Disruptions & planned work

Engineering work is taking place between Salisbury and Southampton Central, closing all lines. CrossCountry: On Saturday and Sunday, trains will divert via an alternative route between Basingstoke and Southampton Central, extending your journey time by up to 45 minutes. This means trains will not call at Winchester or Southampton Airport Parkway. You may use your ticket on South Western Railway rail replacement bus services between Winchester, Southampton Airport Parkway, and Southampton Central at no extra cost. Great Western Railway: Friday: Buses will replace trains between Warminster and Southampton Central, calling at Salisbury. For Romsey, you can use South Western Railway services at no extra cost. A shuttle train service will run between Southampton Central and Portsmouth Harbour. Saturday and Sunday: Buses will replace trains between Warminster and Salisbury. South Western Railway: Saturday: Buses will relace trains between Winchester and Southampton Central and also between Romsey and Southampton Central. Sunday: Buses will relace trains between Basingstoke and Southampton Central, between Basingstoke and Fareham and also between Romsey and Southampton Central. Friday to Sunday: Buses will run between Andover and Gillingham (Dorset) and between Salisbury and Gillingham (Dorset). 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 1 Jan 2027, 00:00 · Until 3 Jan 2027, 23:59 · Source changed 14 Oct 2026, 11:21

Operators: CrossCountry, Great Western Railway, South Western Railway

Engineering work is taking place between Taunton and Exeter St Davids, closing some lines. The 21:45 Penzance to London Paddington “Night Riviera” Sleeper Service will depart Exeter St Davids at 01:28 (Sat) and will divert between there and Reading (via Honiton – not calling). It will not call at Taunton. Taunton customers should travel by earlier services. It will arrive Reading (drop off only) at 04:25 and London Paddington 05:23. Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail Journey Planner .

From 8 Jan 2027, 00:00 · Until 8 Jan 2027, 23:59 · Source changed 12 Oct 2026, 07:48

Operators: Great Western Railway

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 Taunton and Exeter St Davids, closing some lines overnight. The 21:15 Penzance to London Paddington “ Night Riviera” Sleeper Service will depart Exeter St Davids at 00:58 (Monday). It will then divert between Exeter St Davids and Reading via Honiton (not calling). The 23:50 London Paddington to Penzance “Night Riviera” Sleeper Service will divert between Reading and Exeter St Davids via Honiton (not calling). Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail Journey Planner .

From 20 Dec 2026, 00:00 · Until 20 Dec 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 28 Sept 2026, 15:42

Operators: Great Western Railway

Engineering work is taking place between Taunton and Exeter St Davids, closing some lines. As a result: The 21:15 Penzance to London Paddington “Night Riviera” Sleeper service will depart Exeter St Davids earlier than normal. It will then divert between there and Reading (via Honiton – not calling). Normal timings calling at Reading and London Paddington The 23:50 London Paddington to Penzance “Night Riviera” Sleeper service will divert between Reading and Exeter St Davids (via Honiton – not calling). It will arrive at Exeter St Davids approximately 20 minutes later than normal. Normal timings departing Exeter St Davids and beyond Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail Journey Planner .

From 13 Dec 2026, 00:00 · Until 13 Dec 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 28 Sept 2026, 12:18

Operators: Great Western Railway

Engineering work is taking place between Yeovil Junction and Honiton, closing all lines. All day on Sunday, buses will replace trains between Yeovil Junction and Honiton. A shuttle train service will run between Honiton and Exeter St Davids for connections. 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 1 Nov 2026, 00:00 · Until 1 Nov 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 24 Sept 2026, 10:38

Operators: South Western Railway

Engineering work is taking place overnight in the Exeter St Davids area, closing some lines. Monday and Wednesday: The 23:45 London Paddington to Penzance “Night Riviera” Sleeper service will arrive at Exeter St Davids later than normal at 04:24. The 23:48 Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids will arrive at Exeter St Davids later than normal at 01:44. Friday: The 21:45 Penzance to London Paddington “Night Riviera” Sleeper Service will depart Exeter St Davids approximately 20 minutes later than normal and will divert between there and Reading (via Honiton – not calling). It will not call at Taunton. Taunton customers travel by earlier services. It will arrive Reading (dropping off only) at 04:23 and London Paddington at 05:17. Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail Journey Planner .

From 14 Dec 2026, 00:00 · Until 18 Dec 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 23 Sept 2026, 06:55

Operators: Great Western Railway

Engineering work is taking place between Yeovil Junction and Honiton, closing all lines. Buses replace trains between Yeovil Junction and Honiton. 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 25 Oct 2026, 00:00 · Until 25 Oct 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 16 Sept 2026, 11:45

Operators: South Western Railway

Engineering work is taking place between Exeter St Davids and Taunton, closing some lines on Friday night / Saturday morning. As a result, the 21:45 (Friday) Penzance to London Paddington “Night Riviera” Sleeper service will depart Exeter St Davids approximately 20 minutes later than normal and will divert between there and Reading (via Honiton –not calling). The train will not call at Taunton. For Taunton, you should travel by earlier services. It will arrive Reading(drop off only) at 04:02. Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail Journey Planner .

From 11 Dec 2026, 00:00 · Until 11 Dec 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 14 Sept 2026, 13:37

Operators: Great Western Railway

Engineering work is taking place between Didcot Parkway and Bath Spa, closing some lines. As a result, the 23:45 London Paddington to Penzance “Night Riviera” Sleeper service will divert between Reading and Exeter St Davids (via Honiton – not calling). It will not call at Taunton. For Taunton, you should travel by earlier train services. The train will arrive at Exeter St Davids approximately 20 minutes earlier than normal, and will run to normal timings departing Exeter St Davids and beyond. Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner .

From 12 Nov 2026, 00:00 · Until 12 Nov 2026, 00:00 · Source changed 17 Aug 2026, 09:31

Operators: Great Western Railway

Engineering work is taking place between Taunton and Exeter St Davids, closing some lines. As a result: The 21:15 Penzance to London Paddington “Night Riviera” Sleeper service will depart Exeter St Davids approximately 15 minutes later than normal. It will then divert between there and Reading (via Honiton – not calling). Normal timings calling at Reading and London Paddington The 23:50 London Paddington to Penzance “Night Riviera” Sleeper service will divert between Reading and Exeter St Davids (via Honiton – not calling). It will arrive at Exeter St Davids approximately 30 minutes later than normal. Normal timings departing Exeter St Davids and beyond Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner .

From 8 Nov 2026, 00:00 · Until 8 Nov 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 17 Aug 2026, 09:25

Operators: Great Western Railway