For four days starting next Sunday, 30th April Great Western Railway train services between Taunton, Castle Cary, and Westbury will be severely disrupted, because of Network Rail carrying out bridge and structural maintenance work to ensure the ongoing safety of the route.

From Sunday, 30th April to Wednesday, 3rd May, trains on the Berks and Hants line between London Paddington and southwest England will not stop at Castle Cary as they will be using a different route between Reading and Taunton. The only trains able to stop at Castle Cary will be those running to/from Weymouth. There will also be some trains between London Paddington and Westbury.

Between Westbury and Bristol Temple Meads, trains will run on Sunday, 30th April and Monday, 1st May.

Between Frome and Bristol Temple Meads, trains will run on Tuesday, 2nd May and Wednesday, 3rd May.

During the period of disruption, rail-replacement buses will replace trains between:

• Castle Cary and Taunton;
• Castle Cary and Westbury non-stop;
• Castle Cary and Westbury stopping at all stations;

South Western Railway will also operate a limited rail service between Westbury and Yeovil Junction via Castle Cary.

At Castle Cary, there is very limited parking at the station whilst work is ongoing to construct a new station car park.

Earlier this year, work took place to upgrade the line between Yeovil Pen Mill and Castle Cary, whilst last year similar work took place between Yeovil Pen Mill and Weymouth.

Andrew Berry, GWR’s Station Manager for Westbury, said: “No trains will stop at Castle Cary between London and the south-west, so we would advise any customers for those destinations to travel from Westbury or Taunton instead.

“The only train services operating at Castle Cary during this period will be shuttle trains running to or from Yeovil, Dorchester and Weymouth.”

Michael Contopoulos, Network Rail’s Project Director said: “For four days from Sunday 30 April we’ll be carrying out essential maintenance to the railway infrastructure in the area, alongside refurbishing the drainage system to ensure a continued safe and reliable railway.

“I’d like to thank the travelling public and local residents for their patience while we carry out this vital work.”
For the latest information, visit GWR.com/Wessex.