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BBC News
10-05-2025
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Warning to passengers ahead of Bristol Bears and Bath rugby match
Train passengers heading to see two West Country rugby teams play in Cardiff are being urged to allow extra time for their Bears will take on Bath Rugby at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Western Railway (GWR) said an extra 10,000 train seats had been provided as a Director of Operations Richard Rowland said the service is expected to be busy despite services being reservation only. "We advise people to travel early and check before you travel. A queueing system will also be in place at Cardiff station after the game, ensuring people can board their train safely," he added. Eight extra trains will depart from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central for Bears fans, while an extra five trains will be put on from Bath and Chippenham to trains from Bath and Chippenham will not call at Bristol Temple said reservations will be required on all trains after 08:00 BST towards Cardiff and trains will also not stop at Bristol are encouraged to book early and allow plenty of time for their journeys. 'Check before travelling' GWR said it will continue to operate connecting services to Temple Meads from surrounding areas, including Taunton and return, the train operator said more than 20 trains will be provided for those travelling towards Bristol Temple Meads, Bath Spa and beyond, with a queuing system in place on a first-come-first served basis outside Cardiff Central after the works in the Gloucester area may also impact some journeys.
BBC News
22-03-2025
- BBC News
GWR passengers face disruption between Swindon, Bristol and Wales
Customers travelling by train between Bristol and South Wales are to face "significant" disruption for the next two Sundays, including on Mother's Rail is completing planned engineering works along the mainline between Didcot and a result, Great Western Railway (GWR) passengers will need to use alternative routes or face very busy has apologised for the disruption and advised customers to consider travelling on alternative days than the two Sundays. Richard Rowland, GWR operations director, said: "We're sorry for the impact this work will have on journeys between London and Bristol and South Wales."We advise customers to change plans if possible and only travel on Sunday if absolutely necessary."This works means that we are only able to run very few trains on this route and those that will run will be really busy."As well as busier trains, journeys will take much longer. GWR has warned, and some services may also be cancelled or delayed at short notice. On Sunday 23 March, due to engineering work no trains will operate between London Paddington and Reading before 09:20 09:20 a significantly reduced, amended timetable will be in place for services between London and Bristol Temple Meads, and South 09:20 services will start from or terminate at Reading, where customers will be able to change for Elizabeth line services to Ealing Broadway where they can change for the London Underground 09:20 only one train an hour will serve Bristol and South Wales, operating on a diversionary route from Reading to Bath, before continuing to Bristol Temple Meads; Bristol Parkway; Newport and Cardiff. The M4 between Bristol and Bath will also be closed until 06:00 on Monday as the A432 Badminton Bridge is said this is affecting its ability to provide replacement bus transport, so there will be no buses between Swindon and Bristol who have bought tickets for Sunday 23 March will be able to use them on 22 or 24 March, or claim a full refund via the GWR website.
