More trains than usual are currently undergoing repairs at Transport for Wales depots. This is a result of damage to wheels caused by seasonal conditions.
Details of how services today are affected can be found below:
Aberystwyth - Machynlleth - Shrewsbury
- 06:25 Shrewsbury to Aberystwyth will be cancelled.
- 06:30 Aberystwyth to Shrewsbury will be cancelled.
- 08:30 Aberystwyth to Birmingham International will start at Shrewsbury.
- 10:29 Shrewsbury to Aberystwyth will be cancelled.
- 12:30 Aberystwyth to Shrewsbury will be cancelled.
Road transport will run in lieu of cancelled trains. The timetable can be viewed here.
Blaenau Ffestiniog - Llandudno Junction - Llandudno
All trains will be replaced by a bus on this route. The replacement bus timetable can be found here.
Wrexham Central - Bidston
Between 06:00 and 18:30, trains will run every 2 hours. Trains depart Wrexham Central at 07:32, 09:32, 11:32, 13:32, 15:32, 17:45 and then as per the advertised timetable. Trains depart Bidston at 08:32, 10:32, 12:32, 14:32, 16:32, 18:45 and then as per the advertised timetable. Replacement buses will run in lieu of cancelled trains, a bus timetable is available here.
Swansea / Carmarthen - Pembroke Dock / Milford Haven / Fishguard Harbour
Between 09:00 and 19:00 services between Pembroke Dock and Swansea will only operate between Carmarthen and Pembroke Dock. Customers should use the first available service from Swansea - Carmarthen and change for additional replacement road transport. The timetable can be found here.
Between 07:45 and 20:00 services between Milford Haven and Carmarthen will be replaced by a bus. The timetable can be found here.
08:14 Swansea to Fishguard Harbour will be replaced by a bus. The timetable can be found here.
09:53 Fishguard Harbour to Carmarthen will be replaced by a bus. The timetable can be found here.
Swansea - Shrewsbury via Llandrindod (Heart of Wales line)
- 04:53 Carmarthen to Llandovery will be cancelled.
- 06:44 Llandovery to Swansea will be cancelled.
Replacement road transport will run in lieu of cancelled trains. The replacement bus timetable can be viewed here.
Cardiff Central - Cheltenham Spa
- 06:13 Cardiff Central to Cheltenham Spa will be cancelled. Customers should travel on the 06:40 Cardiff Central to Nottingham.
- 07:46 Cheltenham Spa to Maesteg will start at Cardiff Central. Customers should travel on the 08:11 Cheltenham Spa to Gloucester and change for replacement road transport. The timetable can be viewed here.
- 15:17 Maesteg to Cheltenham Spa will terminate at Cardiff Central. Customers should travel on the 16:25 Cardiff Central to Newport and change for replacement road transport. The timetable can be viewed here.
- 17:46 Cheltenham Spa to Maesteg will start at Cardiff Central. Customers should travel on the 18:01 Cheltenham Spa to Gloucester and change for replacement road transport. The timetable can be viewed here.
Other alterations
- 05:35 Cardiff Central to Milford Haven will be cancelled. Replacement road transport will operate and details can be found here.
- 06:00 Carmarthen to Manchester Piccadilly will start at Cardiff Central. Customers should travel on the 06:50 Carmarthen to Manchester Piccadilly. An additional bus will operate from Pyle to Cardiff Central, details can be found here.
- 06:10 Shrewsbury to Wrexham General will be cancelled. Customers should travel on the 07:00 Shrewsbury to Wrexham General.
- 06:42 Cardiff Central to Pembroke Dock will terminate at Swansea. Replacement road transport will operate Swansea to Pembroke Dock, details can be found here.
- 07:16 Cardiff Central to Swansea will be cancelled. Customers should travel on the 07:50 Cardiff Central to Carmarthen.
- 11:10 Cardiff Central to Llanelli will be cancelled. Customers should travel on the 11:21 Cardiff to Maesteg and change at Bridgend for replacement road transport - details can be found here.
- 12:32 Holyhead to Maesteg will not operate between Shrewsbury and Cardiff Central. Customers should travel on the 15:42 Shrewsbury to Milford Haven.
- 12:45 Llanelli to Cardiff Central will be cancelled. Replacement road transport will operate - details can be found here.
- 16:25 Llandudno Junction to Chester will be cancelled. Customers should travel on the 16:49 Llandudno Junction to Birmingham International or 17:17 Llandudno Junction to Manchester Piccadilly service.
- 18:39 Llandudno Junction to Chester will be cancelled. Customers should travel on 18:53 Llandudno Junction to Manchester Airport.
- 19:55 Chester to Crewe will be cancelled. Customers should travel on 20:19 Chester to Crewe
- 20:23 Crewe to Chester will be cancelled. Customers should travel on 20:48 Chester to Crewe
- 20:49 Wrexham General to Shrewsbury will be cancelled. Customers should travel on the 21:38 Wrexham General to Birmingham New Street.
Cardiff Valleys
Services on all Cardiff Valleys routes will be reduced. Additional bus services will supplement the train service between Taffs Well / Lisvane & Thornhill - Cardiff Queen St / Cardiff Central - details can be found here.
Check before you travel:
Please note that alongside the above alterations, further short notice changes may be made. The trains running between Wrexham and Bidston today are not showing in the Journey Planner. You can check your journey on the other Transport for Wales routes using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner
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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.
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