Great Western Railway warning to people traveling to Boardmasters Festival
The festival is set to take place from Wednesday, August 6, to Sunday, August 10. The popular surf and music festival is held across two sites of Watergate Bay and Fistral Beach.
This year's event will be headlined by multi-BRIT-award-winning RAYE, as well as featuring chart-topping rap sensation Central Cee and dance legends The Prodigy.
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But festival goers are being told they must reserve a seat before they travel on GWR. Trains are expected to be exceptionally busy and customers are being warned that they must reserve a seat.
All long-distance services to and from Newquay will operate as reservation-only during the festival. Changes will be made to the usual timetable in Devon and Cornwall to accommodate the direct Newquay services — regular travellers should check their journey gwr.com/check before travelling
Sharon Holloway, GWR's west Cornwall station manager, said: 'We want everyone to enjoy their journey to Boardmasters, and to do that safely, customers must reserve a place on their train when buying a ticket.
'Trains will be very busy and we ask festivalgoers to pack light — no trolleys, please — and be patient at busier stations. A queuing system will be in place, especially at Newquay on the return journey.'
In addition to extra rail services on the Newquay branch line, GWR will provide supplementary buses to support local stops and help more people reach the festival with ease.
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