CrossCountry and Great Western trains: No service between Truro and Penzance due to safety inspection of track - all lines blocked

National Rail warns: “A safety inspection of the track between Plymouth and Penzance means all lines are blocked. As a result, trains will be cancelled or revised.”

Disruption is expected until 12:00pm today (Monday 17 November). The routes affected are:

• CrossCountry between Edinburgh / Bristol Temple Meads and Penzance
• Great Western Railway between London Paddington / Exeter St Davids / Plymouth and Penzance

Advice for Great Western Railway customers is as follows: “Rail replacement transport between Penzance and Truro has been scheduled to run from 10:00, calling at all stations. You can also use your ticket at no extra cost on CrossCountry between Penzance and Bristol Parkway. Please be aware that CrossCountry services may also be affected by this disruption.

“During this disruption if you wish to use local buses as an alternative means of transport and the local bus is not accepting Great Western Railway tickets please purchase a ticket on the bus, keep it and send it, together with your train ticket, to Great Western Railway's customer service team to claim for a refund.”

National Rail advises: “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.”