Lines reopened: Major disruption to / from Bristol Temple Meads expected until 13:45 

Route(s) affected

CrossCountry between Birmingham New Street and Penzance, and between Edinburgh and Bristol Temple Meads, and also between Aberdeen Leeds / and Plymouth

Great Western Railway between London Paddington / Severn Beach and Weston-super-Mare, and between Bristol Temple Meads and Gloucester / Weston-super-Mare / Penzance, and also between Cardiff Central and Taunton / Exeter St Davids / Plymouth

Description

Following multiple incidents in the Bristol Temple Meads area all lines have reopened. As service recovers, trains may still be cancelled, delayed by up to 60 minutes or revised. Major disruption is expected until 13:45.

Additional Information:

The following lines are affected:

• Earlier overunning engineering works between Bristol Temple Meads and Filton Abbey Wood, and also between Bristol Temple Meads and Bath Spa

• An earlier fault with the signalling system between Bristol Temple Meads and Weston-super-Mare

CrossCountry Customer Advice:

You can use your ticket on Great Western Railway services via any reasonable route until further notice.

Great Western Railway Customer Advice:

You can use your ticket on the following:

• First Bus route 349: Bristol (Temple Meads), Keynsham (St Johns Church)

• First Bus route X1: Weston-super-Mare, Weston Milton, Worle, Nailsea & Backwell (Crossroads), Bristol (Bus Station)

• First Bus route X5: Weston-super-Mare (Oxford Street), Weston Milton (The Borough Arms), Worle (New Bristol Road)

• First Bus routes X9: Bristol (Bus Station), Nailsea

• First Bus route 73: Bristol (Temple Meads), Filton, Bristol Parkway (Station)

• First Bus route 75: Parson Street (Station), Bedminster (Parade), Bristol (Centre), Montpelier (Colstons School), Filton

• First Bus route 76: Parson Street (Station), Bedminster (Parade), Bristol (Centre), Montpelier (Colstons School)

• First Bus route M4: Bristol (Centre), Bristol Parkway (Station)

Replacement road transport has been requested to operate between Bristol Temple Meads and Weston-super-Mare. Further details of this will be advertised when the road transport has been sourced.

Check before you travel:

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

For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility information, please use our travel information pages.

You can find the location of your replacement bus by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.

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