Great Western Railway services will be affected by rail improvement work in the Chipping Sodbury area affecting trains between Swindon and Bristol Parkway. Network Rail will carry out tunnel drainage alongside work to lift the track level which will affect train services from Monday 7th to Sunday 13th July, and on Sunday 20th July.
In addition, track renewal work planned in the Patchway area will also affect train services between Bristol and South Wales until around midday on Sunday 20th July.
Monday 7th to Sunday 13th July
- Trains will run hourly between London and South Wales using an alternative route via Bath – extending journey times by around 30 minutes
- Some additional train services are planned to operate between London Paddington and Swindon at peak periods Monday to Friday
Sunday 20th July
- Trains will run hourly between London and South Wales using an alternative route via Gloucester until after 1500 – extending journey times by around an hour
- These services won’t stop at Bristol Parkway due to separate engineering work taking place in the Patchway area
- After 1500 these trains will run via Bath instead of Gloucester – extending journey times by around 30 minutes
- Customers travelling between Bristol and South Wales can change at Gloucester or Cheltenham Spa, where other train services will still be running to/from South Wales
- Limited replacement buses are planned between Bristol Parkway and Newport
- Valid rail tickets can be used to travel on the M4 Metrobus services between Bristol Parkway and Patchway
Marcus Deegan, Station Manager for Bristol Parkway, said:
“This work forms part of an ongoing programme of investment, helping to ensure we can continue to provide consistent and reliable services. To maintain rail connections to and from South Wales, some of our trains will use a different route from normal – making journeys longer. Unfortunately, this also means the frequency of services between London and South Wales also has to be cut from half-hourly to hourly. However, we will provide some additional train services between London Paddington and Swindon Monday to Friday at peak periods. It’s important customers are aware the arrangements in place will extend their journey times, so please plan ahead.”
Network Rail project manager George Barratt said:
“This is our latest piece of work to reduce the impact of flooding on the railway and surrounding area.We’re sorry for temporarily closing the line but it’s essential to complete our work as efficiently and safely as possible.”
For the latest information on planned engineering work, visitGWR.com/Bristol <https://www.gwr.com/travel-information/travel-updates/planned-engineering/bristol>
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