The South West
This area includes the Great Western Main Line and its branches, covering the route from London Paddington to Penzance, through Bristol and onto Pilning, up to the boundaries with Wales, Worcester and Basingstoke. It operates and maintains over 900 miles of track, enabling the running of over 2,000 services a day. Train operators include Great Western Railway, South West Railway, CrossCountry, Chiltern Railways and Heathrow Express.
Latest news for this route
Passengers in the west and across Wales are urged to check before travelling this Christmas and New Year as Network Rail carries out festive upgrades
Rail passengers are being asked to plan ahead and check before they travel this festive period as Network Rail completes its annual planned railway upgrades.
Network Rail releases footage of Dawlish sea wall withstanding this month’s Storm Ciarán as the project scoops the top prize at annual awards ceremony
Earlier this month the new Dawlish sea wall faced its toughest test yet as devastating wind and waves whipped the south west, withstanding both and winning two engineering awards just days later.
Network Rail thanks residents and motorists as replaced Bradford-on-Avon railway bridge is almost ready to reopen to traffic
A long-running £5.6m project to to replace an important bridge over the railway on St Margaret’s Street in Bradford-on-Avon is into its final stages and the road will reopen on Monday 18 December.
Passengers are advised to plan ahead as engineering work will affect Christmas trains: preparatory works to start this weekend
Those hoping for a late Christmas getaway are being advised to plan ahead as engineering work is set to impact services, with trains to and from Paddington also disrupted this Sunday (26 November).
Trains resume as Network Rail completes key stage of Cornwall signalling upgrade
Network Rail has successfully completed the first major stage of work to modernise railway signals across Cornwall, with passenger train services resuming today after 13 days of round-the-clock work.
One step closer: major milestone reached in improving accessibility at Theale station
Network Rail and contractors AmcoGiffen have reached a key milestone in work to upgrade Theale station in West Berkshire, after a new footbridge was successfully installed.
Passengers urged to check before travelling as Storm Ciarán brings high winds and heavy rain to the south west
Network Rail is urging passengers to check before travelling on Wednesday 1 November and Thursday 2 November as Storm Ciarán sweeps across the south west, with Devon and Cornwall likely to see wind speeds of over 70mph in exposed areas from 9pm tonight and into Thursday.
New lift and staircase to improve access and safety at Maidenhead station
Work by Network Rail to install a new lift and staircase at Maidenhead station in Berkshire is due to get under way next month.
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