The emergency services are dealing with an incident between Exeter St Davids and Newton Abbot. To allow them to safely access the railway and carry out their work, all lines between these stations are currently closed.

Trains running between these stations may be cancelled, severely delayed by up to 60 minutes or revised.

Major disruption is expected until 19:00.

Customer advice:

CrossCountry

You may use your ticket on board Great Western Railway services via any reasonable route at no extra cost.

Great Western Railway

You may use your ticket on board the following services at no extra cost:

• CrossCountry via any reasonable route
• South Western Railway between London Waterloo and Exeter St Davids
• Stagecoach buses on the following routes:
  • 2 between Exeter (Bus station), Starcross (Station), Dawlish Warren (stops on A379), Dawlish (The Green), Teignmouth, Newton Abbot (Sherborne Road)
  • 7 between Exeter (Bus station), Newton Abbot (Sheerborne Road), Totnes (opposite Royal Seven Stars hotel)
  • 12 between Newton Abbot (station), Torre (station), Torquay (grand hotel), Paignton (Bus station)
  • 22 between Dawlish Warren (Beech Road), Dawlish, Teignmouth, Torquay (Strand), Paignton (Bus station)
  • 39 between Exeter (Bus station), Newton Abbot (Sherborne Road)
  • 57 between Exeter (Bus station), Topsham (station), Exton (Exmouth Road), Lympstone Commando (Marine Camp Entrance), Lympstone Village (Saddlers Arms), Exmouth (Parade)
  • A, E1, E2, P between Exeter (High Street) and Exeter St Thomas
  • B between St James Park, (Pennsylvania Road), Exeter (High Street), Exeter St Thomas and Marsh Barton
  • Gold between Totnes and Paignton
  • H between Totnes and Paignton
  • I and J between Exeter (High Street), Polsloe Bridge (Tarbet Ave), Digby (retail Park), Newcourt (Newcourt Way), Exeter (High Street)

Check before you travel:

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

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.