The following lines remain closed due to flooding, and with further inclement weather expected, we do anticipate continuing disruption:
Exeter St Davids to Barnstaple & Okehampton- multiple sites flooded, with disruption currently expected to last until the end of Friday 30th Jan – advice to customers is do not travel, we are not able to run replacement transport currently, there is ticket acceptance on local buses
- Par to Newquay – multiple sites flooded, with disruption expected to last for several days
- Taunton to Castle Cary – limited road replacement running
- Taunton to Exeter St Davids – limited road replacement running
The line between Liskeard and Looe also remains closed until we are able to investigate the line safely.
Full details on the above (which is updated regularly) can be found at www.gwr.com/check. Images of the disruption are also available on Network Rail’s X account.
At Dawlish, there will be a 12 hour overnight closure of the line between Exeter St Davids and Newton Abbot from 1900 on Wednesday 28 January until 0700 on Thursday 29 January.
Following the severe weather from Storm Ingrid, a large sink hole – measuring 8m x 3.5m – has appeared near the railway line. Network Rail teams will repair the ground overnight tomorrow using heavy machinery, which needs resolving as soon as possible.
A limited train service will continue to run between London and Exeter St Davids and between Penzance and Newton Abbot. Buses will be in operation between Newton Abbot and Exeter St Davids, and Plymouth and Tiverton Parkway. The Night Riviera Sleeper service will not run in either direction between Paddington and Penzance on Wednesday evening, resuming on the evening of Thursday 29 January.
Customers are advised to travel earlier on Wednesday 28 January or later on Thursday 29 January where their tickets will still be valid. Online journey planners are being updated and you can read more at our media release just issued here, and an update from GWR Managing Director Mark Hopwood here.