Until 05:30,  engineering work is taking place between Shrewsbury and Crewe closing the line.

Buses will replace trains between Shrewsbury and Crewe.

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Engineering work is taking place between Newport and Hereford, closing the line.

Replacement buses will run between Cardiff Central and Hereford.

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Late night engineering work is taking place between Shrewsbury and Wrexham General, closing the line.

Each night from 21:30 until the end of service, trains between Shrewsbury and Chester are diverted and will not call at stations via Wrexham General.

Replacement buses will run between Shrewsbury and Chester calling at all stations via Wrexham General.

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Engineering work is taking place overnight between Chester and Warrington Bank Quay, closing various lines.

Buses replace trains between Chester and Manchester Airpor on Monday to Thursday evening and Tuesday to Friday morning.

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Late night engineering work is taking place between Machynlleth and Aberystwyth, closing the line.

The following trains are replaced by buses between Machynlleth and Aberystwyth:

• The 20:10 Birmingham International to Aberystwyth
• The 23:39 Aberystwyth to Machynlleth.

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Late night engineering work is taking place in the Earlestown area, closing some lines.

From Monday to Thursday the following trains are replaced by buses throughout:

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

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Late night engineering work is taking place between Cardiff Central and Bridgend via Pontyclun, closing the line.

Each night from approximately 22:05 to 05:00, finishing 05:00 Friday morning, trains that normally run between Cardiff Central and Bridgend via Pontyclun will be diverted to run via Barry.

Replacement buses will run between Cardiff Central and Bridgend calling at all stations via Pontyclun.

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Until approximately 08:50, engineering work is taking place between Bridgend and Briton Ferry, closing some lines.

Trains will run to an amended time table with some trains replaced by buses between Cardiff Central and Swansea.

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Engineering work is taking place in the Hereford area, closing the line overnight from 22:40.

Buses will replace late night trains between between Cardiff Central and Hereford.

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Engineering work is taking place in the Llandeilo, closing all lines between Llanelli / Swansea and Llandrindod Wells.

Buses will replace trains between Llanelli / Swansea and Llandrindod Wells.

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Engineering work is taking place in the Llandeilo area, closing all lines between Swansea and Llandrindod Wells.

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Engineering work is taking place between Machynlleth and Newtown,closing all lines.

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

As a result, the 22:24 Cardiff Central to Rhymney service will be replaced by a bus.

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Engineering work is taking place between Rhyl and Llandudno Junction, closing all lines line each night from 22:20 until 04:45 Wednesday morning.

Buses will replace trains between Chester / Rhyl and Holyhead.

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Engineering work is taking place between Shrewsbury and Crewe each night, closing all lines.

As a result, from 21:30 until 05:30, buses will replace trains between Shrewsbury and Crewe.

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Engineering work is taking place between between Cardiff Central and Penarth / Barry Island / Bridgend via the Vale of Glamorgan, closing all lines.

Buses will replace trains between Cardiff Central and Penarth / Barry Island / Bridgend via the Vale of Glamorgan.

All valley line train services will terminate at Cardiff Bay. Merthyr Tydfil services will terminate at Radyr with a rail replacement bus running to Cardiff Central. Caerphilly shuttles will not run.

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Engineering work is taking place between Machynlleth and Aberystwyth and Tywyn, closing all lines.

Buses will operate between Machynlleth and Aberystwyth and Tywyn. An express bus will run between Machynlleth and Tywyn to enable long distance connections.

Some late night buses will run between Shrewsbury and Aberystwyth.

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Engineering work is taking place on the Ebbw Vale line. closing the line each night from approximately 20:30 until the end of the day.

From approximately 20:30 Monday to Thursday evening, buses will replace trains between Cardiff Central and Ebbw Vale Town.

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Engineering work is taking place in the Deansgate area on Monday morning and near Chester from Tuesday to Friday, resulting in some cancelled morning services.

The following trains will be replaced by buses:

Monday morning

• 03:44 Chester to Manchester Airport
• 04:46 Chester to Manchester Airport
• 05:33 Manchester Airport to Chester
• 06:32 Manchester Airport to Chester

Tuesday to Friday morning

• 03:34 Chester to Manchester Airport
• 05:33 Manchester Airport to Chester

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Engineering work is taking place between Shrewsbury and Crewe each night from Tuesday evening until Saturday morning, closing all lines.

As a result, from 21:30 until 05:30, buses will replace trains between Shrewsbury and Crewe.

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Engineering work is taking place between Barry and Bridgend, closing some lines.

As a result, the 22:07 Radyr to Bridgend service will terminate at Barry. In order to allow customers to connect with onward stations, a replacement bus service will depart Barry at 23:10 calling at all intermediate stations to Bridgend.

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Engineering work is taking place between Crewe and Chester each night from Monday evening until Friday morning, blocking all lines.

As a result, between 23:30 and 05:30, buses will replace trains between Chester and Crewe.

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Engineering work is taking place on the Ebbw Vale line, closing the line.

