Severn Tunnel closed for works as train services reduced
Rail passengers travelling between Bristol and South Wales are being advised to change at Gloucester or Cheltenham Spa, where trains will still be running.Network Rail programme director Ross Mahoney said: "All of this work is vital to ensure the continued safe and reliable running of the railway."
Engineers will be carrying out work to the overhead lines, which power trains through the Severn Tunnel, and where track was replaced last summer, Network Rail said. It will also be working to replace track, sleepers and stone in the Stoke Gifford area, as well as renewing points in Filton.While the line is closed, vegetation will also be cleared from the Severn Beach area of South Gloucestershire.The same work, focused on South Gloucestershire and the Severn Tunnel, will take place on 29 June until about 16:00 BST, with train services impacted in a similar way.Network Rail is also warning that on 15 June replacement buses are planned between Bristol Parkway and Cardiff Central.GWR trains will run between London Paddington and Bristol Parkway, as well as between Newport and Swansea or Carmarthen.
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