Amended Great Western Railway service through Lostwithel from Monday 22 to Friday 26 March

Engineering work is taking place between Lostwithel and Par, closing 1 out of 2 lines.

Due to track capacity constraints over the one available line between Lostwithiel and Par:

Some High Speed Trains between London Paddington and Penzance, also some trains between
Cardiff Central / Bristol Temple Meads / Exeter St Davids and Penzance will terminate / start Plymouth or Liskeard.

Trains running through to Penzance will arrive / depart Par and beyond later than normal; some will operate in revised timings from Plymouth and beyond.

Trains running from Penzance will depart stations to Par up to 30 minutes earlier than normal. Some trains between Plymouth and Penzance will terminate / start Liskeard and some trains will not run. Other trains will make additional stops to compensate.

Limited infill road transport will operate:

11:45(Mon-Thu), 15:50(Fri), 21:20(Mon-Fri) St.Austell to Plymouth;

12:15(Mon-Thu), 16:00(Fri) Par to Lostwithiel, Bodmin Parkway and Liskeard.

21:30(Mon-Fri) Par to Lostwithiel, Bodmin Parkway, Liskeard and Plymouth.

The Night Riviera Sleeper:

The 23:45 (Mon-Thu) London Paddington to Penzance “Night Riviera” Sleeper Service will operate throughout. Stops at Plymouth, Liskeard, Bodmin Parkway and Lostwithiel will be to both pick up and set down customers. From Par and beyond the train will set down customers only, as normal.

The 23:45 (Fri) London Paddington to Penzance “Night Riviera” Sleeper Service will terminate Plymouth.
Road transport (fast) from Plymouth to St Austell for a rail connection from St Austell to West Cornwall stations.

Also a rail connection from Plymouth to Liskeard.

The 21:45 Penzance to London Paddington “Night Riviera” Sleeper Service will operate throughout. It will depart Penzance earlier at 21:40. Stops at Bodmin Parkway, Liskeard and Plymouth will be to both pick up and set down customers. Other stops in Cornwall will be to pick up customers, as normal. 

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