Until approximately 14:00, trains will be replaced by buses between Cardiff Central and Ebbw Vale Town.

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Engineering work is taking place between Chester and Manchester, closing some lines. As a result, the following changes will apply:

Northern

It is not yet known how TOC will be affected by this engineering work.

Transport for Wales

TransPennine Express services will not run between Chester and Manchester Piccadilly / Manchester Airport.

Trains between Holyhead / Llandudno and Manchester Airport will be amended to run between Holyhead / Llandudno and Chester only.

A replacement bus service will be running between Chester and Manchester Piccadilly.

On Sunday 4 April, train services between Liverpool Lime Street and Chester will be cancelled. A replacement bus service will be in place between these stations.

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Engineering work is taking place between Pontypridd and Radyr, closing all lines. As a result, buses will replace train between Pontypridd and Radyr.

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Engineering work is taking place in the Wrexham area, closing all lines. As a result, there will be no train service on the lines between Shrewsbury and Chester / Bidston via Wrexham.

Replacement buses will run as follows:

• Between Wrexham Central and Bidston
• Between Shrewsbury and Wrexham General / Chester

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Engineering work is taking place between Machynlleth and Aberystwyth, closing all lines. As a result, buses will replace trains between Machynlleth and Aberystwyth / Pwllheli.

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Engineering work is taking place between Swansea and Carmarthen, closing all lines.

Buses replace trains between Swansea and Carmarthen.

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Engineering work is taking place between Machynlleth and Aberystwyth, closing all lines.

Buses replace trains between Machynlleth and Aberystwyth.

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

The 07:44 Cardiff Central to Ebbw Vale Town will start from Newport.

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Engineering work is taking place between Cardiff Queen Street and Pontypridd, closing various lines.

All weekend buses will replace trains between Cardiff Central and Pontypridd.

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Engineering work is taking place overnight between Dovey Junction and Aberystwyth, closing all lines.

Buses replace late night / early morning trains between Machynlleth and Aberystwyth.

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Engineering work is taking place between Machynlleth and Aberystwyth, closing all lines.

Buses replace trains between Machynlleth and Aberystwyth.

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Engineering work is taking place between Knighton and Llandrindod, closing all lines.

Monday to Friday:

Buses replace trains between Knighton and Llandrindod / Llanwrtyd.

Saturday and Sunday:

Buses replace trains between Knighton and Swansea.

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Engineering work is taking place in the Manchester and Salford Crescent / Eccles, closing various lines.

Northern:

Buses will replace trains between Manchester Oxford Road and Huyton.

Trains between Manchester Airport and Blackpool North will start / terminate at Manchester Victoria.

Trains between Manchester Airport and Barrow-in-Furness / Windermere will run between Preston and Barrow-in-Furness / Windermere. customers should use alternative Northern trains between Manchester Airport and Preston.

Trains will run hourly between Manchester Airport and Manchester Oxford Road.

TransPennine Express:

There will be no services between Manchester Piccadilly and Preston. Trains will be diverted to start and terminate at Manchester Victoria.

There will be no services between Manchester Victoria and Liverpool Lime Street. Trains will operate between Newcastle and Manchester Victoria only.

The 08:54 Liverpool Lime Street to Newcastle will not call at Lea Green, Newton-Le-Willows or Manchester Victoria but will call additionally at Manchester Oxford Road, Manchester Piccadilly and Stalybridge.

The 20:06 Newcastle to Liverpool Lime Street will not call at Newton-Le-Willows or Lea Green but will call additionally at Manchester Oxford Road.

Transport for Wales

Buses replace trains between Warrington Bank Quay and Manchester Piccadilly.

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Engineering work is taking place at Warrington Bank Quay, closing some lines.

Northern:

All day Friday:

Trains will not run between Manchester Victoria and Chester.

Trains will not run between Earlestown and Warrington Bank Quay.

Trains will not run to and from Helsby and Ellesmere Port.

Buses will be provided to run between Earlestown and Warrington Bank Quay / Chester / Ellesmere Port.

Saturday, Sunday and Monday:

Buses will replace trains between Newton-le-Willows and Warrington Bank Quay / Warrington Central / Ellesmere Port.

Transport for Wales:

It is not yet known how these services will be affected.

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Engineering work is taking place at Cardiff Central, closing platforms throughout the day and reducing the capacity of the station.

Great Western Railway:

As a result, some services that usually run between Cardiff Central and Taunton / Exeter St Davids / Portsmouth Harbour / Brighton will be amended to start from / terminate at Bristol Temple Meads instead of Cardiff Central.

Additionally, the 12:15 Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central will not run.

Customers should use alternative train services between Cardiff Central and Bristol Temple Meads.

Transport for Wales:

Buses will replace trains between Penarth and Cardiff Central.

The Cardiff Bay shuttle service will be suspended. Customers who require Cardiff Bay are advised to use Caerphilly / Rhymney services instead.

