Engineering work is taking place between Shrewsbury and Crewe, closing lines overnight from Monday evening until Saturday morning.

Between 21:30 and 05:30 each night, buses will replace trains between Shrewsbury and Crewe. Trains that usually run between Shrewsbury and Crewe will be diverted to run via Chester.

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Engineering work is taking place between Machynlleth and Aberystwyth, closing lines overnight from Monday evening until Friday morning.

As a result, the following trains will be replaced by buses:

Monday to Thursday:

• The 22:50 Machynlleth to Aberystwyth service.
• The 23:39 Aberystwyth to Machynlleth service.

Tuesday to Friday:

• The 04:52 Machynlleth to Aberystwyth service.
• The 05:29 Aberystwyth to Machynlleth service.

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Engineering work is taking place between Chester and Manchester Airport, closing some lines overnight from Monday evening until Friday morning.

As a result, the following trains will be replaced by buses:

• The 21:52 Chester to Manchester Airport service.
• The 23:33 Manchester Airport to Chester service.

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Engineering work is taking place between Cardiff Central and Bridgend via Pontyclun, closing lines overnight from Monday evening until Friday morning.

As a result, after 22:15 each night, trains that usually run between Cardiff Central and Bridgend via Pontyclun will be diverted to run via Barry, extending journey times by up to 25 minutes.

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Engineering work is taking place between Cardiff Central and Bridgend, closing some lines late on Sunday evening.

From 22:35 until the end of service, trains that normally run between Cardiff Central and Bridgend via Pontyclun will be amended to run via Barry instead, extending journey times by around 25 minutes.

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Engineering work is taking place between Radyr and Pontypridd, closing all lines.

As a result, buses will replace trains between Radyr and Pontypridd.

Some late night buses will be extended to run between Radyr and Merthyr Tydfil / Aberdare / Treherbert.

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Engineering work is taking place between Shrewsbury and Machynlleth over a period of several weeks, closing all lines.

Buses will replace trains between Shrewsbury and Machynlleth.

More details on this project, which will involve raising the height of Black Bridge, near Machynlleth to prevent future flooding, can be found on the Network Rail website here.

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Engineering work is taking place between Crewe and Chester, closing all lines.

Late night / early morning trains will be amended between Crewe and Chester.

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Engineering work is taking place at Wrexham General, closing all lines.

Buses will replace trains between Chester and Shrewsbury.

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Engineering work is taking place between Shrewsbury and Crewe, closing various lines.

Buses will replace late night / early morning trains between Shrewsbury and Crewe.

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Engineering work is taking place at Wrexham General, closing all lines.

Buses will replace trains between Chester and Shrewsbury.

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Engineering work is taking place between Cardiff Central and Penarth / Barry Island / Bridgend, closing all lines until 12:30.

Buses will replace trains between Cardiff Central and Penarth / Barry Island / Bridgend.

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Engineering work is taking place in the Nantwich area, closing all lines from 21:30 each night until 05:30 the following morning.

Trains will be diverted via Wrexham General. Buses will be running for customers travelling between Crewe and Shrewsbury / Chester.

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Engineering work is taking place between Chester and Holyhead, closing all lines each night.

Buses will replace trains between Chester / Llandudno Junction and Holyhead.

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Engineering work is taking place at Cardiff Central until 17:30, closing some lines.

Buses will replace trains between Cardiff Central and Penarth / Barry Island / Bridgend.

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Engineering work is taking place between Cardiff Central and Rhymney, closing all lines each night.

The 22:24 Cardiff Central to Rhymney services will be cancelled and replaced by buses.

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Engineering work is taking place between Gloucester and Lydney, closing all lines from 21:00 until 05:45 the following morning.

CrossCountry

Trains will be diverted via an alternative route between Gloucester and Newport. Journey times may be extended by a few minutes.

Replacement buses will run from Gloucester to Lydney, Chepstow, Caldicot and Severn Tunnel Junction.

Transport for Wales

It is not yet known how Transport for Wales will be affected by this engineering work.

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Engineering work is taking place between Cardiff Central and Newport, closing some lines.

Great Western Railway:

As a result of capacity constraints between Cardiff Central and Newport, most trains between Cardiff Central and Taunton will run between Bristol Temple Meads and Taunton only (the 10:50 Cardiff Central to Taunton will still run, but will be retimed slightly between Newport and Bristol Temple Meads).

Most trains between Cardiff Central and Portsmouth Harbour will additionally call at Severn Tunnel Junction, and will be retimed to run up to 20 minutes earlier than usual.

Transport for Wales:

It is not yet known how Transport for Wales will be affected by this engineering work.

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Engineering work is taking place overnight in the Crewe area, closing various lines.

Buses will replace late night / early morning trains between Shrewsbury and Crewe.

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Engineering work is taking place in the Llandaf area, closing all lines.

Trains will be diverted via or start at Ninian Park.

Buses will replace trains between Cardiff Central and Radyr via Llandaf.

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Engineering work is taking place overnight between Crewe and Chester, closing all lines.

Buses will replace late night / early morning trains between Crewe and Chester.

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Engineering work is taking place in the Swansea area, closing some lines.

The 23:15 Cardiff Central to Carmarthen service will divert via an alternative route and will not call at Swansea.

A bus replacement service will operate to / from missing stations.

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Engineering work is taking place overnight between Chester and Warrington Bank Quay, closing various lines between 23:20 and 05:00 each night.

Buses replace trains between Chester and Manchester Airport late night / early morning from Tuesday to Friday.

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Engineering work is taking place in the Swansea area, closing some lines.

