Rail improvement works 

Engineering work is taking place between Llanelli and Carmarthen, closing all lines.

Great Western Railway:

​​​​​​​Buses will replace trains between Swansea and Carmarthen.

Transport for Wales:

It is not yet known how Transport for Wales will be affected by engineering work.

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Engineering work is taking place between Llandudno Junction and Bangor, closing all lines overnight from Monday evening until Friday morning.

Between 22:35 and 04:45 each night, buses will replace trains between Llandudno Junction and Holyhead.

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Engineering work is taking place between Llanelli and Carmarthen, closing some lines.

Great Western Railway:

Trains between London Paddington and Carmarthen will terminate / start Swansea. A replacement bus service will operate between Swansea and Carmarthen.

Transport for Wales:

It is not yet known how Transport for Wales are affected by these works.

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Engineering work is taking place between Wilmslow and Crewe, closing some lines overnight from Monday evening until Friday morning.

As a result, the 22:35 Manchester Piccadilly to Crewe service will be diverted, and will not call at Wilmslow. A replacement bus will run from Stockport to Crewe via Wilmslow.

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Engineering work is taking place between Cardiff Central and Pontyclun, closing some lines throughout the day.

Trains between Cardiff Central and Bridgend via Pontyclun will be diverted by an alternative route, extending journey times. Services towards Swansea will be retimed to depart earlier than usual. 

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Engineering work is taking place between Prestatyn and Abergele & Pensarn, closing all lines.

Avanti West Coast:

No trains will run between Chester and Holyhead.

Transport for Wales:

Buses will replace trains between Chester and Wrexham General / Llandudno Junction.

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Engineering work is taking place between Wolverhampton / Walsall and Birmingham New Street, closing various lines.

Avanti West Coast:

Sunday 31 October:

Trains will be diverted, and will not call at Wolverhampton. Trains that usually run to / from Shrewsbury will be amended to run to / from Birmingham New Street instead.

CrossCountry:

Sunday 31 October:

​​​​​​​Trains will be diverted, and will not call at Wolverhampton.

Replacement buses will run between Stafford and Wolverhampton.

London Northwestern Railway & West Midlands Railway:

Saturday 30 October:

The following changes will apply:

• 05:43 Wolverhampton to Rugeley Trent Valley will be diverted between Wolverhampton and Walsall. Consequently, journey times between Wolverhampton and Rugeley Trent Valley will be extended by up to 12 minutes.
• 22:17 Rugeley Trent Valley to Wolverhampton will terminate at Birmingham New Street (at 23:05).
• 22:19 Birmingham New Street to Rugeley Trent Valley will be cancelled.
• 22:50 Wolverhampton to Hednesford will terminate at Birmingham New Street (at 23:15).
• 23:38 Birmingham New Street to Wolverhampton will be cancelled.

Rail replacement buses will run between Wolverhampton / Birmingham New Street and Hednesford / Rugeley Trent Valley to help customers with these journeys.

Sunday 31 October

The following changes will apply:

• Trains between Liverpool Lime Street and Birmingham New Street will run between Liverpool Lime Street and Crewe only.
• Trains between Crewe and Birmingham New Street (via Stoke-on-Trent) will run to an amended timetable between Crewe and Stafford only.
• Train services between Shrewsbury and Birmingham New Street will run between Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton only.
• Local stopping trains between Wolverhampton and Birmingham New Street / Walsall will run between Tipton and Birmingham New Street / Walsall only.

Buses will replace trains between Stafford / Wolverhampton and Tipton.

Transport for Wales:

Sunday 31 October:

​​​​​​​Buses will replace trains between Birmingham New Street and Wolverhampton.

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Major engineering work is taking place on the Barmouth Viaduct, closing all lines from Monday 13 September to Saturday 11 December.

As a result, no trains will run between Machynlleth and Pwllheli.

Replacement buses will run between Machynlleth and Pwllheli.

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Engineering work is taking place in the Wolverhampton area, resulting in the closure of some lines.

Avanti West Coast:

Sandwell & Dudley station will only be served by trains running from Birmingham New Street towards Wolverhampton. Trains in the opposite direction will not call at Sandwell & Dudley.

Services running from Wolverhampton towards Birmingham New Street will be diverted, and journey times will be extended.

CrossCountry:

Trains from Manchester towards Birmingham will not call at Wolverhampton, journey times will be extended by a few minutes.

Replacement buses will run between Stafford and Wolverhampton.

London Northwestern Railway:

Trains between Crewe and Birmingham New Street (via Stoke-on-Trent) will run between Crewe and Stafford only.

Trains between Liverpool Lime Street and Birmingham New Street will be diverted and will not call at Smethwick Galton Bridge, trains will arrive at Birmingham New Street later than normal.

Trains between Birmingham New Street and Rugeley Trent Valley will operate to an amended timetable between Birmingham New Street and Walsall.

Transport for Wales:

Buses replace trains between Wolverhampton and Birmingham International.

West Midlands Railway:

Most trains between Shrewsbury and Birmingham New Street will run between Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton only, or will be diverted and will not call at Sandwell & Dudley or Smethwick Galton Bridge.

Trains between Wolverhampton and Walsall will run between Birmingham New Street and Walsall only (local stopping trains between Wolverhampton and Birmingham New Street will not run).

A replacement bus service will operate between Wolverhampton and Birmingham New Street (calling at all intermediate stations).

