Changes to train times
Gloucester – Newport Monday 18 July – Friday 02 September 2022
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This summer, Network Rail will be carrying out resilience and track improvement work between Gloucester and Newport.
The Gloucester-Newport line connects South Wales with the Midlands and north of England, providing a vital link for passengers and freight.
The multi-million-pound plan will include removing more than 30,000 tonnes of material from the cliff face and securing a state of art mesh and bolt system to protect the railway. For the first two weeks, work will also be undertaken to renew the track over Chepstow Viaduct on the River Wye.
Running alongside the Severn Estuary - exposed to rain, wind and sea - more frequent extreme weather has seen the line disrupted by five major landslips in the last two years alone. This has led to extended closures of the railway and temporary speed restrictions, delaying more than 200,000 trains.
There is a vast amount of work to be carried out and an amended timetable will operate from Monday 18 July – Friday 02 September. During this time rail replacement road transport will run every hour on the route between Gloucester and stations to Newport.
Travel between the Midlands and Newport/Cardiff Central
If your journey involves travelling between the Midlands and South Wales you may wish to travel on the route which will involve changing trains at Bristol Parkway.
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Road transport
Replacement road transport will depart from the following stations:
Gloucester – front of the station
Lydney – station car park unless otherwise stated on station posters
Chepstow – station entrance
Caldicot – shown on poster boards
Severn Tunnel Junction - station car park unless otherwise stated on posters
Newport - Coach stop on Queensway, adjacent to the station taxi rank, unless otherwise stated on station posters.
Tickets
Our full range of tickets will be available for all journeys on this route.
Cycles
Rail replacement road transport will not be able to convey any cycles.