Companies between Hereford and Shrewsbury are at present considerably disrupted, with rail substitute buses known as in, after the underground culvert’s collapse.
Now Community Rail has confirmed the road might be closed in each instructions to permit for emergency engineering works to maintain the railway protected.
Community Rail’s engineering groups are on web site, and preliminary estimates counsel repairs will proceed into Tuesday 29 April. Nevertheless, this timeline could also be topic to alter as soon as excavations have began and we higher perceive the size of the harm beneath the tracks.
Alternative bus companies will stay in place all through the disruption.
Colin Lea, Transport for Wales, Planning and Efficiency Director mentioned: “We have needed to shut a piece of the railway between Hereford and Shrewbury on the Marches Line on account of infrastructure points. Community Rail groups are actually on-site and dealing on fixing the issue.
“Rail substitute buses can be found, however companies might be disrupted. Please verify earlier than you journey. Thanks in your persistence.”
Rachel Heath, Operations Director for Community Rail Wales and Borders, mentioned: “We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience and ask passengers for his or her persistence whereas we feature out these vital repairs to maintain the railway protected. Our groups are working as rapidly and safely as attainable to resolve the difficulty.”
Passengers can verify the most recent data on the Transport for Wales web site.
