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Passengers Travelling Between Gloucester And Severn Tunnel Junction Are Advised To Plan Ahead As Essential Engineering Work Will Close The Railway Through The Severn Estuary For Three Weeks , From 00:40 On Sunday 27 July Until 08:40 On Sunday 17 August 2025 . These Latest Improvement Works Includes: To Allow Engineers To Work Safely, No Trains Will Run Between Gloucester And Severn Tunnel Junction Throughout The Closure Period, With Replacement Bus Services Provided As Follows: Nick Millington, Route Director At Network Rail (Wales And Borders) Said: These Works Are Part Of The Wider Severn Estuary Resilience Programme (Serp), A Program Designed To Protect The Railway Lines In The Area Which - Owing To Its Geography, Geology And A Changing Climate - Is Especially Prone To Extreme Weather And Coastal Erosion. We Have Chosen This Time Of Year So That It Minimises The Number Of Passengers And Freight Hauliers Impacted By This Essential Work, While Keeping Our Teams Undertaking The Work Safe. This Latest Stage Continues Our Commitment To Improve The Long-Term Safety And Reliability In An Area Historically Prone To Landslips. Passengers Are Advised To Check Before They Travel , As Journey Times May Be Extended. Online Journey Planners Will Be Updated Ahead Of The Works, And Station Staff Will Be Available To Assist Passengers. Passengers Are Advised To Plan Ahead And Allow Extra Time For Journeys. Check The Latest Travel Information At . If You Live Near The Railway And Would Like To Receive Notification Of Our Work By Email, Please Visit . Passengers / Community Members Network Rail National Helpline 03457 11 41 41 Latest Travel Advice Please Journalists Gary Gerrard Media Relations Manager Network Rail We Own, Operate And Develop BritainS Railway Infrastructure; ThatS 20,000 Miles Of , 30,000 And The Thousands Of , Level Crossings And Stations. We Run 20 Of The UkS Largest While All The Others, Over 2,500, Are Run By The CountryS . Usually, There Are Almost Five Million Journeys Made In The Uk And Over 600 Freight Trains Run On The Network. People Depend On BritainS Railway For Their Daily Commute, To Visit Friends And Loved Ones And To Get Them Home Safe Every Day. Our Role Is To Deliver , So We Carefully Manage And Deliver Thousands Of Projects Every Year That Form Part Of The , To Grow And Expand The NationS Railway Network To Respond To The Tremendous Growth And Demand The Railway Has Experienced - A Doubling Of Passenger Journeys Over The Past 20 Years. Follow Us On Twitter: Visit Our Online Newsroom:
