engineering work is taking place in and around the Tonbridge area, closing some lines.

Paddock Wood Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Ramsgate via Dover will be diverted between London Bridge and Ashford International to run via Maidstone East.  These trains will stop additionally at Otford (for services to / from Sevenoaks) and Maidstone East (for services to / from Paddock Wood / Maidstone West).  These trains will run from London Cannon Street instead of London Charing Cross because of further engineering work.

Hastings Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Hastings will only run between London Cannon Street and Sevenoaks, and Tunbridge Wells and Hastings.  Trains will run from London Cannon Street instead of London Charing Cross because of further engineering work

Medway Valley Line: Trains between Tonbridge and Strood will only run between Paddock Wood and Maidstone West.  This is because of further engineering work at Strood.

Replacement buses will run between:

• Sevenoaks and Paddock Wood
• Sevenoaks and Tunbridge Wells
• Tonbridge and Paddock Wood

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Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.

You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.

Engineering work is taking place between London Charing Cross and London Bridge, closing all lines.

Woolwich Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Dartford via Woolwich will run from London Cannon Street instead.

Grove Park Line: London Charing Cross to Sevenoaks services will run from London Cannon Street instead, and stop additionally at Lewisham.

Sidcup Line: Trains between Charing Cross and Gravesend via Sidcup will run from London Cannon Street instead, and call additionally at New Cross and Lewisham.  These trains will not run beyond Dartford because of further engineering work.

Hastings Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Hastings will run from London Cannon Street instead and only run between London Cannon Street and Sevenoaks because of further engineering work.

Paddock Wood Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Ramsgate via Dover Priory will run from London Cannon Street instead.  These trains will be diverted between London Bridge and Ashford International to run via Maidstone East because of further engineering work.

Ticket Acceptance:

You can use London Underground between Charing Cross Embankment, Southwark, London Bridge & Cannon Street at no extra cost.

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Engineering work is taking place at various locations between London Euston and Rugby, closing various lines.

Until 07:35 trains between London Euston and Milton Keynes Central / Northampton will not run and rail replacement buses will operate. 

From 07:35 trains between London Euston and Northampton will run between London Euston and Milton Keynes Central only.

Train services between Birmingham New Street and Northampton will run between Birmingham New Street and Coventry / Rugby only.

Trains between London Euston and Birmingham New Street / Crewe will be diverted and will not call at Northampton or Long Buckby.

A replacement bus service will operate between Milton Keynes Central and Northampton and between Rugby and Northampton.

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Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

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You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.

Engineering work is taking place between Five Ways and Bromsgrove, closing all lines.

Trains between Birmingham New Street and Worcester Foregate Street / Worcester Shrub Hill / Hereford will start from / terminate at Birmingham Snow Hill, running to an amended timetable and will not call at University and Bromsgrove.

A replacement bus service will run between Birmingham New Street and Droitwich Spa (also calling at University and Bromsgrove).

Trains between Lichfield Trent Valley and Redditch / Bromsgrove will run between Lichfield Trent Valley and Birmingham New Street only.

A replacement bus service will run between Birmingham New Street and Redditch / Bromsgrove.

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You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.

Engineering work is taking place between Crewe and Chester, closing some lines.

Avanti West Coast:

Trains will be diverted to run on an alternative route, extending journey times slightly.

Transport for Wales:

Buses will replace trains between Chester and Crewe.

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You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.

Engineering work is taking place between Rugby and Northampton, closing some lines.

The 22:35 Wolverhampton to London Euston will be diverted and will not call at Northampton.

A replacement bus will be provided between Rugby and Northampton.

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You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.

Engineering work is taking place between Chelmsford and Colchester, closing all lines.

Buses will replace trains between:

• Ingatestone and Colchester.
• Witham and Braintree.
• Marks Tey and Sudbury.

Trains will run between London Liverpool Street and Chelmsford. A limited number of replacement buses will run between Chelmsford and Colchester, for customers travelling to / from Chelmsford. Customers travelling from other stations should change between buses and trains at Ingatestone.

On Sunday before 11:30, trains will run between London Liverpool Street and Ingatestone only. Customers to / from Chelmsford can use buses between Ingatestone and Chelmsford only.

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You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.

Engineering work is taking place between West Kirby and Hoylake, closing all lines.

Buses will replace trains between West Kirby and Hoylake.

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You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.

