Great Western Railway announce closure of railway between Theale and Westbury for 13 days

Newbury rail users will need to take rail replacement buses or find alternative forms of transport if they wish to travel to and from Reading or London over the next two weeks.

Great Western Railway (GWR) is closing the railway between Theale and Westbury for 13 days from Saturday so that Network Rail can carry out essential maintenance work.

This means that from February 18, no trains will be running on the Theale and Newbury/Bedwyn route until Friday, March 3.

GWR regional station manager Tom Butler thanked passengers in advance for their patience and advised them to plan ahead before travelling.

He said: “These works are essential to maintaining and improving the railway but we understand the consequences this will have on our customer’s journeys and we thank them for their patience during this time.

“Buses will replace Great Western Railway trains throughout the Newbury area while Network Rail carry out these improvements, and we encourage passengers to check their journey beforehand.”

On completion of these works, further weekend closures are planned to take place on Sunday, March 5, the weekend of March 11 and 12 as well as the full Easter weekend from Friday, April 7, to Monday, April 10.