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
Heavy flooding continues to disrupt Devon and Cornwall rail services
Network Rail and Great Western Railway are advising passengers in Devon and Cornwall that heavy flooding will affect train travel in the region for several days.
Paddington takes the throne as Network Rail makes a splash at Loo of the Year Awards
Network Rail was on a roll at the Loo of the Year Awards as it scooped a number of titles, with the Platform 12 toilets at London Paddington being crowned as the best railway station toilets in Britain.
Oxford passengers urged to check before travelling as Network Rail installs new bridge to boost rail services
Passengers travelling via Oxford are being urged to plan their journeys ahead at the start of February as Network Rail installs a new railway bridge adjacent to Oxford station as part of plans to boost rail services and capacity.
Network Rail and Great Western Railway team up with Samaritans to blow away the blues with Brew Monday
Network Rail and Great Western Railway have united with Samaritans to encourage people to pause, pour and support this Brew Monday.
Take the train to St Ives again after Network Rail completes work
You can take the train to St Ives in Cornwall once again this morning after Network Rail completed engineering work.
Reading unites to keep local people warm this winter
This winter, Reading’s Winter Warmer programme is inviting everyone — from town centre businesses to local residents — to donate warm clothing and help make a real difference to people in need across Reading.
Storm Goretti: Some rail routes in south west suspended and passengers urged to check before travelling
- All trains in Cornwall to be suspended from 6pm this evening because of an amber weather warning for strong winds
- Trains between Exeter and Okehampton and Exeter and Barnstaple also to be suspended from 6pm because of forecast high wind speeds- passengers are advised to travel earlier and not to attempt travel late this afternoon
- Replacement road transport will not be available as road conditions are expected to be at risk
- Services on these routes are expected to be disrupted on Friday morning – please check before travelling
- All other routes are expected to operate as normal but passengers are advised to check before travelling through this evening and Friday morning
Railway junction near Slough reopens following successful completion of improvement work
The railway line at a junction between Slough and Reading (Dolphin Junction) has reopened this morning (Sunday 4 January) following the successful completion of Network Rail’s essential engineering work, which took place over the festive period.
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