The 23:15 Cardiff Central to Carmarthen service will divert via an alternative route and will not call at Swansea.

A bus replacement will run from Swansea to Gowerton at 00:11 to connect into the Carmarthen service. This bus will depart earlier than the advertised train service.

A bus service will also run from Llansamlet to Swansea at 00:33.

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Engineering work is taking place in the Carmarthen area, closing some lines.

As a result, buses replace late night / early morning trains between Swansea and Carmarthen.

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Late night / early morning engineering work is taking place in the Ebbw Vale area, closing some lines.

As a result, buses will replace late night / early morning trains between Ebbw Vale Town and Cardiff Central.

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Early morning engineering work is taking place in the Ebbw Vale area, closing some lines.

As a result, buses will replace morning trains between Ebbw Vale Town and Cardiff Central.

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Late night / early morning engineering work is taking place in the Gobowen area, closing some lines.

As a result, buses will replace trains between Shrewsbury and Wrexham General.

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Engineering work is taking place in the Crewe area, resulting in the closure of some lines.

Buses replace trains between Crewe and Shrewsbury.

Regular rail service will be diverted via Wrexham.

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Engineering work is taking place overnight in the Crewe area, resulting in the closure of some lines.

Buses replace trains between Shrewsbury and Crewe.

Regular rail service will be diverted via Wrexham and Chester.

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Engineering work is taking place between Cardiff and Bridgend, resulting in the closure of some lines.

Services scheduled to run between Cardiff and Bridgend via Llantwit Major will be diverted to run via Pontyclun.

There will be road transport in operation for those travelling to stations between Cardiff Central and Bridgend via Llantwit Major.

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Engineering work is taking place between between Deansgate and Salford Crescent / Eccles, closing all lines.

Northern

The following trains will be amended:

• Trains that normally run between Barrow-in-Furness / Windermere and Manchester Airport will be amended to run between Barrow-in-Furness / Windermere and Preston only. Alternative train services are available between Preston and Manchester
• Trains running between Blackpool North and Manchester Airport will be amended to run between Blackpool North and Manchester Victoria.
• Trains running between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Airport will run between Liverpool Lime Street and Earlestown only.
• An hourly train service will run between Manchester Oxford Road and Manchester Airport

A replacement bus services will be in operation between Earlestown and Manchester Airport. 

Transport for Wales

Buses will replace trains between Warrington Bank Quay and Manchester Piccadilly. A few replacement buses will run between Chester and Manchester Piccadilly.

It is not yet known how this will affect TransPennine Express

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Engineering work is taking place between Gloucester and Severn Tunnel Junction, closing all lines.

CrossCountry:

Buses will replace trains between Gloucester and Newport.

Transport for Wales:

It is not yet known how Transport for Wales are affected by this engineering work. 

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Engineering work is taking place between Wolverhampton and Stafford, closing various lines over the course of the day.

Avanti West Coast:

Train services will be diverted, and will not call at Wolverhampton. Services that usually run between London Euston and Wolverhampton / Shrewsbury will be amended to run between London Euston and Birmingham New Street only.

Replacement buses will run between:

• Birmingham New Street and Wolverhampton via Sandwell & Dudley.
• Wolverhampton and Crewe.

CrossCountry:

Trains will be diverted, and will not call at Wolverhampton. Replacement buses will run between Wolverhampton and Stafford.

London Northwestern Railway / West Midlands Railway:

Buses will replace trains between Tipton and Wolverhampton / Stafford.

Trains that run between Birmingham New Street and Liverpool Lime Street will be amended to run between Crewe and Liverpool Lime Street only. Services between Birmingham New Street and Crewe will run between Stafford and Crewe only.

Trains between Birmingham New Street and Shrewsbury will run to an amended timetable between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury only.

Transport for Wales

Trains between Birmingham and Chester / Shrewsbury will start / terminate at Wolverhampton. Buses will replace trains between Birmingham International and Wolverhampton.

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Engineering work is taking place between Manchester Oxford Road / Earlestown and Warrington Central, closing various lines.

To see the latest travel advice from each train company, please click on the below links:

• East Midlands Railway.
• Northern: Leeds - Chester.
• Northern: Manchester Oxford Road - Liverpool Lime Street.

East Midlands Railway

Sunday and Monday:

Trains will be diverted between Manchester Oxford Road and Liverpool Lime Street, not calling at stations via Warrington Central.

Trains will additionally call at Newton-le-Willows, connecting with a replacement bus service that will run between Newton-le-Willows and Warrington Central / Widnes / Liverpool South Parkway.

Northern

Leeds - Chester:

From 12:15 Saturday:

Buses will replace trains between Newton-le-Willows and Chester / Ellesmere Port.

Trains that run between Chester and Leeds will be amended to run between Leeds and Liverpool Lime Street.

Additionally, the 18:06 Helsby to Ellesmere Port service and the 18:19 Ellesmere Port to Helsby services will not run.

On Sunday, Northern will run as normally advertised.

Until 12:00 on Monday:

Buses will replace trains between Newton-le-Willows and Chester / Ellesmere Port.

Trains that run between Chester and Leeds will be amended to run between Leeds and Manchester Victoria.

Additionally, the 05:10 Liverpool Lime Street to Ellesmere Port service and the 06:22 Ellesmere Port to Helsby service will not run.

Manchester Oxford Road - Liverpool Lime Street:

Sunday and Monday:

Buses will replace trains between Manchester Piccadilly and Birchwood. Train services will run between Irlam and Liverpool Lime Street.

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