Valley Line services to and from Aberdare / Merthyr Tydfil / Treherbert will be using platforms 7 and 8 at Cardiff Central.

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Engineering work is taking place between Swansea and Carmarthen, closing all lines.

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Buses will replace trains between Swansea and Carmarthen. Buses will depart Carmarthen earlier than the usual train times, in order for the bus to connect with the amended train service at Swansea.

Transport for Wales:

Buses will replace trains between Swansea and Carmarthen.

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Engineering work is taking place between Swansea and Carmarthen, closing all lines.

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Buses will replace trains between Swansea and Carmarthen. Buses from Carmarthen to Swansea will depart earlier than usual in order to maintain connections with the train at Swansea.

Transport for Wales:

Buses will replace trains between Swansea and Carmarthen.

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Engineering work is taking place between Cheltenham Spa and Gloucester on Sunday 7 March, closing some lines.

CrossCountry:

Buses replace trains between Cheltenham Spa, Gloucester and Newport.

Great Western Railway:

A revised service will run between Worcester Foregate Street / Cheltenham Spa and Bristol Temple Meads will not call at Gloucester. Road transport will operate between Cheltenham Spa and Gloucester.

The below amendments will also be made:

09:10 Gloucester to Swindon will not run.

09:39 Cheltenham Spa to Swindon will not run.

10:13 Gloucester to Worcester Shrub Hill will start from Cheltenham Spa.

22:30 Bristol Temple Meads to Gloucester will divert after Cam & Dursley to Cheltenham Spa, not calling Gloucester. 

Transport for Wales:

Trains will terminate / start at Lydney. A replacement bus service operate to / from Gloucester and, where appropriate, Cheltenham Spa.

Customers travelling towards Chepstow, Newport and Cardiff will need to depart earlier from Cheltenham and Gloucester to maintain connections at Lydney.

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Engineering work is taking place between Port Talbot Parkway and Swansea on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 March, closing some lines.

As a result, the following alterations will be made:

Great Western Railway:

Saturday

Trains between London Paddington and Swansea / Carmarthen will terminate / start at Port Talbot Parkway, with the exception of the below services, which will run as follows:

07:05 Bristol Temple Meads to Swansea will terminate at Port Talbot Parkway. Road Transport will operate between Port Talbot Parkway, Neath and Swansea.

20:48 London Paddington to Swansea will terminate at Cardiff Central. Road transport from Cardiff Central to Bridgend, Port Talbot Parkway, Neath and Swansea.

Sunday

Trains between London Paddington (starting / terminating Reading) and Swansea / Carmarthen will terminate / start at Port Talbot Parkway. Road Transport will operate between Port Talbot Parkway, Neath and Swansea. With the exception of the below services, which will run as follows:

20:43 London Paddington (starting at Reading) to Swansea will terminate Cardiff Central. Road transport will operate from Cardiff Central running to Bridgend, Port Talbot Parkway, Neath and Swansea.

21:43 London Paddington (starting at Reading) to Swansea will terminate Cardiff Central. Road transport will run from Cardiff Central to Bridgend, Port Talbot Parkway, Neath and Swansea.  

07:53 Swansea to London Paddington (terminating at Reading) will start from Cardiff Central. A fast bus will run at 07:55 from Swansea to Cardiff Central to connect into the train. A bus will also run at at 07:40 from Swansea calling at Neath, Port Talbot Parkway, Bridgend and Cardiff Central. If you are travelling from Swansea to Cardiff, please use the fast bus.

Transport for Wales:

Buses will replace trains between Port Talbot and Llanelli via Swansea.

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Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

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

The Heart of Wales Line is currently closed between Llanelli and Llanwrtyd. This is due to the ongoing repairs to the track following the derailment of a freight train near Llangennech.

How is this affecting the train service?

Trains are unable to run between Llanelli and Llanwrtyd.

Network Rail is working around the clock to complete the considerable repairs needed. The line is not expected to reopen until 5 March at the earliest.

Replacement buses:

On Sundays, buses will operate between Swansea and Llandrindod.

Road transport is being provided by Lakeside, Williams, Wheadon's and Watts Coaches.

Due to station access, a full size coach will operate a limited stop service, and a minibus will serve all stations.

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

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

Alternative route:

Tickets routed via the Heart of Wales Line will be accepted on alternative Transport for Wales rail services via Cardiff Central and Hereford, either directly or connecting into or out of planned replacement road transport.

What happened?

On Wednesday 26 August, a freight train transporting diesel fuel derailed and caught fire in the Llangennech area. The remaining diesel from the wagons has been removed and the damaged wagons have all been removed from site by road. Network Rail are now repairing damage to the rail infrastructure. Regular updates from Network Rail can be found here and a short video can also be viewed here.

Also in August 2020, extreme weather resulted in damage to the railway in various locations between Llandrindod and Craven Arms. Repairs on this section of the line were completed in November 2020 and trains are able to run again between Llandrindod and Shrewsbury.

Check before you travel:

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

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