Trains between Birmingham New Street and Rugeley Trent Valley will operate to an amended timetable between Birmingham New Street and Walsall.

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Engineering work is taking place between Crewe North and Wilmslow, resulting in the closure of some lines.

The 22:35 Manchester Piccadilly to Crewe service will be diverted via Stoke-on-Trent.

Customers travelling to Wilmslow to use the 22:50 Stockport to Crewe service.

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Engineering work is taking place between Aberthaw and Bridgend, resulting in the closure of some lines.

The 22:25 Radyr to Bridgend service will terminate at Barry.

There will be a rail replacement bus in place from Barry to Bridgend, calling at all stations.

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Engineering work is taking place between Shrewsbury and Wrexham North, resulting in the closure of some lines.

The 21:06 Birmingham International to Chester service will be diverted via Whitchurch and Crewe.

The following trains will not run:

• 22:32 Chester to Shrewsbury.
• 23:40 Shrewsbury to Chester.

Rail replacement buses will run between Chester and Shrewsbury, calling at all stations.

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Engineering work is taking place between Llandrindod and Craven Arms, resulting in the closure of some lines.

Buses replace trains between Llandrindod and Shrewsbury.

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Engineering work is taking place between Helsby Junction and Acton Grange, resulting in the closure of some lines.

Buses replace trains between Chester and Manchester Piccadilly / Liverpool South Parkway.

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Engineering work is taking place between Marshbrook and Shelwick Junction, resulting in the closure of some lines.

Buses replace trains between Shrewsbury and Hereford all weekend.

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Engineering work is taking place between Chester and Manchester Airport, closing all lines overnight from Monday evening until Friday morning.

As a result, the 21:52 Chester to Manchester Airport service will be replaced by a bus.

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Engineering work is taking place between Shrewsbury and Newport, closing all lines.

Buses will replace trains between:

• Shrewsbury and Llandrindod / Llanwrtyd.
• Shrewsbury and Newport.

Both express and stopping buses will be available for both routes.

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Engineering work is taking place between Cardiff Central and Bridgend via Barry, closing lines overnight from Monday evening until Friday morning.

Between 23:30 and 05:15 each night, trains that usually run via Barry will be diverted to run via Pontyclun.

Replacement buses will run between Cardiff Central and Penarth / Bridgend via Barry.

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Engineering work is taking place between Llandudno Junction and Blaenau Ffestiniog, closing all lines every day.

Buses will replace trains between Llandudno Junction and Blaenau Ffestiniog.

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Engineering work is taking place between Cardiff Central and Bridgend, closing lines overnight from Monday evening until Friday morning.

Between 22:20 and 05:50 each night, trains that usually run via Pontyclun will be diverted to run via Barry, extending journey times.

Replacement buses will run between Cardiff Central and Bridgend via Pontyclun.

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Engineering work is taking place between Manchester Airport and Chester, closing various lines overnight from Monday evening until Friday morning.

As a result, the following trains will be replaced by buses:

• The 21:52 Chester to Manchester Airport service.
• The 23:33 Manchester Airport to Chester service.

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Engineering work is taking place at various locations in the Swansea area, closing some lines early on Sunday morning.

As a result:

• The 08:04 Cardiff Central to Swansea service will run later than usual.
• The 08:26 Swansea to Manchester Piccadilly service will start from Cardiff Central. An earlier replacement bus will run from Swansea to Cardiff Central to connect with the train.

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Engineering work is taking place between Machynlleth and Aberystwyth, closing all lines overnight from Monday evening until Friday morning.

Between 23:05 and 05:50 each night, buses will replace trains between Machynlleth and Aberystwyth.

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Engineering work is taking place between Radyr and Pontypridd, closing all lines.

Buses will replace trains between Radyr and Pontypridd. 

An amended train service will run between Aberdare / Merthyr Tydfil / Treherbert and Pontypridd, and between Radyr and Penarth / Barry Island / Bridgend.

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Engineering work is taking place between Newport and Shrewsbury, closing all lines.

Buses will replace trains between Newport and Shrewsbury.

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Engineering work is taking place between Radyr and Pontypridd, closing all lines after 20:00.

After 20:00, buses will replace trains between Radyr and Pontypridd.

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Engineering work is taking place between Radyr and Pontypridd, closing all lines.

Buses will replace trains between Radyr and Pontypridd.

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Engineering work is taking place between Shrewsbury and Newport / Llandrindod, closing all lines.

Buses will replace trains between:

• Shrewsbury and Newport.
• Shrewsbury and Llandrindod.

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Engineering work is taking place between Rhyl and Llandudno Junction, closing lines overnight from Monday evening until Friday morning.

Between 22:20 and 04:45 each night, buses will replace trains between Rhyl and Llandudno Junction.

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Engineering work is taking place between Crewe and Chester, closing some lines.

Avanti West Coast:

Trains will be diverted to run on an alternative route, extending journey times slightly.

Transport for Wales:

Buses will replace trains between Chester and Crewe.

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Engineering work is taking place between Crewe and Chester, closing some lines.

Avanti West Coast:

Trains will be diverted to run on an alternative route, extending journey times slightly.

Transport for Wales:

Buses will replace trains between Chester and Crewe

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Engineering work is taking place overnight in the Radyr area, closing various lines.

Sunday to Thursday only

From approximately 20:00, buses will replace trains between Radyr and Aberdare / Merthyr Tydfil / Treherbert.

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