Disruptions & planned work

Engineering work is taking place overnight in the Newport area, closing some lines. Monday to Thursday: 19:30 Manchester Piccadilly to Cardiff Central service will depart from Church Stretton to Cwmbran earlier and will divert by an alternative route, arriving into Newport and Cardiff Central later 21:11 Maesteg to Ebbw Vale Town will not call at Newport. Rail replacement buses will depart Newport calling all stops To Ebbw Vale Town 22:21 Cardiff Central to Crewe service will depart earlier at 22:06. This Service will also depart all stops between Cardiff Central and Hereford earlier 22:22 Chester to Cardiff Central service will depart Cwmbran latter and divert by an alternative route, arriving into Newport and Cardiff Central later Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail 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 drop-off 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.

From 14 Dec 2026, 00:00 · Until 17 Dec 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 8 Oct 2026, 19:05

Operators: Transport for Wales

Engineering work is taking place overnight at various locations on the Transport for Wales network, closing some lines. The following trains will be diverted / amended: Monday to Thursday: The 19:30 Manchester Piccadilly to Cardiff Central service will depart from Church Stretton and stations to Newport (South Wales) earlier than normal. The train will arrive at Cardiff Central later than normally advertised The 21:11 Maesteg to Ebbw Vale Town service will not call at Newport (South Wales). Rail replacement buses will run between Newport (South Wales) and Ebbw Vale Town, calling at all stations The 22:21 Cardiff Central to Crewe service will depart Cardiff Central and all stations to Hereford earlier than usual . The train will revert to original timings from Hereford onwards to Crewe The 22:22 Chester to Cardiff Central service will arrive later at Cardiff Central Tuesday to Friday: The 00:30 Cardiff Central to Hereford service will depart Pontypool earlier and arrive at Hereford later than normally advertised The 04:33 Cardiff Central to Manchester Piccadilly service will now depart Cardiff Central and Newport (South Wales) earlier than normally advertised The 05:42 Swansea to Cardiff Central service will arrive into Cardiff Central at 06:39 to connect with the service to Manchester Piccadilly departing at 06:46 The 23:15 Cardiff Central to Abergavenny service will arrive at Abergavenny later than normally advertised Thursday and Friday: The 05:37 Cardiff Central to Milford Haven service will depart earlier than normally advertised 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 drop-off 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.

From 19 Oct 2026, 00:00 · Until 23 Oct 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 6 Oct 2026, 10:44

Operators: Transport for Wales