Reduced service through Dawlish expected until the end of the day  

Route(s) affected

Between Penzance and Plymouth / Exeter St Davids / Cardiff Central / London Paddington, between Plymouth and Exeter St Davids / Bristol Temple Meads / London Paddington, and also between Paignton and Exeter St Davids / Exmouth

Description

Forecasted severe weather at Dawlish means fewer trains are able to run on all lines. As a result, trains running through this station may be cancelled.

Disruption is expected until the end of the day.

Customer Advice:

Due to expected bad weather in South Devon this evening, as precaution Great Western Railway will be limiting the number of trains calling at Dawlish station.

Only a few trains will be affected, but if you are on a train that is, please adhere to the following advice:

Customers travelling on trains from London Paddington, or north of Dawlish should change at Exeter St Davids where connections are available.

For those travelling from Cornwall and other stations south of Dawlish, please change at Newton Abbot for connections.

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner.

Compensation:

You may be entitled to compensation if you experience a delay in completing your journey today. Please keep your train ticket and make a note of your journey, as both will be required to support any claim.