Engineering work is taking place in the Basingstoke area, closing some lines.

CrossCountry:

CrossCountry trains will run via a diversionary route, not calling at Basingstoke, Winchester or Southampton Airport Parkway. Journeys will be extended by up to an hour. Replacement buses will run between Reading and Winchester via Basingstoke.

Great Western Railway:

Buses will replace trains between Reading and Basingstoke.

South Western Railway:

An amended timetable will be in operation all day.

London Waterloo - Weymouth services will be diverted between Clapham Junction and Southampton Central and will call additionally at Guildford, Havant and Fareham.

London Waterloo to Poole / Portsmouth Harbour via Eastleigh services will start from Winchester.

Buses will run between Woking and Winchester via Guildford and Basingstoke.

If you are travelling from London Waterloo or Clapham Junction, you should travel on services to Guildford to connect with the bus service.

London Waterloo and Portsmouth via Guildford will operate to an amended timetable. These services will not call at Woking but will call additionally at Surbiton.

London Waterloo to Exeter St Davids services will start from Andover.

Buses will run between Woking and Andover via Guildford and Basingstoke.

If you are travelling from London Waterloo or Clapham Junction, you should travel on services to Guildford to connect with the bus service.

Reading to Salisbury services will not run.

London Waterloo to Guildford via Woking stopping services will terminate at Weybridge.

Buses will run between Weybridge and Guildford via Woking.

London Waterloo to Basingstoke stopping services will not run.

Buses will run between Weybridge and Basingstoke via Woking.

London Waterloo to Alton services will run hourly between Guildford and Alton.

London Waterloo to Woking via Staines services will be diverted after Addlestone and will terminate at Weybridge.

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Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

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You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.

Engineering work is taking place between Reading and Basingstoke, closing some lines.

Great Western Railway will operate an amended timetable between Reading and Gatwick Airport.

Trains from Reading will depart a few minutes earlier than normal.

Trains from Gatwick Airport will depart Guildford a few minutes later than normal.

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Engineering work is taking place between Dawlish and Teignmouth, closing 1 out of 2 lines.

The 08:29 and 09:15 Exeter St Davids to Plymouth, also the 08:45 Exeter St Davids to Paignton and
the 09:27 Exeter St Davids to Penzance will depart Dawlish later than normal. They will depart Teignmouth and beyond up to 10 minutes later than normal.

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Engineering work is taking place between New Malden and Shepperton / Twickenham, closing all lines.

Buses will replace trains between New Malden and Shepperton / Twickenham.

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Engineering work is taking place between Staines and Windsor & Eton Riverside, closing all lines.

Buses will replace trains between Staines and Windsor & Eton Riverside.

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Engineering work is taking place between London Paddington and Slough until 12:00, closing all lines.

Great Western Railway will operate to an amended timetable. Long distance trains will start / terminate at Reading; local services to and from Didcot Parkway will start / terminate at Slough.

Ticket Acceptance:

If you are connecting at Reading, you may travel on South Western Railway services between Reading and London Waterloo. You may use London Underground between London Waterloo and London Paddington.

If you are connecting at Slough, replacement buses will run to Boston Manor for London Underground Piccadilly Line services or Ealing Broadway for District Line services.

Customers travelling to / from Oxford should be aware there are no Chiltern Railways services between London Marylebone and Oxford.

Please note to make connections you may need to travel earlier.

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Engineering work is taking place between Hayes & Harlington and Maidenhead, closing some lines overnight.

Saturday:

The following trains will not call at Burnham or Taplow:

• The 23:45 Didcot Parkway to London Paddington service (will also terminate at Slough).

Sunday:

The following trains will not call at Burnham:

• The 23:27 London Paddington to Didcot Parkway service.
• The 23:53 Didcot Parkway to London Paddington service.
• The 23:54 London Paddington to Reading service.

Please note that no trains run to / from Taplow on a Sunday, and as a result, no replacement buses will run to / from Taplow either.

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Engineering work is taking place between Tilehurst and Didcot Parkway, closing some lines late on Saturday evening / early Sunday morning.

As a result, the following trains will be amended to not call at Pangbourne:

Saturday

• The 21:57 London Paddington to Didcot Parkway service.
• The 22:58 London Paddington to Didcot Parkway service.
• The 23:45 Didcot Parkway to London Paddington service.

