Engineering work is taking place between Gloucester and Bromsgrove, and between Worcestershire Parkway and Worcester Foregate Street, closing all lines.
CrossCountry:
Buses will replace trains between Gloucester and Cheltenham Spa / Bromsgrove / Birmingham New Street.
An amended train service will run between Bristol Temple Meads and Gloucester, connecting with bus services.
Great Western Railway:
Gloucester - Worcester:
Replacement buses will run between Gloucester and Cheltenham Spa / Ashchurch for Tewkesbury / Worcester Shrub Hill / Worcester Foregate Street.
Trains to / from Gloucester will be retimed to run slightly earlier or later than usual.
Worcestershire Parkway - Worcester / Great Malvern:
07:36 and 08:43 London Paddington to Great Malvern will terminate Worcester Shrub Hill for road transport from Worcester Shrub Hill setting down only at Worcester Foregate Street, Malvern Link and Great Malvern.
08:15 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington, also 08:58 and 09:58 Great Malvern to London Paddington will operate as normal.
10:58 Great Malvern to London Paddington will start from Oxford. After this time, except where shown below, trains between London Paddington and Worcester Shrub Hill / Foregate Street / Great Malvern / Hereford will terminate / start Worcestershire Parkway.
Road transport will operate (hourly) between Worcestershire Parkway, Worcester Shrub Hill (18mins), Worcester Foregate Street (28mins), Malvern Link (48mins) and Great Malvern (58mins after leaving Worcestershire Parkway).
West Midlands Railway will be operating trains between Worcester Foregate Street and stations to/from Hereford.
At Worcester Foregate Street and Malvern Link, buses from Worcestershire Parkway will stop to set down only and most buses to Worcestershire Parkway will stop to pick up only.
Also trains:
- 20:50 London Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill will terminate Oxford. Customers for beyond Oxford travel by earlier or later services.
- 21:50 London Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill will terminate Evesham. Road transport will run from Evesham to Pershore, Worcestershire Parkway and Worcester Shrub Hill.
Transport for Wales:
The 08:23 Cardiff Central to Cheltenham Spa service will be replaced by a bus between Gloucester and Cheltenham Spa.
The 10:38 Cheltenham Spa to Cardiff Central service will start from Gloucester. An earlier replacement bus will run from Cheltenham Spa to Gloucester.
West Midlands Railway:
Train services between Hereford / Great Malvern / Worcester Foregate Street and Birmingham New Street / Dorridge / Stratford-Upon-Avon will not call at Worcester Shrub Hill.
Trains between Worcester Shrub Hill and Great Malvern / Hereford / Dorridge / Stratford-upon-Avon / Leamington Spa will start from / terminate at Worcester Foregate Street, instead of Worcester Shrub Hill. You should use Worcester Foregate Street station instead of Worcester Shrub Hill.
Train services between Hereford / Great Malvern / Worcester Foregate Street and Birmingham New Street / Dorridge will run to a slightly amended timetable between Hereford / Great Malvern / Worcester Foregate Street and Droitwich Spa / Kidderminster.
Additionally:
- The 08:55 Worcester Foregate Street to Birmingham New Street service will start from Droitwich Spa (at 09:13).
- The 10:05 Worcester Shrub Hill to Birmingham New Street service will start from Droitwich Spa (at 10:13).
Check before you travel:
These changes are not currently shown in the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner, please check back nearer to the time of travel.
Replacement Bus Travel Advice:
For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle 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.
Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.