Disruptions & planned work

The emergency services are currently attending an incident between Weston-super-Mare and Taunton. So that they can safely carry out their work, all lines have been closed. Trains operating between Bristol Temple Meads / Weston-super-Mare and Taunton may be cancelled, delayed by up to 60 minutes, revised or diverted as a result. Disruption is expected until 20:00. CrossCountry customer advice: If your CrossCountry train is cancelled, you may use your ticket on CrossCountry services operating two hours before or two hours after your cancelled service. Alternatively, you may use your ticket on Great Western Railway services between Bristol Temple Meads and Plymouth at no additional cost. Great Western Railway customer advice: You may use your train ticket at no extra cost on the following First Bus routes: 75 and 76 between Bristol city centre, Bedminster (East Street towards Bristol city centre), Dalby Avenue (towards Parson Street) and Parson Street (station) X1 between Bristol (bus station), Nailsea & Backwell (Crossroads), Worle (New Bristol Road), Weston Milton (The Borough Arms) and Weston-super-Mare (Oxford Street) X5 between Worle (New Bristol Road), Weston Milton (The Borough Arms) and Weston-super-Mare (Oxford Street) X9 between Bristol (bus station) and Nailsea 20 between Weston-super-Mare (Station) and Burnham-on-Sea 21 between Highbridge & Burnham (The George Hotel), Bridgwater (bus station) and Taunton (bus station) Replacement transport has been requested, however, Great Western Railway are struggling to find available coaches in the area. If your train is cancelled, you may travel on either of the two services before, or two services after, your original train. If these are peak services or less flexible, you can still travel with your original ticket, at no extra cost. You may wish to consider postponing your journey until service returns to normal. Ticket flexibility: If your train is cancelled, you will be able to travel on an alternative service operated by any other participating train company , either two hours before or two hours after the original departure time of the cancelled service, in order to reach your destination. If you decide not to travel or cannot complete your journey due to cancellations, you are entitled to a full refund from your original point of sale. For further information and guidance please contact your train company or speak to a member of railway staff. Check before you travel: You can check your journey using the National Rail real-time Journey Planner . 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. 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.

From 18 Oct 2026, 16:28 · End time not supplied · Source changed 18 Oct 2026, 18:06

Operators: Great Western Railway, CrossCountry

Engineering work is taking place between Taunton and Exeter St Davids, closing all lines on Monday to Thursday evenings. As a result: The 23:05 Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids service will terminate at Taunton. A replacement bus will run from Taunton to Exeter St Davids The 23:48 Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids service will not run, and will be replaced by a bus. The bus will drop off only at Nailsea & Backwell, Yatton, Worle, Weston-super-Mare, Highbridge & Burnham, Bridgwater and Tiverton Parkway "Night Riviera" Sleeper services: The 21:45 Penzance to London Paddington service will depart Exeter St Davids 15 minutes later than usual and will divert to run via Honiton (not calling). This train will not call at Taunton, for Taunton you should instead use earlier train services The 23:45 London Paddington to Penzance service will divert to run via Honiton (not calling). This train will not call at Taunton, for Taunton you should instead use earlier train services. The train will depart Exeter St Davids approximately 20 minutes earlier than usual, and will then run as normal 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 9 Nov 2026, 00:00 · Until 11 Nov 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 1 Oct 2026, 12:36

Operators: Great Western Railway

Engineering work is taking place between Bristol Temple Meads and Taunton, closing all lines on Monday to Thursday evenings. As a result: The 20:30 London Paddington to Weston-super-Mare will terminate at Bristol Temple Meads. Road transport will operate from Bristol Temple Meads to Nailsea & Backwell, Yatton, Worle and Weston-super-Mare The 21:09 Paignton to Bristol Temple Meads will terminate at Taunton. This train connects with the diverted 22:43 Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads, and with road transport departing Taunton at 22:44 towards Bristol Temple Meads The 22:00 Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids will depart Weston-super-Mare earlier than normal (at 22:36). It will not call at Highbridge & Burnham and Bridgwater, and will arrive at Taunton a few minutes earlier than normal. It will run to normal timings departing Taunton and beyond. Road transport will operate from Weston-super-Mare to Highbridge & Burnham, Bridgwater and Taunton The 22:43 Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads will divert between Taunton and Bristol Temple Meads (via Westbury - not calling). It will not call Bridgwater, Highbridge & Burnham, Weston-super-Mare and Yatton. Road transport will run from Taunton to these stations, and will continue to Bristol Temple Meads The 22:44 Taunton to Bristol Temple Meads will depart much earlier than normal (at 22:15) and will call at Weston-super-Mare and Bristol Temple Meads only. Road transport will run from Taunton to Bristol Temple Meads, calling all stations The 23:05 Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids will divert between Bristol Temple Meads and Taunton(via Westbury - not calling). It will not call at Bedminster and stations to Bridgwater. Road transport will operate from Bristol Temple Meads to Taunton, calling all stations and connecting with the 01:44 (Tuesday to Friday) Taunton to Exeter St Davids The 23:06 Bristol Temple Meads to Westbury will depart at 23:10 and operate a few minutes later than normal throughout The 23:48 Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids will start from Taunton later than normal (at 01:44 Tuesday to Friday). Road transport will operate at 23:50 from Bristol Temple Meads dropping off only at Nailsea & Backwell, and all stations to Exeter St Davids 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 7 Dec 2026, 00:00 · Until 10 Dec 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 14 Sept 2026, 15:17

Operators: Great Western Railway