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Storm Ciaran - GWR travel update
Wednesday 1st November 2023
High tide lashes the sea wall at Dawlish as a Cross Country high speed train heads for Plymouth
Image Credit: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Following statement has been issued by GWR on 31st October 2023:-
‘ In anticipation of strong gusts, the high tide and the heavy rain, there will be no GWR services, and no replacement road service from 20.00 on Wednesday 1 Nov until midday Thursday 2 Nov between Penzance and St Austell (including the St Ives and Falmouth branch lines). This includes buses planned for the closure of the line for re-signalling work between St Austell and Penzance. There will be alterations and cancellations to the long distance services between London Paddington and Devon/Cornwall on Wednesday 1 Nov evening, in particular between Exeter and Plymouth.’