The emergency services are dealing with an incident between Reading and Westbury / Frome. Whilst the emergency services carry out their work, all lines between these stations are closed. Trains may be cancelled, delayed by up to 60 minutes, revised or diverted.
Disruption is expected until 17:00.
Customer advice:
Great Western Railway high speed West of England services are diverting via the Melksham route, in order to allow the route between Westbury and Swindon via Melksham to run, as local services are suspended.
Customers are advised to travel via Bath Spa.
Melksham customers - Rail replacement transport is being arranged, more information to follow.
Check before you travel:
You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner.
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 set-down 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.
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.