Updated at: 15-Jun-2025 16:48:39: PM
Operator: Great Western Railway
Routes affected:
Various Great Western Railway routes via Taunton
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Description of Incident
Engineering work is taking place overnight between Taunton and Exeter St Davids, closing some lines.
The following amendments will be in place:
The 21:45 Penzance to London Paddington “Night Riviera” Sleeper Service will depart Plymouth, Totnes and Newton Abbot and arrive Exeter St Davids a few minutes earlier than normal. It will depart Exeter St Davids later than normal and divert between there and Reading (via Honiton – not calling). It will not call at Taunton. Taunton customers should travel by earlier services. The train will arrive later than normal arrival at Reading (set down only).
The 23:05 Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids will terminate Taunton. A replacement bus will operate forward.
The 23:45 London Paddington to Penzance “Night Riviera” Sleeper Service will divert between Reading and Exeter St Davids (via Honiton – not calling). It will not call at Taunton. Taunton customers should travel by earlier services. The train will arrive Exeter St Davids approximately 15 minutes earlier than normal. Normal timings departing
Exeter St Davids and beyond.
The 23:48 Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids will not run and will be replaced by a bus at 23:48 from Bristol Temple Meads setting down only at Nailsea & Backwell, Yatton, Worle, Weston-super-Mare, Highbridge & Burnham and Bridgwater, then picking up and setting down at Taunton, setting down only at Tiverton Parkway and Exeter St Davids.
Check before you travel:
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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 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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