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Upgrading the Severn Tunnel About the Severn Tunnel Upgrading the The Severn Tunnel is a main part of the railway between England and South Wales, with around 200 trains a day passing through it. Severn Tunnel The tunnel, which is 7km long, was built by the Great Western Railway between 1873 and 1886. It was the longest mainline railway tunnel in the UK until 2007, only to be superseded by the opening of a new section of line between the Channel Monday 12 September to Tunnel and London St Pancras International. Friday 21 October 2016 With the Severn Estuary above, ground water is continuously drained between the tracks before being pumped to the surface. Around 50 million litres of fresh spring water is pumped every day from the tunnel and released back into the estuary - equal to 20 Olympic size swimming pools. New trains are on the way From summer 2017 our new Super Express Trains will start to be introduced to the Great Western network. These trains, which can use both electric and diesel power, will have up to 10 carriages, vastly improving the capacity between London Paddington and South Wales - up to a 27% increase in standard seats per train. From Monday 12 September to Friday 21 October 2016 the Severn Tunnel will be closed. This will result in no trains between Patchway and Severn Tunnel Junction, with London services diverted and buses replacing trains between Newport and Bristol. This is for Network Rail to electrify the Severn Tunnel, and the Patchway Tunnels. More information can be found at GWR.com/SevernTunnel2016 Map showing routes affected To Ashchurch for Tewkesbury, Worcester Shrub Hill and Birmingham New Street Trains will be operating from this station. To Hereford Some services will have amended journey times. & RAILWAY LINE CLOSED This map shows the and Shrewsbury ATW Cheltenham Rail Replacement Buses No trains will operate from this station. Spa are indicated by a Rail Replacement Buses will operate. XC routes for weekday Lydney dotted line. Some services from this station will be ATW Chepstow X RAILWAY LINE OPEN services only operated by Rail Replacement Buses. Train services are Caldicot Gloucester indicated by a solid line. Severn Cardiff Central This map shows Tunnel To Ashchurch for Tewkesbury, Worcester Shrub Hill and Birmingham New Street Great Western Railway routes Trains will be operating from this station. Junction To Hereford Cam & unless shown otherwise: RAILWAY LINE CLOSED Swansea Neath Port Talbot Parkway Some services will have amended journey times. & Dursley Stonehouse XC = CrossCountry ATW = Arriva Trains Wales and Shrewsbury ATW Cheltenham Rail Replacement Buses XC & Patchway Yate Stroud No trains will operate from this station. Spa are indicated by a & Kemble Didcot Parkway Reading Rail Replacement Buses will operate. Lydney XC XC dotted line. ATW Bridgend X Some services from this station will be Llanelli Severn Tunnel and ATW Chepstow X RAILWAY LINE OPEN Patchway Tunnels operated by Rail Replacement Buses. Newport Closed Train services are Pembrey & Burry port Filton Abbey Wood Caldicot Gloucester Chippenham Swindon London indicated by a solid line. Carmarthen Stapleton Road Severn Bristol Parkway Paddington Cardiff Central This map shows Lawrence Hill Bath Spa Tunnel To Pembroke Dock, Milford Haven Bristol Temple Meads Great Western Railway routes and Fishguard Harbour Junction Freshford Cam & unless shown otherwise: Avoncliff Bradford-on-AvonTrowbridgeWestburyTo Weymouth, Swansea Neath Port Talbot Parkway Nailsea Oldfield Keynsham Dursley XC = CrossCountry WestonWorle Milton Parson StreetBedminster Stonehouse To Taunton, Weston-super-Mare Yatton & Backwell Park Southampton Central, Exeter St Davids and Portsmouth Harbour Patchway ATW = Arriva Trains Wales XC & Yate Stroud and Penzance XC This map shows the routes for weekday services only & Kemble Didcot Parkway Reading XC How will train services be affected? ATW Bridgend X Llanelli Severn Tunnel and Patchway Tunnels Weekdays Weekends of 24/25 September, 31 September/ Newport Closed Pembrey & Burry port Trains between London Paddington and South Wales 1 October and 7/8 October Filton Abbey Wood Chippenham SwindonHigh Speed ServicesLondon from London Paddington to South Wales The railway will also be closed between Swindon and Bristol Carmarthen Stapleton Road Bristol Parkway will be diverted betweenPaddington Swindon and Newport. This will add Parkway. This will not further impact on South Wales services as Lawrence Hill Bath Spa approximately 30 minutes to the journey time. Train services they are being diverted away from this section of line anyway. To Pembroke Dock, Milford Haven Bristol Temple Meads will also run between London Paddington and Bristol Parkway. Buses will replace trains between Swindon and Bristol Parkway. and Fishguard Harbour Freshford Trains between Cardiff Central and Portsmouth Harbour Further electrification preparation works Avoncliff Bradford-on-AvonTrowbridgeWestburyTo Weymouth, Nailsea Oldfield Keynsham These services will run between Bristol Parkway and affecting services into South Wales at weekends Worle To Taunton, Weston-super-MareWeston MiltonYatton & BackwellParson StreetBedminster Park PortsmouthSouthampton Harbour. Central, • 3/4 and 10/11 September and Portsmouth Harbour Exeter St Davids Trains will be diverted between Cardiff Central and Bridgend and Penzance Trains between Cardiff Central and Taunton XC This map shows the routes for weekday services only increasing journey times by approximately 30 minutes. These services will run between Bristol Parkway and Taunton. • Sunday 11 September Rail replacement services The line between Bath Spa and Westbury will be closed on Buses or coaches will run between Severn Tunnel Junction and this date. Trains between Cardiff Central and Portsmouth Bristol Parkway, and between Bristol Parkway and Newport. Harbour will be diverted via Swindon. This will increase Any additional routes will be confirmed nearer to the time. journey times by 35 minutes. Alternatively customers may wish to travel by a rail replacement bus between Westbury Weekends of 17/18 September and 14/15 October and Bath Spa. The line from Bristol Parkway through to Cardiff Central will • 22/23 and 29/30 October, 5/6 and 12/13 November be closed. Rail replacement buses will be in operation. The railway between Didcot Parkway and Swindon will be closed all weekend (extending to Bristol Parkway on Sundays). Trains to South Wales will be diverted increasing journey times by approximately 45 minutes..
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