Six days of rail replacement underway in Severn Beach area
It's so track and drainage upgrades can be put in place
Train services in the Severn Beach area will be replaced by buses for six days from Sunday 18th August so improvement works can be carried out.
Services will be affected between Bristol Temple Meads and Severn Beach, and between Filton Abbey Wood and Stapleton Road/Lawrence Hill, to Friday 23rd August.
The six-day closure of part of the railway is to enable Network Rail to upgrade the track and drainage at Lawrence Hill as well as at Montpelier station on the Severn Beach line.
During this time, trains will still run between Bristol Temple Meads and Filton Abbey Wood, but these services won’t be able to stop at either Lawrence Hill or Stapleton Road.
Alex Hills, GWR Station Manager for the Bristol area, said: “This work by Network Rail is part of an ongoing programme to help us continue to provide consistent and reliable services.
“Replacement bus services will be in place, and customers with rail tickets will also be able to use some local bus services.
“Buses serve Lawrence Hill, Stapleton Road and Filton Abbey Wood stations, plus Montpelier, Redland, Clifton Down, Sea Mills, Shirehampton, Avonmouth and St Andrews Road.
“In addition, valid rail tickets can also be used to travel on the Portway Park & Ride bus services to or from Bristol city centre operated by Stagecoach.
“However, these alternative travel arrangements by road will mean that journey times will be slightly longer, so please check carefully before you travel.”
How will the train works affect me?
Sunday 18 to Friday 23 August:
Replacement buses will operate between Bristol Temple Meads and Clifton Down or Severn Beach
Mark Parker, Lead Portfolio Manager for Network Rail, said: “We’re grateful to the travelling public, and to residents who live close the railway, for their patience during this week of work.
“We work hard to keep unnecessary noise to a minimum, but renewing parts of the railway can be disruptive. Equally we appreciate the impact on passengers along these busy commuter routes.
“This is all vital maintenance to provide the continued safe and reliable running of the railway.”