PHILIPE
Veteran Member
Difficulties in South Wales have started with wholesale flooding and almost every route affected
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There were trains diverted via VOG and having to turn back to Cardiff
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Incident created
28/02/2020 13:28
Last updated
28/02/2020 14:46
Route affected
South West Wales
Train operator affected
CrossCountry; Great Western Railway; Transport for Wales;
Description
Storm Jorge will bring heavy rain and strong wind this weekend. The Met Office have a yellow weather warning in place for parts of Wales. Disruption is expected to a number of routes in the South West of Wales. As a result of this, trains may be cancelled, delayed or revised.
Current disruptions:
Cardiff Queen Street - Bargoed
Heavy rain flooding the railway between Llanishen and Lisvane & Thornhill is causing disruption to journeys between Cardiff Queen Street and Bargoed.
You may use your tickets on Cardiff Bus services.
Radyr - Pontypridd
Heavy rain flooding the railway at Trefforest is causing disruption to journeys between Radyr and Pontypridd. As a result, trains maybe be cancelled or revised to start / terminate from Radyr.
CrossKeys - Ebbw Vale Town
Trains are unable to run between Crosskeys and Ebbw Vale Town. You may use your tickets on Stagecoach Buses.
Carmarthen - Cardiff Central
Heavy rain flooding the railway at multiple locations between Carmarthen and Cardiff Central.
Great Western Railway customers may use their tickets on the X2 Cymru Clipper bus service. Tickets will also be valid for travel tomorrow.
Transport for Wales customers may use their tickets on First Buses.
Vale of Glamorgan
All lines are closed on the Vale of Glamorgan route.
Gloucester - Chepstow
A landslip at Lydney means that trains running between Gloucester and Chepstow may be cancelled, delayed or diverted between Newport and Cheltenham Spa.
CrossCountry customers may use their tickets on Great Western Railway and Transport for Wales services via any reasonable route.
Check before you travel:
You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner
There were trains diverted via VOG and having to turn back to Cardiff