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Last updated:Today at 21:29
Train companies affected:Avanti West Coast, Northern, TransPennine Express
Last updated:Today at 21:29
Train companies affected:Avanti West Coast, London Northwestern Railway, Caledonian Sleeper

Restriction Code

Some tickets may require you to travel at specific times of the day, days of the week or on a specific route. Our Journey Planner takes ticket restrictions into account with the selection that you have made and will only have shown tickets that are valid for the selected trains.

Restrictions

Applicable Days

Monday to Friday

This is a temporary restriction used on dates when engineering work is taking place, for routes where restriction XC usually applies. Validity will match XC unless stated in the easement text.

Outward Travel

  • Outward Travel; Not valid for travel on trains timed to depart after 04:29 and before the times shown from the following stations: 

  • 09:00 from Ashchurch; 

  • 09:10 from Avoncliff (if travel is via Bath Spa, the restriction time shown for Bath Spa also applies for journeys eastbound from this station); 

  • 10:00 from Bath Spa; 

  • 09:35 from Bradford on Avon (if travel is via Bath Spa, the restriction time shown for Bath Spa also applies for journeys eastbound from this station); 

  • 09:21 from Bridgwater; 

  • 10:11 from Bristol Parkway; (also valid between 02:00 and 05:30)

  • 09:58 from Bristol Temple Meads; (also valid between 02:00 and 05:04)

  • 09:40 from Castle Cary (if travel is via Bath Spa, the restriction time shown for Bath Spa also applies for journeys eastbound from this station); 

  • 09:15 from Cheltenham Spa (if travel is via Bristol Parkway, the restriction time shown for Bristol Parkway also applies for journeys eastbound from this station); 

  • 10:10 from Chippenham; 

  • 09:00 from Dawlish;

  • 08:45 from Dawlish Warren;

  • 09:20 from Exeter St Davids; 

  • 09:10 from Freshford (if travel is via Bath Spa, the restriction time shown for Bath Spa also applies for journeys eastbound from this station); 

  • 09:55 from Frome; 

  • 09:30 from Gloucester (if travel is via Bristol Parkway, the restriction time shown for Bristol Parkway also applies for journeys eastbound from this station); 

  • 09:00 from Highbridge; 

  • 09;00 from Ivybridge; 

  • 10:16 from Kemble; 

  • 09:10 from Nailsea & Backwell; 

  • 09:30 from Patchway;

  • 10:30 from Pewsey; 

  • 08:45 from Starcross;

  • 09:30 from Stonehouse; 

  • 09:50 from Stroud; 

  • 10:30 from Swindon; (also valid between 02:00 and 05:45) 

  • 09:50 from Taunton; ​​​​​

  • 09:00 from Teignmouth; 

  • 09:35 from Tiverton Parkway; 

  • 09:23 from Trowbridge; 

  • 09:30 from Westbury (if travel is via Bath Spa, the restriction time shown for Bath Spa also applies for journeys eastbound from this station); 

  • 09:20 from Weston Milton; 

  • 09:00 from Weston-Super-Mare; 

  • 09:30 from Worle; 

  • 09:40 from Yatton. 

  • Not valid on trains timed to arrive at Birmingham New Street before 10:15.

  • Not valid on trains timed to arrive at London Waterloo before 11:48.

Return Travel

Not valid on trains timed to depart:

  • London Paddington after 04:29 and before 10:10 and after 15:04 and before 19:01;

  • Reading after 04:29 and before 10:30 and after 15:31 and before 19:01;

  • London Waterloo after 04:29 and before 08:15 and after 15:59 and before 19:01;

  • Birmingham New Street after 04:29 and before 10:30.

Not valid on trains timed to arrive at:

  • Exeter St Davids ​​​​​​​after 04:59 and before 11:30

  • Salisbury before 09:30 and after 17:39 and before 19:01.

Easement

Monday 7 to Friday 11 July 2025

Due to a line closure between Swindon and Parkway, customers travelling between certain stations and the Southeast on these dates, may also use the following services:

15:16 from London Paddington to Swansea

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