Sunday

• The 08:38 Reading to Didcot Parkway service.
• The 08:48 Didcot Parkway to London Paddington service.

Replacement buses will run between Tilehurst and Pangbourne, connecting with train services.

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Engineering work is taking place between Brighton and Ford, closing some lines.

As a result of this, the following alterations will apply:

Saturday:

The 06:50 Portsmouth Harbour to Brighton service will not run. You should use alternative services.

The 09:00 Brighton to Great Malvern (terminating at Bristol Temple Meads) service will start from Portsmouth Harbour at 09:50, calling at Portsmouth & Southsea and Fratton, before returning to it's normal route at Cosham. If you are travelling from stations between Brighton and Cosham, you should use earlier alternatives and change en-route.

Sunday:

The 11:15 Bristol Temple Meads (starting from Bristol Parkway) to Brighton service will divert after Cosham to Fratton, Portsmouth & Southsea and Portsmouth Harbour. You can change en-route for alternative services towards Brighton.

The 17:46 Brighton to Bristol Temple Meads (terminating at Westbury) service will start from Portsmouth Harbour calling at Portsmouth & Southsea and Fratton before returning to it's normal route at Cosham. If you are travelling between Brighton and Cosham, you should use earlier services and change en-route.

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Engineering work is taking place between Wembley Stadium and Saunderton, closing some lines.

Trains services will run between:

• London Marylebone and Aylesbury Vale Parkway (via Amersham).
• Princes Risborough and Aylesbury.
• Princes Risborough and Oxford.
• Princes Risborough and Birmingham Moor Street.

There will be replacement bus services between:

• Aylesbury Vale Parkway and Bicester North / Bicester Village.
• High Wycombe and Amersham.
• Princes Risborough and Hillingdon.

Ticket acceptance:

You can use your ticket on London Underground services between Hillingdon / Amersham and Baker Street, and between Wembley Central and Oxford Circus.

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Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

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You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.

Engineering work is taking place between London Paddington and Hayes & Harlington, closing some lines.

Saturday

From 21:00, a reduced service will run between London Paddington and Hayes & Harlington. No trains will call at Acton Main Line, West Ealing and Hanwell.

Sunday

2 trains per hour will run between Slough and Reading until 12.00 with a replacement bus service operating 2 buses per hour between Ealing Broadway and Slough.

After 12:00, a reduced service will run between London Paddington and Hayes & Harlington. No trains will call at  Acton Main Line, West Ealing and Hanwell.

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You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.

Engineering work is taking place between Newcastle and Berwick-upon-Tweed, closing all lines.

CrossCountry:

A replacement bus service will operate between Newcastle and stations to Edinburgh.

LNER:

An hourly service will operate to and from Scotland, diverted via Carlisle with journey times extended approximately two hours.  Other services between the North and London will start / terminate at Newcastle with some services cancelled.

A rail replacement coach service will be provided between Newcastle, Morpeth, Alnmouth, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Dunbar and Edinburgh. 

Northern:

Buses will replace trains between Newcastle and Morpeth / Chathill

TransPennine Express:

Saturday

The 10:22 Edinburgh to Newcastle will not run.

The 12:33 Edinburgh to Newcastle will not run.

The 07:24 Liverpool Lime Street to Edinburgh will terminate at Newcastle.

The 14:21 Newcastle to Edinburgh will not run.

Sunday

The 10:20 Edinburgh to Newcastle will not run.

The 12:23 Edinburgh to Newcastle will not run.

The 09:19 York to Edinburgh will terminate at Newcastle.

The 14;41 Newcastle to Edinburgh will not run.

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Engineering work is taking place between York and Newcastle, closing some lines.

The 21:00 London Kings Cross to Newcastle service will terminate at York and the 22:00 London Kings Cross to Newcastle service will be cancelled.

A rail replacement coach service will be provided from York to Northallerton, Darlington, Durham and Newcastle. 

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Engineering work is taking place between Birmingham New Street and University, closing some lines.

Trains will not call at University. You should use West Midlands Railway services between Birmingham New Street and University.

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Engineering work is taking place between Lawrence Hill and Bristol Temple Meads station, closing some lines.

Due to these works a reduced service will operate to / from Bristol Temple Meads.

Saturday

CrossCountry:

Trains will divert via an alternative route with journey times extended by a few minutes.

