Trains in Devon have been stopped this evening because of an emergency incident. According to National Rail, the incident happened between Exeter St Davids and Taunton at around 6.45pm.
The nature of the incident is currently unclear. National Rail said: “Due to the emergency services dealing with an incident between Exeter St Davids and Taunton all lines are currently closed. As a result. trains running between these stations may be cancelled, delayed by up to 60 minutes or revised.
“Disruption is expected until the end of the day.”
Great Western Railway and CrossCountry services have been affected by the incident.
Updates will appear in our blog below:
19:07Jamie Hawkins
Latest from Great Western Railway
Due to the emergency services dealing with an incident between Exeter St Davids and Taunton all lines are blocked.
Impact:
Train services running through these stations will be cancelled or delayed by up to 120 minutes. Disruption is expected until the end of the day.
Customer Advice:
We apologise that due to the emergency services dealing with an incident between Exeter St Davids and Tiverton Parkway all lines are blocked. Significant disruption is expected until the end of day as the impact of this adds to existing points problems between Castle Cary and Westbury and disruption caused by Storm Henk.
CrossCountry are conveying passengers via any reasonable route until further notice. Arrangements have been made for Great Western Railway rail tickets to be accepted for these journeys. Cross Country and GWR will have mutual ticket acceptance until the end of the day.
Additional Information:
We apologise for the disruption to your journey today.
18:57Jamie Hawkins
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18:56Jamie Hawkins
Affected routes
CrossCountry services between Plymouth and Birmingham New Street / Edinburgh / Leeds, and between Paignton and Birmingham New Street, also between Penzance and Aberdeen
Great Western Railway services between Exeter St Davids and Bristol Temple Meads, and between Exmouth / Penzance and Cardiff Central, and between Exeter St Davids / Penzance / Plymouth / Totnes and London Paddington, also between Penzance and Gloucester
18:55Jamie Hawkins
CrossCountry say incident happened between Exeter and Tiverton
“Due to the emergency services dealing with an incident near the railway between Tiverton Parkway and Exeter St Davids all lines are blocked.
“Train services running through these stations may be cancelled or delayed. Disruption is expected until 19:30 03/01.”
18:53Jamie Hawkins
Great Western Railway statement
Due to the emergency services dealing with an incident between Exeter St Davids and Taunton all lines are blocked.
Impact:
Train services running through these stations will be cancelled or delayed by up to 60 minutes. Disruption is expected until the end of the day.
Additional Information:
We apologise for the disruption to your journey today.
18:50Jamie Hawkins
National Rail latest
Due to the emergency services dealing with an incident between Exeter St Davids and Taunton all lines are currently closed. As a result. trains running between these stations may be cancelled, delayed by up to 60 minutes or revised.
Disruption is expected until the end of the day.
Check before you travel:
You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner.
Compensation:
You may be entitled to compensation if you experience a delay in completing your journey today. Please keep your train ticket and make a note of your journey, as both will be required to support any claim.
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