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No trains between Reading and London Paddington on Sunday




There will be no trains between Reading and London Paddington tomorrow (Sunday, November 17).

Network Rail will be carrying out “vital engineering works” to improve track, signals and overhead wires between Reading and Paddington.

There will be no trains between Reading and London Paddington on Sunday
There will be no trains between Reading and London Paddington on Sunday

Great Western Railway (GWR) will therefore be operating a reduced timetable, with most long-distance services starting or ending at Reading.

Customers are being advised to then use the Elizabeth line trains to Ealing Broadway, where they can then join London Underground services into central London.

GWR said that services from South Wales and from Devon and Cornwall will run into London Euston once an hour instead and will not stop at Reading.

These trains will be reservation only and must be booked in advance.

A statement from GWR said: “Due to crew availability on Sundays, further timetable changes may be needed; these will not be shown in journey planners until early on Sunday, 17 November.

“GWR has relaxed ticket restrictions to allow customers to switch journeys to travel on Saturday 16 or Monday 18 November instead.”

Commuters are being warned that services that do operate tomorrow will be “extremely busy” and there will be the chance of short-notice cancellations and changes.

GWR operations director, Richard Rowland, said: “This is a really complex operation, and we have worked hard to make sure people get to where they want to go. We will run an hourly service from the south-west of England – Cornwall and Devon – and an hourly service from South Wales, which will go into Euston.

“We will then have several trains which will terminate at Reading, and people can change there. We will also have trains to Ealing Broadway for those making more local journeys. They will be able to change on to the London Underground and into London that way.

“Trains on the Sunday will, however, be significantly reduced and we would urge people to travel on the day before or the day after, freeing up space for those who have to travel on the Sunday. We have altered tickets to allow people to do so.”

Customers are advised to check their journeys before travelling on the day.

Further work will take place in November and December as part of Network Rail’s performance improvement plan – Project Brunel - in the Thames Valley.

Marcus Jones, Network Rail’s western route director, added: “This November and December, we have a number of packages of engineering work in the Thames Valley area, which will unfortunately mean some disruption for passengers.

“Our work to improve the performance of the line in the Thames Valley is also well under way and we’ll be upgrading drainage systems and the track later in November and into early December. These upgrades are vitally important to ensure that we can continue to see positive changes.

“I’d like to thank passengers in advance for their patience. There’s never a good time to close the line, however, we do try to ensure that any disruption takes place when fewer people are using the railway, such as at weekends. Please check before you travel on weekends in November and early December.

“We have made good progress with our Thames Valley improvement plan, although there is more to do. These upgrades are essential to our goal of reducing disruption and improving the resilience of this stretch of line into the future.”



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