Great Western Railway:

Cardiff Central - Portsmouth Harbour - After 09:00, most trains will depart Cardiff Central and Newport a few minutes earlier than normal and will call additionally at Bristol Parkway, trains will then divert via Bath Spa, not calling at Bristol Temple Meads.

Cardiff Central - Taunton - An hourly trains service will operate between Bristol Temple Meads and Taunton.

Bristol Parkway - Bristol Temple Meads - From 09:30 a special hourly shuttle service will operate calling at Filton Abbey Wood only. It will use an alternative route between Lawrence Hill and Bristol Temple Meads.

From 08:45 a replacement bus service will operate hourly between Bristol Temple Meads, Lawrence Hill, Stapleton Road, Filton Abbey Wood and Bristol Parkway.

Bristol Parkway - Weston Super Mare - Most trains will start / terminate at Bristol Temple Meads.

Bristol Temple Meads - Avonmouth / Severn Beach - After 09:00, a special hourly service will operate between Lawrence Hill, Stapleton Road and Severn Beach calling at all stations.

A replacement bus service will operate for connections between Bristol Temple Meads and Stapleton Road. You should interchange between road and rail at Stapleton Road.

Last trains of the day each way will terminate / start Avonmouth.

London Paddington - Bristol Temple Meads - Most trains will run normally, but the 19:02 and 20:02 trains will terminate at Bath Spa.

Great Malvern / Worcester Shrub Hill / Gloucester - Westbury / Weymouth / Southampton Central - Trains will divert and not call at Bristol Temple Meads.

A train service will run between Bristol Temple Meads and Westbury / Weymouth.

South Western Railway:

Sunday only:

Salisbury to Bristol Temple Meads services will run between Salisbury and Bath Spa only. 

Rail replacement buses will then run between Bath Spa and Bristol Temple Meads in both directions.

Sunday

Cardiff Central - Portsmouth Harbour - After 09:00, most trains will depart Cardiff Central and Newport a few minutes earlier than normal and will call additionally at Bristol Parkway, trains will then divert via Bath Spa, not calling at Bristol Temple Meads.

Bristol Temple Meads - Weymouth - Most trains will run between Westbury and Weymouth.

Replacement buses operated by Great Western will operate between:

Bristol Temple Meads-Bath Spa (3 buses per hour) taking 40 minutes.

Bristol Temple Meads-Bath Spa (Hourly), calling Keynsham (Church), Oldfield Park (Lower Bristol Road) and Bath Spa. At Keynsham and Oldfield Park,  most buses from Bristol Temple Meads will stop to disembark only; buses from Bath Spa will stop to pick up only.

Last bus from Bristol Temple Meads to Bath Spa will extend to Bradford-on-Avon, Trowbridge and Westbury.

London Paddington - Bristol Temple Meads - Trains will start / terminate at Bath Spa. A replacement bus service will run between Bath Spa and Bristol Temple Meads.

Bristol Temple Meads - Avonmouth / Severn Beach - Most trains will run as planned, some will operate to amended timings.

South Western Railway:

Salisbury to Bristol Temple Meads services will run between Salisbury and Bath Spa only. 

Rail replacement buses operated by Great Western will then run between Bath Spa and Bristol Temple Meads in both directions.

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You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.

Engineering work is taking place between Peterborough and Ely, resulting in the closure of some lines.

CrossCountry:

Buses will replace trains between Ely and Peterborough, also calling at March.

East Midlands Railway:

Trains will not run between Grantham and Norwich. Replacement buses will run between Peterborough and Norwich.

Greater Anglia:

Buses will replace trains between Ely and Peterborough.

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Engineering work is taking place overnight in the Radyr area, closing various lines.

Sunday to Thursday only

From approximately 20:00, buses will replace trains between Radyr and Aberdare / Merthyr Tydfil / Treherbert.

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New trains are expected to be introduced to the Island Line on Monday 1 November 2021, replacing the existing fleet which is over 80 years old. In order for these new trains to run, upgrades are being made to the Island Line route to allow these trains to be accommodated. This includes a new passing loop at Brading to allow more frequent services. More information on these upgrades can be found here.

Until the end of service on 31 October, buses will replace trains between:

• Pier Head and Ryde Esplanade (minibus service)
• Ryde Esplanade and Shanklin

To download a copy of the bus timetable, please click here.

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Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

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