Operator: Great Western Railway
Routes affected:Great Western Railway between Penzance / Plymouth / Taunton / Weston-super-Mare / Bristol Temple Meads and London Paddington, and between Bristol Temple Meads and Swindon / Oxford, between Bristol Temple Meads and Westbury / Frome / Castle Cary / Salisbury / Warminster / Portsmouth & Southsea / Portsmouth Harbour / Weymouth, between Cardiff Central and Portsmouth Harbour, between Swindon and Warminster / Westbury, and between Gloucester and Westbury / Frome / Weymouth
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Engineering work is taking place between Bath Spa and Chippenham / Westbury, closing all lines.
All day on Saturday and after 11:30 on Sunday:
Trains to / from London Paddington will be amended to run via Bristol Parkway instead of via Chippenham.
Replacement buses will run between:
- Bath Spa and Chippenham
- Bath Spa and Westbury
Some late night buses will run between Bath Spa and Swindon via Chippenham.
Before 11:30 on Sunday:
Replacement buses will run between:
- Bath Spa and Chippenham
- Chippenham and Swindon
- Bath Spa and Westbury
Additionally, both the 08:06 Warminster to Swindon and the 09:08 Swindon to Westbury services will be replaced by buses.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries 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 our Rail Replacement Services page.
You can find the pick-up and set-down location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page.
Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.
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