Operator: CrossCountry
Routes affected:CrossCountry between Manchester Piccadilly / Birmingham New Street / Bristol Temple Meads and Paignton
Great Western Railway between London Paddington / Bristol Temple Meads / Exmouth / Exeter St Davids / Newton Abbot
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Engineering work is taking place between Newton Abbot and Paignton, closing all lines.
CrossCountry:
No trains will run between Newton Abbot and Paignton.
Great Western Railway:
No trains will run between Newton Abbot and Paignton.
You can use your tickets at no extra cost on the Stagecoach South West 12 bus between Newton Abbot (rail station), Torre (bus stops near rail station), Torquay (near rail station) and Paignton (bus station near rail station).
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